(09-29-2014 11:34 AM)South Carolina Duke Wrote:  

(09-29-2014 11:33 AM)mlb Wrote:  

(09-29-2014 11:31 AM)South Carolina Duke Wrote:  Case in point, why isn't Eric Holder and the DOJ and POTUS addressing the beheading in OK? Because they are racists...

Who says they won't? It happened last week. It took them weeks to decide to address the situation in Ferguson and now in Beavercreek, Ohio.

Wrong.

I think you need to go back and check. It wasn't announced that the DOJ was going to look into the Beavercreek Walmart shooting until last week (he was shot on August 5). The Beavercreek Police Department also asked the FBI to come in and do an investigation. That was by invitation, had nothing to do with political pressure from the White House.

(09-29-2014 11:37 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  Politicians are going to use whatever they can to get elected.

If we want them to stop using race as an issue then we, as a country, need to stop being racists.

cough, white liberals

Start with getting rid of Affirmative Action then

(09-29-2014 11:36 AM)oklalittledixie Wrote:  How about you pull up some stats on violent crime with an emphasis on rioting. Quit using your white liberal tactics.

I'll pull an okie dokie move... "I see it with my own eyes and I don't have to look up the stats."

I watched a fight at a Bengals game last season. It was between about 10 white people. White people have no respect for assault laws.

I watched a bar fight last month between 4 white guys. They have no respect for assault laws.

You know the commonality between all of those? None of the white people got arrested. They were ejected from the premises and sent on their way.

I'm positive if I spent more time at those games or at different seedy bars that I'd see more of those situations. They just don't get arrested for it.

(09-29-2014 11:37 AM)oklalittledixie Wrote:  Once again, that is because blacks commit more of those crimes.

Are you unable to decipher those graphs? It shows that use of marijuana between white and black people are almost exactly the same, but the black people are MUCH more likely to be arrested and charged for the same offense. You can't be that dense.

(09-29-2014 11:35 AM)mlb Wrote:  

(09-29-2014 11:31 AM)gdunn Wrote:  There's racism everywhere. Not just the south.. The NE, the NW, the Midwest.. I truly believe everybody has a touch of racist in them.

I can agree with that. We all have biases that have shaped our views of society. That being said, I consciously try to throw those out as judge each person on their own merits and not society in general.

Exactly.. I've heard more racial slurs in NYC than I ever did growing up in a small town in South Mississippi. I got educated up there.

(09-29-2014 11:41 AM)South Carolina Duke Wrote:  Start with getting rid of Affirmative Action then

If people weren't racist to begin with, there wouldn't be any need for Affirmative Action.

That's why white kids live in the suburbs, to get away from the blacks.

(09-29-2014 11:45 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(09-29-2014 11:41 AM)South Carolina Duke Wrote:  Start with getting rid of Affirmative Action then

If people weren't racist to begin with, there wouldn't be any need for Affirmative Action.

It makes me chuckle. These people are against affirmative action but nepotism is just fine.

If people were to not drop out of school, get a trade or college degree, they could be qualified to earn a true wage.

(09-29-2014 11:17 AM)mlb Wrote:  

(09-29-2014 11:06 AM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  It's unfortunate but people wouldn't be afraid if blacks didn't commit crime at the rate they do. It's a stereotype and what makes us so uncomfortable with them is they are rooted in some grain of truth we don't wish to face.

Have you ever been to a professional football game? Lots of white people fighting in the stands. They just don't get arrested.

If they were arrested for assault and the media covered them in the same way as when black kids are arrested for "rioting" or however they choose to term it, you may see a change in behaviors.

Don't really care about this topic, but that is downright false. I've seen it with my own eyes twice now.

PG County (the county where Fed Ex Field is) runs a twitter feed during game days to show the number of ejections and arrests during games...there are always arrests.

(09-29-2014 11:50 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  That's why white kids live in the suburbs, to get away from the blacks.

That's an outright lie there.

I know my parents lived in the suburbs because of better schools. Generally, better parents too (the studies show that parents who are in poverty are generally not good at showing the importance of education to their children, no matter what skin color).

(09-29-2014 11:52 AM)All Dukes_All Day Wrote:  Don't really care about this topic, but that is downright false. I've seen it with my own eyes twice now.

PG County (the county where Fed Ex Field is) runs a twitter feed during game days to show the number of ejections and arrests during games...there are always arrests.

What is the ratio? 10 to 1? 20 to 1? Generally they are ejected and that is the end. Only in egregious cases do they actually arrest. Then, after a night in jail, many times the charges are dropped all together.

(09-29-2014 11:52 AM)mlb Wrote:  

(09-29-2014 11:50 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  That's why white kids live in the suburbs, to get away from the blacks.

That's an outright lie there.

I know my parents lived in the suburbs because of better schools. Generally, better parents too (the studies show that parents who are in poverty are generally not good at showing the importance of education to their children, no matter what skin color).

Not sure how old you are but typically white flight from the suburbs is to get away from the minorities. Minorities move in, whites move out (the critical mass is 20%). Minorities move to the new place where whites are, whites move out farther. Minorities move out to the new suburb where the whites are, whites move back into the cities. Ahhhh, Jedi mind trick.

(09-29-2014 11:56 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  Not sure how old you are but typically white flight from the suburbs is to get away from the minorities. Minorities move in, whites move out (the critical mass is 20%). Minorities move to the new place where whites are, whites move out farther. Minorities move out to the new suburb where the whites are, whites move back into the cities. Ahhhh, Jedi mind trick.

35. And, as I said before, I'm positive my parents didn't move due to racial diversity but instead to put my sister and I in excellent schools.

(09-29-2014 11:53 AM)mlb Wrote:  

(09-29-2014 11:52 AM)All Dukes_All Day Wrote:  Don't really care about this topic, but that is downright false. I've seen it with my own eyes twice now.

PG County (the county where Fed Ex Field is) runs a twitter feed during game days to show the number of ejections and arrests during games...there are always arrests.

What is the ratio? 10 to 1? 20 to 1? Generally they are ejected and that is the end. Only in egregious cases do they actually arrest. Then, after a night in jail, many times the charges are dropped all together.

No, if you get into a fight at an NFL game you're going to jail for the most part. I'm not sure what happens to them after, but I imagine police treat it like they would a bar fight. Outright assaults are very rare in NFL stadiums, even in Philly.

Ejections usually happen because somebody is too drunk or is potentially going to try and start a fight. Usually it's a 6 to 1 ejection/arrest ratio based on the twitter feed.

(09-29-2014 11:57 AM)mlb Wrote:  

(09-29-2014 11:56 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  Not sure how old you are but typically white flight from the suburbs is to get away from the minorities. Minorities move in, whites move out (the critical mass is 20%). Minorities move to the new place where whites are, whites move out farther. Minorities move out to the new suburb where the whites are, whites move back into the cities. Ahhhh, Jedi mind trick.

35. And, as I said before, I'm positive my parents didn't move due to racial diversity but instead to put my sister and I in excellent schools.

It goes hand in hand. But hey, your parents weren't biased or prejudiced in the least!!

(09-29-2014 11:59 AM)All Dukes_All Day Wrote:  

(09-29-2014 11:53 AM)mlb Wrote:  

(09-29-2014 11:52 AM)All Dukes_All Day Wrote:  Don't really care about this topic, but that is downright false. I've seen it with my own eyes twice now.

PG County (the county where Fed Ex Field is) runs a twitter feed during game days to show the number of ejections and arrests during games...there are always arrests.

What is the ratio? 10 to 1? 20 to 1? Generally they are ejected and that is the end. Only in egregious cases do they actually arrest. Then, after a night in jail, many times the charges are dropped all together.

No, if you get into a fight at an NFL game you're going to jail for the most part. I'm not sure what happens to them after, but I imagine police treat it like they would a bar fight. Outright assaults are very rare in NFL stadiums, even in Philly.

Ejections usually happen because somebody is too drunk or is potentially going to try and start a fight. Usually it's a 6 to 1 ejection/arrest ratio based on the twitter feed.

I guess I should say if you get caught fighting, not necessarily fighting in general.

(09-29-2014 12:02 PM)South Carolina Duke Wrote:  It goes hand in hand. But hey, your parents weren't biased or prejudiced in the least!!

Not at all. You can try to make some sort of leap that by moving to an "excellent" school district that they were racist, but in actuality they moved because of the test scores being higher. As most on here know, my mom is a retired HS teacher and put a very high emphasis on the education for her children. Had we not already established residency where I went to school then she'd have happily put us in her district (where I live now) that has a significant minority population. It rates favorably to every district in the area and has a significant proportion of students deemed "living in poverty" yet scores as good or better than most of the "white" districts. Why? Great parents.

(09-29-2014 12:03 PM)All Dukes_All Day Wrote:  I guess I should say if you get caught fighting, not necessarily fighting in general.

In Cincinnati they did a study some years back that showed that less than 10% of those ejected/arrested in the stadium ever were charged and found guilty of any crimes.