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OT: Cops kill George Floyd

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Re: OT: Cops kill George Floyd 

Post#601 » by Jeffrey » Wed Jun 3, 2020 2:17 am

This decade is unreal. Kobe's death wayyyyy past on our rearview mirror. The 2 white guys point blank shooting the jogger is almost out of most American's mind. What a fcking surreal start to this decade.
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Re: OT: Cops kill George Floyd 

Post#602 » by NoLayupRule » Wed Jun 3, 2020 2:21 am

its not that anyone really needed it clarified but the police response - coming from the top all the way down - has made crystal clear the issue being protested

when police feel disrespected or feel their authority is being questioned their first and only answer is to react with extreme and disproportionate force

this used to be a tactic from war
it was adopted purposefully by police starting in Los Angeles and moving country wide at the same time as SWAT and other tactical units became popular

no community policing has been replaced by military style containment

as if communities of color specifically but really anyone are an occupied population

they work with disproportionate response to people of color but no one but a police is exempt

of course within the police community is a very strong political bias as well.
which is why DeBlasio's daughter gets her address and phone number posted online by the police union and why CNN reporters get ruder bullets while white men with guns openly displayed get a pass

this nation has cancer
cancer of the soul
its eating itself and its going to end up in blood

contents under pressure have no choice but to explode
its physics
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Re: OT: Cops kill George Floyd 

Post#603 » by HarthorneWingo » Wed Jun 3, 2020 2:32 am

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I forget the topic but it was police related. I'm thinking it was Trayvon. The thread became more general we began discussing the police/racism, etc. I made a point based on my prior knowledge and experience. There was probably some back and forth that got a little heated but that was it. I then get a private message from tsherkin in which he warns me that if I engage similar conduct in the future he'll ban me. I don't recall the specifics but it was something like that. Unfortunately, I took the bait and just let him have it. "Who are you to tell me what I can say ..." "Fck you, ...." "Do yuou know who I am?" :lol:

Then I get a total ban from everything. So I can't seem to get through on my other computers. I rejoin using the username "Mindaugus" :D And left a thread say "Hey, it's Wingo, send HELP!!!!!!" Then Knickstape1214, Capn'O, and even GONYK went to bat for me. Oh and someone put up a "Free Wingo" thread. :D But I still can't get back on that CA forum. Probably for the better. I like it right here just fine.


The whole Knicks mod team had a bit of an uprising and it led to site wide changes. Board bans rather than nuclear bans were a result as well as revised policy on catchall boards.


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Indeed, I really shouldn't have left out anyone though you guys where the ones I initially corresponded with. I will forever to be grateful to you all. I was truly a moment of solidarity which touched my heart deeply and I'm being completely serious. It's like getting "one of these." You really have no understanding what it means to get "one of these" until you get "one of these." I was truly humbled by the moment. Those were the days. We were so young and innocent.

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Re: OT: Cops kill George Floyd 

Post#604 » by Clyde_Style » Wed Jun 3, 2020 2:33 am

Just a heads up to anyone who has friends or family located in Washington, D.C. who may be out protesting

DC is the only jurisdiction Trump can fully mess with right now as it has no governor. In the 50 states a governor is the one who calls in troops, not the president. But in DC the President can kind of do WTF he wants

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Dan Friedman is journalist who publishes in Mother Jones

There is no such thing as DOJ troops

What this means is Barr and Trump probably have contracted with black ops to patrol the DC streets

IOW, these are not law enforcement or military. They have no identifying emblems or insignias. These are rogue people sent in by the WH to throw down. These are probably guys who work for Erik Prince

So if you know anyone protesting in DC, warn them to be EXTRA CAREFUL. Trump is really pushing the envelope now
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Re: OT: Cops kill George Floyd 

Post#605 » by HarthorneWingo » Wed Jun 3, 2020 2:34 am

RHODEY wrote:


I think I got to a about 1 minute before my blood started to boil.
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Re: OT: Cops kill George Floyd 

Post#606 » by Capn'O » Wed Jun 3, 2020 3:02 am

HarthorneWingo wrote:
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I forget the topic but it was police related. I'm thinking it was Trayvon. The thread became more general we began discussing the police/racism, etc. I made a point based on my prior knowledge and experience. There was probably some back and forth that got a little heated but that was it. I then get a private message from tsherkin in which he warns me that if I engage similar conduct in the future he'll ban me. I don't recall the specifics but it was something like that. Unfortunately, I took the bait and just let him have it. "Who are you to tell me what I can say ..." "Fck you, ...." "Do yuou know who I am?" :lol:

Then I get a total ban from everything. So I can't seem to get through on my other computers. I rejoin using the username "Mindaugus" :D And left a thread say "Hey, it's Wingo, send HELP!!!!!!" Then Knickstape1214, Capn'O, and even GONYK went to bat for me. Oh and someone put up a "Free Wingo" thread. :D But I still can't get back on that CA forum. Probably for the better. I like it right here just fine.


The whole Knicks mod team had a bit of an uprising and it led to site wide changes. Board bans rather than nuclear bans were a result as well as revised policy on catchall boards.


The Wingo Rule! 8-) :lol:

Indeed, I really shouldn't have left out anyone though you guys where the ones I initially corresponded with. I will forever to be grateful to you all. I was truly a moment of solidarity which touched my hear deeply and I'm being complete serious. It's like getting "one of these." You really have no understanding what it means to get "one of these" until you get "one of these." I was truly humbled by the moment. Those were the days. We were so young and innocent.

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Re: OT: Cops kill George Floyd 

Post#607 » by Pointgod » Wed Jun 3, 2020 3:07 am

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Re: OT: Cops kill George Floyd 

Post#608 » by HarthorneWingo » Wed Jun 3, 2020 3:08 am

Capn'O wrote:
HarthorneWingo wrote:
Capn'O wrote:
The whole Knicks mod team had a bit of an uprising and it led to site wide changes. Board bans rather than nuclear bans were a result as well as revised policy on catchall boards.


The Wingo Rule! 8-) :lol:

Indeed, I really shouldn't have left out anyone though you guys where the ones I initially corresponded with. I will forever to be grateful to you all. I was truly a moment of solidarity which touched my hear deeply and I'm being complete serious. It's like getting "one of these." You really have no understanding what it means to get "one of these" until you get "one of these." I was truly humbled by the moment. Those were the days. We were so young and innocent.

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A worthy cause.

I'll cut the derailment after this but The ModWar of 2016 is a great lasting memory of Mags. He was one fiery dude and his leadership and passion for this community was heavily on display. Mags went IN.


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Re: OT: Cops kill George Floyd 

Post#609 » by HarthorneWingo » Wed Jun 3, 2020 3:25 am

Holy schitt. What's up with Elliot Engel? "I wouldn't be here if I didn't have to"? Looks like he's resentful of being being challenged from the left. 16th District, stay woke.

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Re: OT: Cops kill George Floyd 

Post#610 » by Phish Tank » Wed Jun 3, 2020 3:50 am

HarthorneWingo wrote:Holy schitt. What's up with Elliot Engel? "I wouldn't be here if I didn't have to"? Looks like he's resentful of being being challenged from the left. 16th District, stay woke.



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Re: OT: Cops kill George Floyd 

Post#611 » by HarthorneWingo » Wed Jun 3, 2020 4:07 am

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I was trying to tell RHODEY. It wasn't ANTIFA. They're all about protecting us from the alt-right bullies who have shown up with bats and other weapons up at our rallies. Unless someone can prove to me otherwise, I'm all with them. They are responders and protectors from what I've learned.
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Re: OT: Cops kill George Floyd 

Post#612 » by HarthorneWingo » Wed Jun 3, 2020 4:11 am

Steve King, the congress"man" from Iowa who made a name for himself by be the most obvious racist in the U.S. government has lost his bid for a 10th term. Good riddance.
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Re: OT: Cops kill George Floyd 

Post#613 » by robillionaire » Wed Jun 3, 2020 5:01 am

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this is another bad one I saw. we are going to need to learn from the lessons of protests we have witnessed around the world and start using helmets goggles and other protective gear as they are trying to injure and maim peaceful protesters

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article243193481.html
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Re: OT: Cops kill George Floyd 

Post#614 » by Jalen Bluntson » Wed Jun 3, 2020 5:10 am

I'm over the riots. What's next in 2020? What happened to the murder hornets?
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Re: OT: Cops kill George Floyd 

Post#615 » by robillionaire » Wed Jun 3, 2020 5:13 am

HarthorneWingo wrote:Steve King, the congress"man" from Iowa who made a name for himself by be the most obvious racist in the U.S. government has lost his bid for a 10th term. Good riddance.


My first instinct was to be glad he lost since he is a nazi but I somehow doubt his replacement will be any better maybe won't say the quiet parts out loud like king did but that's it
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Re: OT: Cops kill George Floyd 

Post#616 » by robillionaire » Wed Jun 3, 2020 5:14 am

Are We Ther Yet wrote:I'm over the riots. What's next in 2020? What happened to the murder hornets?


I think they're still around, breeding, multiplying, and waiting for the perfect moment to strike
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Re: OT: Cops kill George Floyd 

Post#617 » by Jalen Bluntson » Wed Jun 3, 2020 5:19 am

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Are We Ther Yet wrote:I'm over the riots. What's next in 2020? What happened to the murder hornets?


I think they're still around, breeding, multiplying, and waiting for the perfect moment to strike


Bring on the murder hornets!! Saw a movie called The Swarm in the movie theater in the 70s or early 80s I think. Let's do it! Then in July....
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Re: OT: Cops kill George Floyd 

Post#618 » by HarthorneWingo » Wed Jun 3, 2020 6:00 am

RIP to David McAtee, a who owned a local BBQ joint and was known to give out free food to police, etc. He was gunned down by police who shot at protesters and ended up killing a friend. They shooting first, asking questions later. Again.

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Re: OT: Cops kill George Floyd 

Post#619 » by spree2kawhi » Wed Jun 3, 2020 6:05 am

Are We Ther Yet wrote:I'm over the riots. What's next in 2020? What happened to the murder hornets?

There's still an election coming up :-?
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Re: OT: Cops kill George Floyd 

Post#620 » by HarthorneWingo » Wed Jun 3, 2020 6:18 am

spree2kawhi wrote:
Are We Ther Yet wrote:I'm over the riots. What's next in 2020? What happened to the murder hornets?

There's still an election coming up :-?


Next in 2020? :rofl: Hmmm, let me see? How about a second wave COVID starting in the summer and then escalating into a tidal wave during the fall/winter thereby nixing (Knicksing?) the start of the 2021 season. How about more mounting deaths, a failure of our healthcare system, a complete worldwide economic collapse, a complete apocalypse led by Donald Trump, and the zombie nation?

Any further questions, counselor? :D

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