Editor,
Although I support the Black lives matter movement, I think the direction they are going isn’t in their best interest. Stopping traffic, tearing down statues and now canceling sports. Their interest is in changing the way police do their business. Police are there to support and defend citizens and except that 1% of bad cops the rest recognize BLM along with everyone else.
Some of these demonstrations are aimed at the wrong people. The majority of people support their cause. Now that they have everyone’s attention it’s time to work on the problem. If you want the queen bee so you can get her to change, don’t keep shaking the hive. Unfortunately, there are still groups that will not change the way the think, and act but attacking everyone to change a few doesn’t work.
You’ve got our attention. Use that tool for change, shaking the hive doesn’t work.
Robert A. Nice
Redwood City
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BLM is about to get stung severely. I do appreciate them though because BLM is going to get president Trump re-elected in November. It's as if they are working for the Trump campaign, keep it up BLM all the way to the election.
Out of control civil unrest and chaos will only put Mr. Trump back in office for 4 more years and/or martial law in our streets. Can't anyone realize that?
That is part to Trump's plan. He supports racist, white supremacists, etc. Remember there are "good people on both sides" as he stokes hatred and divisiveness.
Yep. Trump praises QAnon conspiracists, and appreciates their support.
He's counting on it. Promoting "fear" and blaming it on the Democrats is his trump card! Just don't forget ,all this chaos has happened on his watch.
Taffy, Tommy and Pacman - you guys are despicable. Where do you get the idea that he is a racist? Just because the left keeps on repeating this lie, just like Goebbels, it just is not true. The real racists are those who are looking for every opportunity to smear one and have a problem looking in the mirror. Your accusations are stale and totally unsubstantiated. Both Biden and Harris have proven to be the real racists in this election; plenty of documentation to support that.
Dirk,
About your comment "Where do you get the idea he is a racist?". To paraphrase the saying "If you have to ask the price, you can't afford it." If you have to ask why he is a racist, you don't understand racism. As for the left repeating lies, that is rather hypocritical coming from someone that supports the most documented liar in American political history.
CC have you ever posted without the word Trump in a sentence? Asking for a friend.
I was wondering where Mr Nice has been since the 60's BLM has had the same destructive procedures fire, destroy the businesses, buildings, This group has had my attention since I lived through a high school riot in 1969...Nothing has changed in any positive way at all maybe gotten worse.
Exactly what change has happened? Did you not watch the news this week when a man was shot 7 times in the back? Or how a 17 year old armed with an assault rifle murdered two people? Let's think about say a white man, perhaps drunk and fighting the cops would be treated. He'd be tackled to the ground and taken off to the hoosegow. And a black kid with an assault rifle walking down the street at night amid protests towards police. Different outcomes that remain unchanged.
Cindy - you overlook one inconvenient fact. All of the black victims resisted arrest, including George Floyd. The last victim was on an arrest warrant and also resisted arrest. While perhaps the police should have used other methods to restrain him, he is not totally innocent in this case. White criminals do not usually resist their arrest as they know better. Perhaps the BLM can start educating Blacks that resisting can be fatal.
Comply, then complaint. If this standard was followed, police would not be placed into a position to react with force. "Comply, then complaint." There are plenty of civil rights activists/lawyers that will take their case.
Cindy, I agree. The Police drove right by the shooter because he was white. If he was black I think there would have been quite a different outcome.
Trendy - it turns out that he was shooting in self defense. Vigilantes, like him, should have no place in this country but with the mayhem that has been tolerated by the so-called leadership in the various cities is begging for restoration of security. I am surprised that we have not seen more of this.
A typical liberal opinion which lacks any supporting documentation and is pure conjecture. Wisconsin is a open carry state. Silly as we may think, you can legally display a firearm in public! A little unnerving, but legal in the Badger State.
One drawback to your comment is that you must be over 18 to open carry in Wisconsin so the shooter was breaking that law if not other laws like possibly transporting the gun across state lines.
Dirk--Despicable? Open your eyes, man. You have been brainwashed by the Tangerine Tornado. Looks who's despicable.
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