U.S. Riots of May 2020 over George Floyd and others - ITT: a bunch of faggots butthurt about worthless internet stickers

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teriyakiburns said:
That's not what he's saying, though. His argument is that poverty and criminality are correlated, which is true. The poor have a much greater chance of engaging in criminal behaviour, either to survive or because they think they're owed something by the world. Criminal behaviour leads to a greater chance of a hostile police encounter, which in turn leads to a greater chance of being shot by the police. It's not that they "hate poor people", it's that the poor are more likely to engage in behaviours that prompt a use of force.
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It might also be possible to make the point that the impoverished tend to commit crimes that result in those sort of confrontations with the police whereas those wealthier either get away with their crimes or tend not to get caught in a situation likely to end with a use of force, however much the arresting officers might want to do so after finding the torture dungeon in the creep's basement.

Or to phrase it differently most confrontation between poor criminals and the police seem to occur in the wider world in contrast to richer sorts who commit crime who tend to be cornered at their own property.
 
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wopirish said:
I know its anecdotal, but it feels like joggers are getting even more bold because of recent events. Hell even had one jogger try to jump me until he realized white boy had a gun.
Anyone else have real world incidents in the past couple weeks?
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I hear gunshots near my apartment tower way, way too often for me to feel comfortable now. There was a legitimate gunfight in a park just across the street a few weeks ago. My lease is up in June and I'm bouncing as soon as I can.
 
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Meat Target said:
I'm glad LA County has their priorities straight.
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Friends with an ex security guard at a winery, I was over at his place and he had some pink handcuffs in a closet along with the rest of his duty belt. After some light guffawing, I asked him the reason. Apparently drunk guys REALLY don't like wearing pink.
tl;dr They're more effective than you think.
 
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Until the last week or two I haven't seen police since last spring.

At the start of the scamdemic they were posted up on a major road in either direction and pulling people all day long.

After June they became non existent. They don't even enforce speed in the more affluent part of town where my parents live where the speed limit drops down to 25mph. A place you used to see them 24/7.

I honestly can't tell you the last time I saw a traffic stop and even seeing them period is rare.
 
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Livecorpse said:
I hear gunshots near my apartment tower way, way too often for me to feel comfortable now. There was a legitimate gunfight in a park just across the street a few weeks ago. My lease is up in June and I'm bouncing as soon as I can.
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Hopefully you're out in time! I moved out of my local city limits this past winter and it's been great for my peace of mind.
 
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Like I told a very wealthy friend a long time ago
DO NOT NAME THE JEW
 
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Banditotron said:
And do what he was told by racist radicals? No way, josé.
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Dunno, I think he would be right back to work after a few weeks of no police go on. Watch as the city screams and private security contracts leave countless body counts - People will wish for the police back instead of Black Water rejects poppin' you for trying to steal from a safeway. Or better, all the black hoods when gangs know they can strongarm any nigga they see and no one on Twitter or social media will give a shit.

Maybe a mass quit would be good for everyone. Really put things into perspective for everyone.
 
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This is something that does bother me quite a bit, and relates to some photos I saw earlier. This is somewhat cross posting, as thoughts are going to CWC, his father, and the older generation of boomers, but so much of what we see within cities are things leftover by said older generation. Things which were donated as memorials or to give back to communities, things that people build with their own two hands for their children to enjoy, things that the government paid for in the early 90s during boom times because we wanted to create a better environment for our children.

Most cities budgets havn't been able to afford new infrastructure in decades, or even repairing inner city infrastructure. Most of these old parks have turned into drug dens or rusted out shells of what they used to be. The generation/class of people that used to donate statues, parks, even park benches- theyre all almost entirely gone now.

What we are seeing now is the last of the things that the previous generation gave us to enjoy, in a really wholesome and well meaning way, torn down, shat on, and burnt up. I don't know if there's really any coming back from this sort of thing. Picture a drugged out park in the 2000s, but on a city wide scale. Thats what we're doing in our major cities currently.

Some things may return due to insurance, but insurance isn't going to cover everything, isn't going to cover all the businesses leaving, isnt going to cover public property, and not going to help with a city's individual budget.

We're not a generation that is planting trees we will never necessarily enjoy, so the next can sit in their shade. Were a generation that received this gift, and burned it down. Its really just something that makes me sad when I think of the 90s, and how much people put into public works for their kids to enjoy, only to have this generation tear it all down.
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davids877 said:
It's sort of interesting how we don't hear about all these riots happening in Texas.
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They do but it's in the big cities. If it happens anywhere that isn't Dallas, Houston, or Austin; it's probably not going to end well for the people in the riot. The amount of bullshit allowed in Dallas is unreal (DA won't prosecute theft under a certain amount, multiple rapes a night, car jackings, last time i was in Dallas visiting friends i was nonchalantly asked if I wanted to buy some crack in a gas station in front of the clerk). The machete dude from last year that tried to defend a bar from BLM and got the shit beat out of him and left for dead on facebook live was in Dallas.

Meanwhile, in the town my parents live in there was a planned march last year and there were rumors of a riot --PD stated that the march could happen but if any funny business occurred then it they would be prosecuted. The few that tried shit will most likely never see the light of day again.

The large cities in Texas have too many transplants from California (where you will be out for a drive and you can tell that the neighborhood that wasn't there a few years ago is basically Little Cali). People move in to Texas but they still want the Metroplex lifestyle that they are used to. Fort Worth is this really weird blend of people where you either look like a hipster reject or you look like you've been working on a farm for generations and might not know how to turn on a computer despite the laptop bag.
 
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S.C.U.D. said:
There's a lot of ways it could go. I'd say there's a pretty good chance the hard left does something to lose whatever public support they have left, something really heinous, like for example when Italian left-wing radicals kidnapped and murdered a politician. I've found a lot of parallels between Italy's years of lead and the current state of things in America, probably more so that than any other similar event (buildup to the Spanish civil war etc.). I'd definitely recommend reading up on it, as history can shed a lot of light on current events.
I'm not going to try and really predict the future or anything but it's totally feasible that some loon on the left does something really unconscionable like murdering a politician or blowing up a government building and that's the end of them as anything but a super fringe group, where even the mainstream media would turn on them. On the one hand, It'd be nice if everyone just chilled out without bloodshed, but on the other hand with how tense everything is, it really feels like something's gonna blow up, possibly literally.
By the same token, the far right could also do something to kill any support they might have had, again looking at Italy, when right-wingers blew up a train station and killed 85 people. If you ask me, it's simply a case of who chooses to move first.
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There's a (surprisingly compelling) theory that the Manson murders were orchestrated by the CIA in order to nuke the hippie movement in the 60s, and by all accounts it really did die with Tate et al. At the point where antifa/BLM become a nuisance to the powers that be, it would not be entirely surprising for the glowies to go for a repeat performance.
 
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Bakarina said:
The large cities in Texas have too many transplants from California (where you will be out for a drive and you can tell that the neighborhood that wasn't there a few years ago is basically Little Cali). People move in to Texas but they still want the Metroplex lifestyle that they are used to. Fort Worth is this really weird blend of people where you either look like a hipster reject or you look like you've been working on a farm for generations and might not know how to turn on a computer despite the laptop bag.
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Many years ago I lived in Texas. I was in San Antonio recently and came around a corner on the freeway and sure enough, there was a mall straight out of So. Cal with the froofy California restaurants and everything. Well, that and the Subaru dealership on IH-35. At least Cooper's still seemed to serve BBQ with meat instead of soy,
 
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Smug Cat said:
There's a (surprisingly compelling) theory that the Manson murders were orchestrated by the CIA in order to nuke the hippie movement in the 60s, and by all accounts it really did die with Tate et al. At the point where antifa/BLM become a nuisance to the powers that be, it would not be entirely surprising for the glowies to go for a repeat performance.
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I have long believed it was a CIA MKUltra Op on the effectiveness of using drugs as a means to control a person. But I am a conspiracyfag and always assume the worst.
 
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Morethanabitfoolish said:
It might also be possible to make the point that the impoverished tend to commit crimes that result in those sort of confrontations with the police whereas those wealthier either get away with their crimes or tend not to get caught in a situation likely to end with a use of force, however much the arresting officers might want to do so after finding the torture dungeon in the creep's basement.

Or to phrase it differently most confrontation between poor criminals and the police seem to occur in the wider world in contrast to richer sorts who commit crime who tend to be cornered at their own property.
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Generally speaking Its because poor people have poor impulse control and escalate small issues into giant ones. Its why poors quit jobs over the boss work performance criticsm. Poors get told they did a bad job, that makes them feel bad because they thought they did a raise-worthy job so they get mad and storm off saying "fuck this job who the fuck does that bitch think he is, fuck you bitches working minomum wage, im man i stand on my own feet i aint no body's bitch" As they knock over the candy bar stand.

Extrapolate it to mask wearing, not getting your macdonalds and petty crime. Who wants to let a shit talking asshole go with a warning?

Rich people have good impulse control and toe that line between minor annoyance and get ventilated by cops. Because rich people dont escalate they get a warning. Its easy as that.

A rich guy with poor impulse is just as likely to get tased by the cops as a poor guy. the rich guy can think "oh shit i got tazed, if i keep it up theyll shoot me" while the poor one thinks "this bitch tazed me, who the fuck does he think he is, im going to show him who's boss"
 
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