Comments on: Black Lives Matter And Unpopular Views

By: Skepticism So White & Diversity - Avant Garde

Skepticism So White & Diversity - Avant Garde — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 11:28:14 +0000

[…] Unfortunately, things are a little more complicated than that. We already know this. […]

By: Antiscience hijacks the Science March - Avant Garde

Antiscience hijacks the Science March - Avant Garde — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 11:22:15 +0000

[…] such as police brutality with a bias against African Americans, though, people hardly look at the full set of facts. The same goes for the Standing Rock […]

By: Daniel Manherz

Daniel Manherz — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 14:58:26 +0000

Please note: in the linked report “Dr.” Stinson references the Washington Post as a more accurate and reliable source of data than the CDC. Someone calling themselves a ‘doctor’ is saying a media rag that has shown extreme bias is a more reputable source of statistical data than the CDC; an organization that is a professional statistical data collection group. Also, if you can, side-by-side compare the officer’s original essay with the linked BBC article. One major fallacy that needs to be pointed out (one of many) is the comments concerning the rate and percentages of blacks shot by cops: “Dr.” Stinson (and/or Megha Mohan) are leaving out an important factor in this math. “Dr.” Stinson claims the numbers referring to whites shot by police doesn’t accurately represent the demographic, that blacks are involved in officer related shootings at a much higher percentage than whites. This point conveniently fails to point out that the Officer Stalien specifically addresses this point in the officer’s essay. Officer Stalien explains that his own research showed blacks will, far more often than whites, instigate a violent confrontation with police resulting in the statistics shown. Meaning; if blacks are having violent confrontations with police in greater proportion than whites, it is only mathematically logical that blacks would have a higher percentage of violent (possibly shooting) outcomes, especially when blacks are a minority of the overall population. The “Dr.” and the BBC article’s author conveniently leave out the fact that the officer already looked at this point. Bottom line: I wonder how long and hard the BBC looked for someone who would ‘half-truth and lie’ to refute the officer’s damning truths.

By: Jaimie

Jaimie — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 21:28:04 +0000

In reply to Rose. Michelle Alexander.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 09:58:09 +0000

In reply to dakka. I suggest you get your facts straight. I didn't say he WAS choking me. I said he was volunteering to do so. Why should I entertain the viewpoint of a violent jackass?

By: Karl Kolchak

Karl Kolchak — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 01:32:35 +0000

There is a whole lot of uncomfortable truth in this article. On the other hand, there is the problem of police officers knowing who are the bad apples among them and refusing to speak up.

In any organization, about 10% of the employees cause 90% of the problems–but when that 10% is police officers who employ deadly force innocent people get maimed and killed. Unless and until the police themselves get serious about stopping police abuse (all abuse, not just that directed at the black community), these incidents are going to escalate and many more people on both sides are going to die.

By: dakka

dakka — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 13:48:51 +0000

In reply to Matt. How is he choking you? He is merely asking you to get your facts straight.

By: Denise

Denise — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 12:52:21 +0000

In reply to Heydon. I said nothing about anyone being able to think for themselves. I said that people jump onto BLM's platform and it does undercut the conversation that needs to be had internally, which does not happen because many seek the support of whites as being validation in itself of the truth of their assertion. That is completely fallacious reasoning, but it is a real part of the dynamic.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 09:00:37 +0000

In reply to Truman HW. YOUR volunteering to choke me voiceless says all I need to know about the integrity of you as an honest communicator. Seek help.

By: Heydon

Heydon — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 06:49:21 +0000

In reply to Denise. Ahh, so you're saying that the danger of people from two different races agreeing with each other is that people from one of those races will suddenly forget who they are and cease to be able to think for themselves. That's... tenuous.