lee909

There is right and wrong on both sides of the argument.

You shouldn't have to act a certain way not to get shot or beaten by the police. They are public servants.

Its the same with the government
People should not be scared of their government, their government should be afraid of them

SloMotion

To an extent, I agree. And in most communities, that's probably a reality. Regardless, you do have to expect repercussions for your actions and act accordingly. If you jump the White House fence, you have to expect to be set on by the hounds. If you drive the wrong way on the freeway, you have to expect a head-on collision. If you act in what can be perceived as a threatening/aggressive manner towards an arresting officer, don't expect them to shrug it off and let you go quietly on your way.

I don't disagree there are aggressive cops and I fully support that driving-while-black/profiling exists because I've personally heard police officers boast about it. I've also thanked them/shown my disapproval for the increase in my property taxes defending all the civil rights/profiling lawsuits that are the results of their actions. But, if you're gonna' drive around in a hoop-dee with expired plates, no insurance or driver's license ... do you really expect not to get pulled over?

I'll meet the "hands-up, don't shoot" crowd halfway any day of the week, but I'm not gonna' accept that Michael Brown or any of the other recent police shootings in the news were just innocently going about their daily business and were suddenly set upon by out-of-control, rogue white-cops.

There's got to be some personal accountability/responsibility before this conversation ever moves forward in a constructive manner, IMO.

I honestly think the media and idiots like Sharpton and the 'St Louis Five' want a race war and it pisses me off. They go home to their nice neighborhoods after inflaming the masses and enjoy a nice evening. I'm the m'fer that gets the brick through the window.