posted by Heretic

They call it Flavortown and I'll burn the fucking place down myself!

It'll be a delicious, but destructive, BBQ.

posted by justincredible

It'll be a delicious, but destructive, BBQ.

As long as it's delicious!

We've been through stay at home orders with everyone itching to get outside.

But outdoors spaces and our national parks are not free from the systemic racism and inequity that exist in other parts of our society. 77% of national park visitors are white.https://t.co/ppiqcMJeBE

— Stephanie Ebbs (@stephebbs) July 1, 2020

posted by justincredible

We've been through stay at home orders with everyone itching to get outside.

But outdoors spaces and our national parks are not free from the systemic racism and inequity that exist in other parts of our society. 77% of national park visitors are white.https://t.co/ppiqcMJeBE

— Stephanie Ebbs (@stephebbs) July 1, 2020

Lol journalisiming. Maybe.... they just don't want to go?

posted by justincredible

We've been through stay at home orders with everyone itching to get outside.

But outdoors spaces and our national parks are not free from the systemic racism and inequity that exist in other parts of our society. 77% of national park visitors are white.https://t.co/ppiqcMJeBE

— Stephanie Ebbs (@stephebbs) July 1, 2020

Considering the US is 72% white, 77% attendance of white people is not out of the normal.

Woman got run over by a car “protesting” on a highway in Seattle at 1:30am. Pretty dumb way to die. Maybe those in charge should stop these dummies. 

posted by iclfan2

Woman got run over by a car “protesting” on a highway in Seattle at 1:30am. Pretty dumb way to die. Maybe those in charge should stop these dummies. 

They had closed the highway at midnight not sure what else they could do 

posted by geeblock

They had closed the highway at midnight not sure what else they could do 

I mean, maybe don’t let people on the highway? Are there no laws anymore in 2020?

posted by iclfan2

I mean, maybe don’t let people on the highway? Are there no laws anymore in

What would be your plan to keep them off the highway?

posted by geeblock
What would be your plan to keep them off the highway?

Umm anything? Billy clubs, pepper spray, cops w shields? There are either laws or there aren’t. But you can’t pick and choose based on who it is.

And fuck these protests. They don’t give a shit about George Floyd. An 8 year old got killed in Atlanta from these idiots but you barely hear a peep. And someone just pulled down a Frederick Douglas statue in Rochester. Morons

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/police-identify-8-year-old-girl-killed-in-atlanta-4th-of-july-shooting

posted by iclfan2

Umm anything? Billy clubs, pepper spray, cops w shields? There are either laws or there aren’t. But you can’t pick and choose based on who it is.

And fuck these protests. They don’t give a shit about George Floyd. An 8 year old got killed in Atlanta from these idiots but you barely hear a peep. And someone just pulled down a Frederick Douglas statue in Rochester. Morons

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/police-identify-8-year-old-girl-killed-in-atlanta-4th-of-july-shooting

You think the people who are protesting are the ones who killed that 8 yr old girl? 

posted by SportsAndLady

You think the people who are protesting are the ones who killed that 8 yr old girl? 

Did you read the article? It was armed protestors by the Wendy’s that Brooks got killed at. So yes. 

posted by iclfan2

Did you read the article? It was armed protestors by the Wendy’s that Brooks got killed at. So yes. 

Lol, I did read the article. It doesn’t say anywhere that it was “armed protestors” it just says that the shooting happened near that same Wendy’s.

posted by geeblock

They had closed the highway at midnight not sure what else they could do 

Protesting on a highway is by far the dumbest form of protest I can even think of. Who thinks putting their own life in danger is a good idea, ESPECIALLY late at night when visibility is low.

I am not saying anyone deserved to die, but she is definitely a Darwin Award candidate.

posted by iclfan2

Umm anything? Billy clubs, pepper spray, cops w shields? There are either laws or there aren’t. But you can’t pick and choose based on who it is.

And fuck these protests. They don’t give a shit about George Floyd. An 8 year old got killed in Atlanta from these idiots but you barely hear a peep. And someone just pulled down a Frederick Douglas statue in Rochester. Morons

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/police-identify-8-year-old-girl-killed-in-atlanta-4th-of-july-shooting

Stanning for Fredrick Douglass is awesome lol. Big fan?

posted by iclfan2

Did you read the article? It was armed protestors by the Wendy’s that Brooks got killed at. So yes. 

Something tells me the only protest you would support is one you don’t have to see and can ignore with minimal effort 

posted by SportsAndLady

Lol, I did read the article. It doesn’t say anywhere that it was “armed protestors” it just says that the shooting happened near that same Wendy’s.

Two clips from the article...

“ The 8yo was shot as she and her mom tried parking in a liquor store lot, near armed civilians’ barricades around the Wendy’s where Rayshard Brooks was killed.”

“ When the driver attempted to enter a parking lot on the 1200 block of Pryor Road, police say he was confronted by a group of armed individuals who had blocked the entrance”

I know you like to be obtuse, but it’s quite obvious the article is referring to the protestors that have barricaded off at the Wendy’s there and are armed. So they used the word civilians instead of protestors, but it was obvious they were talking about those that were armed and barricaded off the area in protest.

Wasn’t that hard to figure out reading the article.

posted by geeblock

Something tells me the only protest you would support is one you don’t have to see and can ignore with minimal effort 

Geeblock, no way you can support that protest at the Wendy’s that directly lead to this girls death or the protest in the highways that are getting people ran over.

You are a smart man, you know these aren’t productive.

How about you dont announce that the interstate is closed at midnight.  How about officials come on and tell people to stay off the road.

posted by jmog

Geeblock, no way you can support that protest at the Wendy’s that directly lead to this girls death or the protest in the highways that are getting people ran over.

You are a smart man, you know these aren’t productive.

My simple question was how are the police supposed to stop it. It would piss me off if I was trying to get to work. I just think the cops have zero chance to stop it. Two completely different conversations.  I think this guy did it on purpose so it’s not like they were in the road and he didn’t see them. But again protesting doesn’t work if it doesn’t piss people off. He hates any type of protest and just says “whatabout” some peripheral issue instead of just saying hey I don’t think we have any problems and I don’t agree with the movement. 

posted by jmog

Geeblock, no way you can support that protest at the Wendy’s that directly lead to this girls death or the protest in the highways that are getting people ran over.

You are a smart man, you know these aren’t productive.

I missed that story so I’ll have to read it and get back to you. How is it related to the protest? Cliff notes 

posted by jmog

Two clips from the article...

“ The 8yo was shot as she and her mom tried parking in a liquor store lot, near armed civilians’ barricades around the Wendy’s where Rayshard Brooks was killed.”

“ When the driver attempted to enter a parking lot on the 1200 block of Pryor Road, police say he was confronted by a group of armed individuals who had blocked the entrance”

I know you like to be obtuse, but it’s quite obvious the article is referring to the protestors that have barricaded off at the Wendy’s there and are armed. So they used the word civilians instead of protestors, but it was obvious they were talking about those that were armed and barricaded off the area in protest.

Wasn’t that hard to figure out reading the article.

LOL

No

Great convo, everyone. 

I deleted several posts that were devolving the thread to shit. I’ll unlock it tomorrow. 

posted by SportsAndLady

LOL

No

The mayor disagrees with you. 

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/child-shot-killed-atlanta-police-say/CLSJOKHUWFBDTH3UUGXQCKDPBA/

"Bottoms said the crowd outside the Wendy’s had re-erected barriers that the city had already taken down. The family was trying to get around the barrier when the confrontation happened.

Bottoms announced that after weeks of trying to negotiate with protesters occupying the Wendy’s, the efforts are over and the area will be cleared.

“A the point that an 8-year-old baby is killed, the discussions have ended,” Bottoms said."