tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post3200038863216173346..comments2024-03-28T08:18:57.280-05:00Comments on stuff from ellen's head: AmeriKKKaellen abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-70714443388753535592014-12-12T11:51:18.523-06:002014-12-12T11:51:18.523-06:00There is racism among the police force here too bu...There is racism among the police force here too but I doubt that any officer would have got away with killing unarmed youngsters as easily as they have in the US. <br /><br />Perhaps the trouble is that joining any kind of ‘force’ police or military, is left to society’s lower ranks; anyone with half a brain would either instantly become a higher rank in the force or do another job altogether.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-155201510130370972014-12-09T17:40:43.928-06:002014-12-09T17:40:43.928-06:00Amen!Amen!The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-62253415438965336262014-12-09T09:34:40.462-06:002014-12-09T09:34:40.462-06:00Ellen, I certainly agree with the substance of wha...Ellen, I certainly agree with the substance of what you said. Police ARE out of control, and the increasing "militarization" of police forces all over the USA is very scary.<br /><br />As I wrote in my own post, I do believe the victims in some of these recent cases responded to police in ways that inflamed the situation. But that's certainly no excuse for the police to kill them, and in other cases, you're right -- police shot first and asked questions later. I think the shooting of the 12-year-old in Cleveland is the most galling of all these incidents. That cop barely got out of the car before using fatal force. It's hard to see how he had time to issue any warning at all.<br /><br />The proliferation of guns is a huge, huge problem. It fuels the fear in the police that prompts such extreme reactions. (And yes, racism fuels that fear, too.)<br /><br />We need to reduce the number of guns on the street and decriminalize minor drug offenses, and police need continued training on proportional response. The racism problem defies an immediate solution. That's a matter of changing minds, and that takes a long, long time.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-45816957969257226342014-12-09T09:21:27.064-06:002014-12-09T09:21:27.064-06:00great post. We all need to speak up.great post. We all need to speak up.OmaLindasOldeBaggsandStuftShirtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09589622524456973822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-1316339518479066182014-12-08T21:48:53.376-06:002014-12-08T21:48:53.376-06:00Excellent post, Ellen.Excellent post, Ellen.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-89002484517679170392014-12-08T20:53:02.275-06:002014-12-08T20:53:02.275-06:00Thank you for this post, Ellen. Every word. Thank you for this post, Ellen. Every word. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-27314480414915724472014-12-08T20:42:11.287-06:002014-12-08T20:42:11.287-06:00You said it!
You said it!<br />Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-14158874018863054542014-12-08T20:11:54.010-06:002014-12-08T20:11:54.010-06:00Great post, Ellen.Great post, Ellen.Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-89636564608760406062014-12-08T18:49:04.828-06:002014-12-08T18:49:04.828-06:00Thank you for a thoughtful telling of the situatio...Thank you for a thoughtful telling of the situation. Just as disturbing are the folks who are saying people are just race baiting who speak against the things that are happening.<br />We all need to speak up.marluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15933107449114317646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-87215181506824847762014-12-08T16:45:54.411-06:002014-12-08T16:45:54.411-06:00I agree with every word. And it's getting scar...I agree with every word. And it's getting scarier and scarier out there. The police have to be held accountable and that is not happening and until it does, the despicable behavior will continue. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-12552178130052909032014-12-08T16:43:46.536-06:002014-12-08T16:43:46.536-06:00A Facebook retaliation was a recent white boy shot...A Facebook retaliation was a recent white boy shot by a black officer. Sad when lack of respect causes any death. I was always told by my dad to only say Yes sir and No sir. I carry and would want to inform anyone I had anything with my hands held clear. We played war with BB guns, it was a lot of fun. Out on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-69094893910712612572014-12-08T16:25:20.782-06:002014-12-08T16:25:20.782-06:00Thank you for the caveat at the end. It is very tr...Thank you for the caveat at the end. It is very true. But also as true is that black youths are brutalized much more freely than whites. It isn't their problem. It's our problem. Until we stand together and stop this butchery it will not stop.Lisa https://www.blogger.com/profile/09324961653370110887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-44812273162444861822014-12-08T14:24:15.837-06:002014-12-08T14:24:15.837-06:00I can only add my voice, Ellen. It will take milli...I can only add my voice, Ellen. It will take millions of voices.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-11734693463586263822014-12-08T13:52:40.078-06:002014-12-08T13:52:40.078-06:00There is something deeper and creepier going on he...There is something deeper and creepier going on here. It could be that this is primarily racial, but I'm of the opinion that "they" are merely using race as a convenient weakness in the social fabric. There is a definite attempt to break down the ties of trust within our social networks, and this divide conquer approach is merely the most obvious and easiest place to start. As to who "they" are, it's pretty obvious: the same people that get their weed and coke home-delivered to them with impunity. The same people that can wreck the world economy and get a bonus for it. John Kurmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607323621206823686noreply@blogger.com