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MaggieMayTB 04-30-2015 09:13 PM

Re: Saints' Benjamin Watson's social media post on Baltimore applauded by fans Watson: 'We have a major problem as a nation'
 
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Originally Posted by AsylumGuido (Post 651653)
Not only is Ben Watson an extremely solid all round TE, but he is an amazing person. This is the very reason why I was so enthused when we first signed him. He is a leader we need to get back to the top.

Clear concise and exact.
What the Pats gave up in leadership and the irony of his replacement.

MaggieMayTB 04-30-2015 09:16 PM

Re: Saints' Benjamin Watson's social media post on Baltimore applauded by fans Watson: 'We have a major problem as a nation'
 
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Originally Posted by dam1953 (Post 651654)
I enjoy his writings and interviews. Too bad he and others like him can't get more exposure. Unfortunately, all one hears in the media is the race baiting vocalizations of Jackson and Sharpton.

Face it, the media promotes the violence.

I have seen him on Fox News.

burningmetal 05-01-2015 01:36 AM

Re: Saints' Benjamin Watson's social media post on Baltimore applauded by fans Watson: 'We have a major problem as a nation'
 
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Originally Posted by darksoul35 (Post 651709)
There is no excuse for the excessive force that the cops use especially when the suspect is already detained. Check the percentages of the race population that's in prison. This has been happening for years the only difference is its now being captured on video. There is no excuse for rioting in your own neighborhood but something has to be done but there is no good solution. I have mixed kids and I know that racism is a huge problem. Before I thought the race card was an excuse but now I see that it is very real.

I'm sorry, but this kind of post is exactly what we don't need. This is the attitude problem we have in America. The race card IS an excuse. Racism exists, but not near to the degree it's blown up to be by the media and the suckers who fall for it. And what needs to be understood, more importantly, is that racism goes both ways.

Yes, sometimes cops go to far, but it's not a common thing. There are countless thousands of police in this country and you hear a handful of bad stories come out every year. The news reports the bad. It should be called the bad news.

I wonder how many black officers have committed violent acts against civilians. You want to look that up? And in the case of what's going on in Baltimore, the guy who got shot was a criminal. He had a long rap sheet from everything I've heard. I don't know what exactly transpired to lead to his death, but I'd say there's more than a good chance he brought it on himself. If it were a white guy with the same criminal record, would you have applauded the police? I'm not saying what I think you would have done, I am merely asking the question.

People don't pay attention to what goes on until somebody dies and then they think it's racist. I happen to think it's pretty hypocritical for people to cry about race when a whole community decides to riot and spew hatred over something they have no facts on, not to mention the looting. You gonna blame the cops for those people too? These idiots are why we have to have law enforcement. Look how people react when they are left to themselves. No dignity, no morals, just a bunch of cry-babies looking for a reason to get out of the house and make fools of themselves.

dam1953 05-01-2015 10:56 AM

Re: Saints' Benjamin Watson's social media post on Baltimore applauded by fans Watson: 'We have a major problem as a nation'
 
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Originally Posted by hagan714 (Post 651685)
We have an issue with violence as whole in the country. Both with a badge and without. Yea we need it cleaned up but till the do good-er is put in there place and criminals are treated as such the issue .......

But once again it is micro management of the issue at hand. just what Washington wants

Take religious values out of society and fathers out of homes and what do you get ...... America 2015. The educational system and media support this by keeping the masses uneducated and ill informed.

darksoul35 05-01-2015 02:06 PM

Re: Saints' Benjamin Watson's social media post on Baltimore applauded by fans Watson: 'We have a major problem as a nation'
 
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Originally Posted by burningmetal (Post 652552)
I'm sorry, but this kind of post is exactly what we don't need. This is the attitude problem we have in America. The race card IS an excuse. Racism exists, but not near to the degree it's blown up to be by the media and the suckers who fall for it. And what needs to be understood, more importantly, is that racism goes both ways.

Yes, sometimes cops go to far, but it's not a common thing. There are countless thousands of police in this country and you hear a handful of bad stories come out every year. The news reports the bad. It should be called the bad news.

I wonder how many black officers have committed violent acts against civilians. You want to look that up? And in the case of what's going on in Baltimore, the guy who got shot was a criminal. He had a long rap sheet from everything I've heard. I don't know what exactly transpired to lead to his death, but I'd say there's more than a good chance he brought it on himself. If it were a white guy with the same criminal record, would you have applauded the police? I'm not saying what I think you would have done, I am merely asking the question.

People don't pay attention to what goes on until somebody dies and then they think it's racist. I happen to think it's pretty hypocritical for people to cry about race when a whole community decides to riot and spew hatred over something they have no facts on, not to mention the looting. You gonna blame the cops for those people too? These idiots are why we have to have law enforcement. Look how people react when they are left to themselves. No dignity, no morals, just a bunch of cry-babies looking for a reason to get out of the house and make fools of themselves.

A lot of the people that are rioting are using that excuse just to get free sh#$, but when someone is already handcuffed and are yelling they cant breath or when they are unarmed and are running and get shot eight times in the back, that is just cowards with badges who are worse then the people they are arresting. I know not all cops are like that but just because you have a criminal record doesn't mean your not a human being. If a cop sees a white man in a BMW and a black person with flashy rims, who is getting pulled over 10 out of 10 times?

RailBoss 05-01-2015 05:35 PM

Re: Saints' Benjamin Watson's social media post on Baltimore applauded by fans Watson: 'We have a major problem as a nation'
 
It seems like the cell phone cameras are now the equalizer. In the past a lot of these incidents would be swept under the carpet. The Government is watching us everyday on camera now we are watching them.

MaggieMayTB 05-02-2015 08:54 AM

Re: Saints' Benjamin Watson's social media post on Baltimore applauded by fans Watson: 'We have a major problem as a nation'
 
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Originally Posted by teddybarexxx (Post 652313)
Dont forget shaun hannity!

Ben is on Fox & Friends this morning.
The common sense and passion of this man brings tears to my eyes and hope to my soul.


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