April 15, 20214 yr Are Black people allowed to open up breweries? Or is that appropriation of German or Irish culture? Or how about letting people do what they want? So what if a Black man brews IPAs, or a Hispanic man owns a whiskey distillery, or a White man owns a tequila distillery?
April 15, 20214 yr Can we give Russians sheet for making vodka? And don't get me started on that overpriced French bird sheet.
April 16, 20214 yr Deaths lead to defund the police. Police can’t afford adequate training. Inadequate training leads to deaths. Deaths lead to defund the police.
April 16, 20214 yr People protesting outside private citizens homes, have the right to. Not sure if it constructive though. At least they’re not lynch mobs or cross burners.
April 16, 20214 yr 7 hours ago, DrPhilly said: I think it's funny that they capitalize "Brown," because brown isn't really even a specific race, it's like any number of races from North America, South America, or Southern Asia. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
April 16, 20214 yr The defund the police is to stop treating them like the US military. They don't need tanks. They should not all have SWAT armor and weapons.
April 16, 20214 yr 2 minutes ago, Toastrel said: The defund the police is to stop treating them like the US military. They don't need tanks. They should not all have SWAT armor and weapons. "Demilitarize the police" is a lot harder to say. Not quite a tongue twister, but close enough.
April 16, 20214 yr 11 minutes ago, Toastrel said: The defund the police is to stop treating them like the US military. They don't need tanks. They should not all have SWAT armor and weapons. I hope no one you know gets taken hostage and all they have to save them are pistols.
April 16, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, Toastrel said: The defund the police is to stop treating them like the US military. They don't need tanks. They should not all have SWAT armor and weapons. We can debate the level they need but one thing is for sure and that is that "defund” isn’t the correct term for what needs to be done. On the other hand, it works to rally idiots just like "MAGA” worked so it is effective as a rally cry to whip up the troops.
April 16, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, DrPhilly said: We can debate the level they need but one thing is for sure and that is that "defund” isn’t the correct term for what needs to be done. On the other hand, it works to rally idiots just like "MAGA” worked so it is effective as a rally cry to whip up the troops. Defund is a stupid term to use.
April 16, 20214 yr 15 minutes ago, DrPhilly said: We can debate the level they need but one thing is for sure and that is that "defund” isn’t the correct term for what needs to be done. On the other hand, it works to rally idiots just like "MAGA” worked so it is effective as a rally cry to whip up the troops. I still argue with my liberal buddies about this. Defund is a terrible word - if you're explaining you're losing. Defunding is stupid to begin with. Demilitarize would get popular support, but if you want a convincing argument connect things like demilitarization with increased training. Stupid-simple arguments like "We want to stop funding demilitarization of police, and put those resources towards better training and making sure body cameras are universal. In addition to helping foster accountability for bad actors in law enforcement, body cameras protect the good cops from the stigma of blowing the whistle and help highlight how dangerous being in law enforcement can be." But you can't reason with a mob.
April 16, 20214 yr 8 hours ago, Toastrel said: The defund the police is to stop treating them like the US military. They don't need tanks. They should not all have SWAT armor and weapons. The MRAPs were free. Depends on the usage. If a department gets one just to get one, it’s stupid. If you get one to use as, say, a vehicle to use in a flood prone area, then it’s not such a bad idea. It’s about on par with a bearcat, IMO. Also an APC is not a tank. Also not every department having a SWAT team is stupid. Even if it’s a regional SWAT team like most smaller departments have access to.
April 16, 20214 yr 8 hours ago, paco said: I hope no one you know gets taken hostage and all they have to save them are pistols. Didn't SWAT teams used to pretty much be separate from local police forces, though? I think the problem is that now every hometown police force is outfitted like they're a tactical crew, even if they don't have that level of training.
April 16, 20214 yr Swat around here is at the county level, not sure why people think local pds have their own, or are outfitted like swat.
April 16, 20214 yr 9 hours ago, we_gotta_believe said: "Demilitarize the police" is a lot harder to say. Not quite a tongue twister, but close enough. Fine with me, I'd like to also like the left to drop ACAB in exchange for the less extremist MCAB: "Most Cops Are Bad." Hell, I'll even accept "Many Cops Are Bad, but no one wants to hear my pragmatism,
April 16, 20214 yr 11 hours ago, BFit said: Swat around here is at the county level, not sure why people think local pds have their own, or are outfitted like swat. Because... Toaster? And everyone else that thinks having a few rifles (that you and I could own) and a ram to knock down a door means having "SWAT weapons”
April 17, 20214 yr Literally every week on the local news there are community leaders begging for more police protection in the neighborhoods where all of these homicides keep occurring and young people are getting shot and shooting each other. Until BLM finds a new cause du jour to exploit and then it’s back to defund the police for another few weeks before people are begging for more police to help them again.
April 17, 20214 yr 14 hours ago, Talkingbirds said: People protesting outside private citizens homes, have the right to. Not sure if it constructive though. At least they’re not lynch mobs or cross burners. Says the guy from Goldsboro, no one would bother protesting outside a home there. too close to that Nuclear disaster of a town You live in
April 17, 20214 yr 6 hours ago, Blobeph said: Says the guy from Goldsboro, no one would bother protesting outside a home there. too close to that Nuclear disaster of a town You live in
April 17, 20214 yr How many citizens have been killed by these militarized weapons in the hands of police?
April 17, 20214 yr On 4/14/2021 at 8:49 PM, xzmattzx said: Are Black people allowed to open up breweries? Or is that appropriation of German or Irish culture? Or how about letting people do what they want? So what if a Black man brews IPAs, or a Hispanic man owns a whiskey distillery, or a White man owns a tequila distillery? Seriously, this crap is insane. There are some great Japanese whiskeys. Is the world going to be denied of their talent and products because they stray away from rice wine? How about the SJWs F off and people just make what they want to make and buy what they want to buy without a bunch of pencil neck losers trying to control everyone else.
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