Uh, are they protesting to make it legal to be a felon in possession of a gun while selling heroin?

HFNY

I'm sure most of the protesters "feel the Bern" too:

seattletimes.com/seattle-news/protest-of-spd-shooting-blocks-downtown-traffic/

dhdawg

These people are idiots. Sorry but the death of a convicted robber, and rapist in possession of a handgun and cocaine at the time he was shot is not garnering any sympathy.
And the naacp guy's comments are asanine

Fire_Marshall_Bill

dhdawg said:

These people are idiots. Sorry but the death of a convicted robber, and rapist in possession of a handgun and cocaine at the time he was shot is not garnering any sympathy.
And the naacp guy's comments are asanine

He's just a victim of white systemic racism, right @doogsinparadise

doogsinparadise

Your flatbed, not mine.

doogsinparadise

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RaceBannon

dhdawg said:

These people are idiots. Sorry but the death of a convicted robber, and rapist in possession of a handgun and cocaine at the time he was shot is not garnering any sympathy.
And the naacp guy's comments are asanine

The Mayor: Callahan... I don't want any more trouble like you had last year in the Fillmore district. You understand? That's my policy.

Harry Callahan: Yeah, well, when an adult male is chasing a female with intent to commit rape, I shoot the bastard - that's my policy.

The Mayor: Intent? How'd you establish that?

Harry Callahan: When a naked man is chasing a woman through a dark alley with a butcher knife and a hard on, I figure he isn't out collecting for the Red Cross.

[leaves]
The Mayor: I think he's got a point.

doogsinparadise

RaceBannon said:

dhdawg said:

These people are idiots. Sorry but the death of a convicted robber, and rapist in possession of a handgun and cocaine at the time he was shot is not garnering any sympathy.
And the naacp guy's comments are asanine

The Mayor: Callahan... I don't want any more trouble like you had last year in the Fillmore district. You understand? That's my policy.

Harry Callahan: Yeah, well, when an adult male is chasing a female with intent to commit rape, I shoot the bastard - that's my policy.

The Mayor: Intent? How'd you establish that?

Harry Callahan: When a naked man is chasing a woman through a dark alley with a butcher knife and a hard on, I figure he isn't out collecting for the Red Cross.

[leaves]
The Mayor: I think he's got a point.

I like that movie, but if the rape happened in the past and the adult male in question is out of jail, don't you think that's a bit of a false analogy? As heinous as rape is, why are we still shooting people for low-level drug possession and distribution.

RaceBannon

I didn't read the link

dhdawg

doogsinparadise said:

RaceBannon said:

dhdawg said:

These people are idiots. Sorry but the death of a convicted robber, and rapist in possession of a handgun and cocaine at the time he was shot is not garnering any sympathy.
And the naacp guy's comments are asanine

The Mayor: Callahan... I don't want any more trouble like you had last year in the Fillmore district. You understand? That's my policy.

Harry Callahan: Yeah, well, when an adult male is chasing a female with intent to commit rape, I shoot the bastard - that's my policy.

The Mayor: Intent? How'd you establish that?

Harry Callahan: When a naked man is chasing a woman through a dark alley with a butcher knife and a hard on, I figure he isn't out collecting for the Red Cross.

[leaves]
The Mayor: I think he's got a point.

I like that movie, but if the rape happened in the past and the adult male in question is out of jail, don't you think that's a bit of a false analogy? As heinous as rape is, why are we still shooting people for low-level drug possession and distribution.

I agree about the war on drugs. I just don't think this is a good case for them to be politicizing. Handgun in the car, and a violent history. This isn't an Eric Garner case where the police just decided they wanted to throw a morbidly obese citizen providing no threat onto the ground by the throat because they wanted to. Or an 18 year old kid unarmed being shot to death.
I have already offered my opinion on their not being bodycam footage available.

PurpleJ

I will wait for Farrakhan's position on the issue before I comment.

HFNY

LOL and the relatively new head of the Seattle NAACP chapter reportedly spent 22 years in prison for a felony.

WTF

PurpleJ said:

I will wait for Farrakhan's position on the issue before I comment.

PurpleJ

HFNY said:

LOL and the relatively new head of the Seattle NAACP chapter reportedly spent 22 years in prison for a felony.

WTF

PurpleJ said:

I will wait for Farrakhan's position on the issue before I comment.

Those laws are racist. Just like slavery. IMO.