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In reply to the discussion: Obama Says Anti-Cop Rhetoric Can Hurt Black Lives Matter [View all]Skittles
(152,964 posts)24. no
stereotyping is WRONG, no matter WHO is doing it
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Nope. Prejudice against a large group of people is not the way to fight prejudice. . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2016
#4
FOX "News" has been looping clips of anti-cop chants from what they claim is BLM.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2016
#5
President Obama is not looping in his speech. There is blanket anti-cop rhetoric in this thread. .nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2016
#7
There "ya" go with a blanket simplistic binary thinking statement again. It does not help.
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2016
#10
Face it. The police aren't what they used to be since the show "COPS" came out.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2016
#20
the lives lost being so much less easy to focus on than the simplicity of correcting word usage.
LanternWaste
Jul 2016
#57
My point is the lives lost demand thoughtful action, not knee-jerk simplistic prejudice v "cops". nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2016
#65
Yes, discussions like these do tend to cover the same ground again and again.
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2016
#68
"We"? No police officer ever helped one of 'us' / 'you' (plural) (whatever group you choose)?
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2016
#6
I had a feeling I was wasting my keystrokes. I see now that I was correct. NT
Sand Rat Expat
Jul 2016
#17
I have clearly made up my mind that it's institutional and not just a few bad apples.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2016
#48
He's right - but he should keep in mind that Faux News can distort anything into "anti-cop."
forest444
Jul 2016
#11
Obama is correct and if some idiots would listen to him he could help their cause.
WhoWoodaKnew
Jul 2016
#50
Andrew Young, another very fine American, said pretty much the same thing as Obama.
tonyt53
Jul 2016
#52
All I'm saying is that if you come across as being against cops, a lot of people
WhoWoodaKnew
Jul 2016
#64