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Re: Justice for George Floyd petition
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Originally Posted by
trampie09
Putin will be pleased.
I'm sure the people who have had to endure the destruction of their cities will be pleased too..
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Re: Justice for George Floyd petition
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Originally Posted by
Wales-Bales
Wow, a 7pm curfew with the military on the streets in Washington DC, and elsewhere.
I saw a message from a disney cast member i know, 7pm curfew in Florida
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Re: Justice for George Floyd petition
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Originally Posted by
blue matt
I saw a message from a disney cast member i know, 7pm curfew in Florida
Here are some live news streams https://watchnewslive.tv/category/news/
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Re: Justice for George Floyd petition
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Originally Posted by
Wales-Bales
I'm sure the people who have had to endure the destruction of their cities will be pleased too..
Think of the insurance claims.
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Re: Justice for George Floyd petition
What happened to George floyd is beyond wrong, utterly disgraceful. But it makes me absolutely sick to see all these idiots out protesting, stood right next to each other in huge groups.
That's another big spread guaranteed, lots of old and disabled people will die as a result of that spread of disease. Seems like that's ok though, racism is bad, but consigning the elderly and sick to an early grave is absolutely fine. These filth are no better than the white libertarian type loons who were out protesting last week.
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Re: Justice for George Floyd petition
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Originally Posted by
chrisp_1927
What happened to George floyd is beyond wrong, utterly disgraceful. But it makes me absolutely sick to see all these idiots out protesting, stood right next to each other in huge groups.
That's another big spread guaranteed, lots of old and disabled people will die as a result of that spread of disease. Seems like that's ok though, racism is bad, but consigning the elderly and sick to an early grave is absolutely fine. These filth are no better than the white libertarian type loons who were out protesting last week.
I know where you're coming from and it is short sighted. But how black people have been treated in that country their whole lives has been disgusting, you can't blame them for reacting to this.
Bit ridiculous to compare them to white libertarian types when one group was out protesting for hair cuts while the other are out protesting for equal rights.
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Re: Justice for George Floyd petition
The president saying he'll defend peaceful protests literally at the same time he has Federal police baton charge and tear gas a peaceful protest just so he could have a hideously awkward photo-op holding a bible like an idiot is the most Trump-ish thing ever.
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Re: Justice for George Floyd petition
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Originally Posted by
Wales-Bales
JTTF federal agents take down another Antifa communist agitator and he will be singing like a bird this evening..
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“TAKE HIS ASS!” Rioter causing damage is detained & handed over to police by peaceful protesters in D.C.<br><br> <a href="https://t.co/AHTGCSxv6x">pic.twitter.com/AHTGCSxv6x</a></p>— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href="https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1267249136937689089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Inspiring stuff - pity there aren't more examples of this.
P.S. did I see robocop appear at the end of the clip - who the heck was that!!!
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Re: Justice for George Floyd petition
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Originally Posted by
trampie09
Putin will be pleased.
And Drakeford..
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Re: Justice for George Floyd petition
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Originally Posted by
chrisp_1927
What happened to George floyd is beyond wrong, utterly disgraceful. But it makes me absolutely sick to see all these idiots out protesting, stood right next to each other in huge groups.
That's another big spread guaranteed, lots of old and disabled people will die as a result of that spread of disease. Seems like that's ok though, racism is bad, but consigning the elderly and sick to an early grave is absolutely fine. These filth are no better than the white libertarian type loons who were out protesting last week.
I take issue with your last sentence. The "white libertarian type loons" were protesting about not being able to go to bars or get their hair cut etc because of the pandemic that is killing the people you speak of. They were blatantly disregarding the fact that lockdown was protecting people from dying and didn't care. Most of them think Covid is a hoax anyway.
The protestors on the streets today are protesting the murder of another black man by the police in America.
Surely you see the difference, even if you don't agree with them protesting during Covid?
I don't think the protests would have had much of an impact in a year's time either.
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Re: Justice for George Floyd petition
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Originally Posted by
celticknight
The president saying he'll defend peaceful protests literally at the same time he has Federal police baton charge and tear gas a peaceful protest just so he could have a hideously awkward photo-op holding a bible like an idiot is the most Trump-ish thing ever.
He was hiding in a bunker yesterday while they turned the lights off at The White House (apparently the lights off thing only happens when a president dies). This is the same guy who proclaimed that he'd be the first person to charge a gunman during a school shooting and praised the protests in Hong Kong and pleaded with Iran not to harm the protesters there and allow their media to report things without fear of their safety.
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Re: Justice for George Floyd petition
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Originally Posted by
Heisenberg
He was hiding in a bunker yesterday while they turned the lights off at The White House (apparently the lights off thing only happens when a president dies). This is the same guy who proclaimed that he'd be the first person to charge a gunman during a school shooting and praised the protests in Hong Kong and pleaded with Iran not to harm the protesters there and allow their media to report things without fear of their safety.
Let's be completely honest about Trump he's a **** and a weasel who has managed to con a load of people to vote for him by exploting how shite american society is for the working class, then has done nothing to help these people.
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Re: Justice for George Floyd petition
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Originally Posted by
Croesy Blue
Let's be completely honest about Trump he's a **** and a weasel who has managed to con a load of people to vote for him by exploting how shite american society is for the working class, then has done nothing to help these people.
What do you mean? He's done loads to help these people. 100,000 dead and 40,000,000 unemployed. America is great again.
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Re: Justice for George Floyd petition
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Heisenberg
What do you mean? He's done loads to help these people. 100,000 dead and 40,000,000 unemployed. America is great again.
Well, I imagine the American undertaker industry is booming. :hehe:
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Re: Justice for George Floyd petition
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Originally Posted by
Heisenberg
I take issue with your last sentence. The "white libertarian type loons" were protesting about not being able to go to bars or get their hair cut etc because of the pandemic that is killing the people you speak of. They were blatantly disregarding the fact that lockdown was protecting people from dying and didn't care. Most of them think Covid is a hoax anyway.
The protestors on the streets today are protesting the murder of another black man by the police in America.
Surely you see the difference, even if you don't agree with them protesting during Covid?
I don't think the protests would have had much of an impact in a year's time either.
People are dying in their thousands due to covid. I see your point but I disagree wholeheartedly. The old and the vulnerable are getting absolutely massacred by covid. Is protesting police brutality more important than getting a haircut , yes of course it is. But being prepared to sacrifice the lives of the old and sick is still equally evil whatever makes you do it.
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Re: Justice for George Floyd petition
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Originally Posted by
chrisp_1927
People are dying in their thousands due to covid. I see your point but I disagree wholeheartedly. The old and the vulnerable are getting absolutely massacred by covid. Is protesting police brutality more important than getting a haircut , yes of course it is. But being prepared to sacrifice the lives of the old and sick is still equally evil whatever makes you do it.
It isn't just police brutality being protested though is it?
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Re: Justice for George Floyd petition
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Originally Posted by
chrisp_1927
People are dying in their thousands due to covid. I see your point but I disagree wholeheartedly. The old and the vulnerable are getting absolutely massacred by covid. Is protesting police brutality more important than getting a haircut , yes of course it is. But being prepared to sacrifice the lives of the old and sick is still equally evil whatever makes you do it.
As you said, it's not the same thing that they're protesting. One is about civil rights and one is about vanity and selfishness. For that reason alone, they should not be spoken of in the same way.
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Re: Justice for George Floyd petition
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Originally Posted by
J R Hartley
#oldlivesmattertoo
Certain people seem to want to find any point that’s against this movement. First it was focussing on a small number of people “killing” a shop keeper, then focussing on the looters instead of the majority of peaceful protesters, now it’s on covid.
Personally there’s no right time for action but the rights of a huge group of the world’s population has waited long enough.
I wouldn’t expect someone who tells a british born Asian to “go back to Pakistan” because they don’t like their opinion to understand though.
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Re: Justice for George Floyd petition
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Originally Posted by
Croesy Blue
Certain people seem to want to find any point that’s against this movement. First it was focussing on a small number of people “killing” a shop keeper, then focussing on the looters instead of the majority of peaceful protesters, now it’s on covid.
Personally there’s no right time for action but the rights of a huge group of the world’s population has waited long enough.
I wouldn’t expect someone who tells a british born Asian to “go back to Pakistan” because they don’t like their opinion to understand though.
Don’t be upset Rudy.
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Re: Justice for George Floyd petition
I thought you were going to tell me to go back to Pakistan for a second
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Re: Justice for George Floyd petition
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Originally Posted by
Croesy Blue
I thought you were going to tell me to go back to Pakistan for a second
What’s up babes? You seem upset and looking for an internet squabble? Wales Bales not around is he?
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Re: Justice for George Floyd petition
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Originally Posted by
Heisenberg
Rule of law being applied here, I guess:
https://youtu.be/FdOYCr3kQy4
Warning: don't watch if you don't want to see an innocent women being dragged from a car and her friend/partner getting tased.
The officer whose bodycam filmed the ordeal has been fired, apparently.
All of these videos of people who aren't involved in the rioting but are getting arrested or assaulted are giving me fascist dictatorship vibes.
Thankfully, the rule of law was applied to the incident:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING: The Fulton County DA has charged 6 APD officers after tasing 2 students, pulling them out of their car during weekend protests <a href="https://t.co/esNfdnqOgM">https://t.co/esNfdnqOgM</a> <a href="https://t.co/fzINEgms61">pic.twitter.com/fzINEgms61</a></p>— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) <a href="https://twitter.com/wsbtv/status/1267846089459273734?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Re: Justice for George Floyd petition
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Originally Posted by
Wales-Bales
Wow, a 7pm curfew with the military on the streets in Washington DC, and elsewhere.
Oh dear what will the drug dealers and pimps do now .
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Re: Justice for George Floyd petition
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Originally Posted by
life on mars
Oh dear what will the drug dealers and pimps do now .
Who invented the skip?
Sorry... I mean, what's the difference between the protests in Hong Kong and the ones in the USA which have caused you to take drastically different viewpoints on each?
You've now had two days to think of a response that isn't "they're different" and "they couldn't be more different".
Mwah x