10-08-2016, 11:24 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-08-2016, 11:29 AM by Eric the Green.)
(10-07-2016, 09:12 PM)Warren Dew Wrote:(10-07-2016, 02:04 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: Dallas "assassinations'? There's only one I know about. And I am not even that familiar with the New York case. It is not cited in many reports about police responses, as far as I can tell.
I'm more concerned that even with a progressive NY mayor, the Eric Garner case and the case of the man who filmed it is the most gross injustice I have heard of.
A story just published today is an example of how the "Ferguson Effect" and not the Dallas or NY police killings are cited:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morn...onal_pop_b
Of course leftist sources like the Washington Post are going to be out of touch with what the police are actually thinking. If you wanted to know about the facts, you can always search Wikipedia for the New York policemen Ramos and Liu that were executed in revenge for the Garner incident. Believe me, the police community are intimately familiar with the incident. That's what's actually causing the "Ferguson effect".
No, I would never subscribe to the idea that the Washington Post is "leftist." As I said, there are few leftists in America. The Nation magazine might be described as leftist, and probably Mother Jones Magazine. But the Post? Only right-wingers describe it as leftist. Just how far to the right ARE you? Besides, that article is just a sample; all the news media reports are that the Ferguson Effect exists, and they don't mention the NY cops.
The Garner incident and the treatment of his friend remains one of the most outrageous examples of police and justice system misconduct ever. It was not surprising that some nut took revenge over it. But it's not the way to go.