Quote Originally Posted by Tradd View Post
Rob, Sharpton and Jackson have a history of making bad situations worse. They also only focus on things that fit their agenda of white on black.

There was a 9 year old girl killed in Chicago recently. Did they bring their entourages and the media that follow them to bear attention on that? Nope. Why? It's black on black. Huge problem for the black community, but it doesn't fit their (Sharpton and Jackson's) agenda, so they do little, or nothing, about the issue.
I don't disagree with your point here at all. But what has happened transcends your point in my book. Police use of excessive force and police brutality have been going on for far too long - I have witnessed my next door neighbors being assaulted for flying a Guatemalan flag on their property which they own and told that aliens dealing drugs are not appreciated - the neighbors don't deal drugs. I have known them for years and I know the signs of drug dealing - not going on next door. Once you witness something like this you are never the same if you have any sense of right and wrong or justice at all. This is the real reason I broke down and bought a smartphone - I feel horrible that I wasn't able to help their (successful BTW) lawsuit against the Phoenix police via video and audio. Had they had video and audio they may have been able to get more money. Sadly enough, there are posters here who don't understand this is not an isolated incident. Those of us who are Caucasian are less likely to be assaulted for no reason but it's not 100% and you can not trust the police or the courts. Period.

That said, you are not without your point, I'll give you that. The outrage though here stems from a long, long, long term history of police use of excessive force and police brutality pretty much nationwide. If you are interested, google what the police have been up to in Albuquerque lately, killing homeless people that did not provoke them or cause them any threat. Terrifying. I am grateful to this country for picking up the tab for my recent gallbladder surgery but also terrified of it's police nonetheless. Rob

Came back to add - my neighbors have been in the US for years and are citizens, not aliens. It took them a long time but they moved from green cards to naturalization several years ago, before the Phoenix police broke the law by assaulting them for no reason. To me police brutality/use of excessive force is to the point that the US government should print out handouts to anyone legally entering the country admitting to the police being out of control and offering tips as to how to minimize the chances of becoming a victim. Yes, it truly is that bad now. Rob