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[Bam Bam Baklava]

To be fair, I suffered a Jones Fracture when I was 13 in martial arts class. I didn't know I fractured, just thought I landed awkward and slightly sprained it. Wrapped it and finished the class, went home, no issues. The next morning went to get out of bed, NOPE. Immediately fell to the ground in pain stepping on my foot. Your body can produce endorphins to stop/ignore pain as it feels necessary. Not magic powers. Not saying his fracture is legit, just using an example from my own personal experience.

I suppose you're right. I'm not a medical expert so I can't say for sure.

 

[gutter_trash]

I was actually just coming to ask what's going on with CNN. They've had that same headline up since yesterday, which is super strange for any headline.

I read the story on there about the other guy who got shot today. He was begging to get shot apparently and the good cops were all but too happy to oblige.

Surely there are other ways to disarm a crazy man with a knife right?

CNN has ignored Jon Stewart and gone forward with their ''Crossfire'' ''2 sides to a story'' type of reporting.. and bullshit like that

 

[Jado]

Real talk from Jesse Williams! I only knew him as a random actor from Cabin in the Woods! Who knew

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=537737119687915&fref=nf

That's some truth. Too many people wanna yammer on about petty theft of $5 grocery item, when like the guy said, a lot of people around Brown's age and from all ethnic backgrounds have stolen small items from grocery stores. A distraction from the much bigger problem of the murder and how blacks get treated every day in America.

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

Man, the Onion has not been this on point and scathing since 9/11.

 

[Brakke]

1) words from locals: http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2014/08/19/341608860/reality-meets-celebrity-in-ferguson-mo
2) sad picture from that story:

It wasn't until later that I noticed the cameraman was stepping on the memorial for Michael Brown.

Lemme play devils advocate...

doesnt' it take a minute to bruise? Those photos were fresh.

edit:

Ugh, i threw up in my mouth. Nope, can't do devils advocate.

edit:

I have a hankering for chick-fil-a now...

Thanks.

 

[More_Badass]

Man, the Onion has not been this on point and scathing since 9/11.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/the-pros-and-cons-of-militarizing-the-police,36717/

 

[Malyse]

http://www.theonion.com/articles/the-pros-and-cons-of-militarizing-the-police,36717/

Takes away that personal touch of beating a suspect to death with bare hands

Damn, I say, damn son.

 

[Gonzalez]

To be fair, I suffered a Jones Fracture when I was 13 in martial arts class. I didn't know I fractured, just thought I landed awkward and slightly sprained it. Wrapped it and finished the class, went home, no issues. The next morning went to get out of bed, NOPE. Immediately fell to the ground in pain stepping on my foot. Your body can produce endorphins to stop/ignore pain as it feels necessary. Not magic powers. Not saying his fracture is legit, just using an example from my own personal experience.

I once broke my orbital bone while loading a truck. Happened when I opened a trailer door, and the latch kicked forward and smacked me right in the eye socket. At first my eye stung a little, and I just assumed it was a small bruise. 30 seconds later I noticed my eye was swelling. 3 minutes later my eye was closed shut. It hurt, but I wasn't in massive pain. Just had a bit of a headache. Still finished my shift 4 hours later, and came back to work the following day.

 

[BronsonLee]

Orbital bone fractures swell up real real fast. He would've noticed.

Again, I think that did happen. The how is the important part.

 

[Nanashrew]

How much stuff happened while I was in bed? Can anyone give a summary of the events today?

 

[Brakke]

DoJ ain't here to play.

The full resources of the Department of Justice have been committed to the investigation into Michael Brown’s death. This inquiry will take time to complete, but we have already taken significant steps. Approximately 40 FBI agents and some of the Civil Rights Division’s most experienced prosecutors have been deployed to lead this process, with the assistance of the United States Attorney in St. Louis. Hundreds of people have already been interviewed in connection with this matter. On Monday, at my direction, a team of federal medical examiners conducted an independent autopsy.

At the same time, good law enforcement requires forging bonds of trust between the police and the public. This trust is all-important, but it is also fragile. It requires that force be used in appropriate ways. Enforcement priorities and arrest patterns must not lead to disparate treatment under the law, even if such treatment is unintended. And police forces should reflect the diversity of the communities they serve.

This is my pledge to the people of Ferguson: Our investigation into this matter will be full, it will be fair, and it will be independent. And beyond the investigation itself, we will work with the police, civil rights leaders, and members of the public to ensure that this tragedy can give rise to new understanding — and robust action — aimed at bridging persistent gaps between law enforcement officials and the communities we serve. Long after the events of Aug. 9 have receded from the headlines, the Justice Department will continue to stand with this community.

Not a one line of equivocation. Clean, decisive. Godspeed to the feds.

 

[Chezzymann]

When was the last time a current even thread in off topic got to a second thread (or over 20,000 posts?)

 

[Brakke]

Holder's full comments, forgot the link: http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinio...cle_ea8b7358-67a3-5187-af8c-169567f27a0d.html

 

[kehs]

DoJ ain't here to play.

Not a one line of equivocation. Clean, decisive. Godspeed to the feds.

Except the national guard.

I'll take that back after reading the whole statement.

 

[captive]

When was the last time a current even thread in off topic got to a second thread (or over 20,000 posts?)

trayvon martin stuff last year.

 

[BronsonLee]

DoJ ain't here to play.

Not a one line of equivocation. Clean, decisive. Godspeed to the feds.

Eh? What do you mean. *reads*

...Well, holy shit Holder is playing for keeps, isn't he

 

[Abstruse Moose]

DoJ ain't here to play.







Not a one line of equivocation. Clean, decisive. Godspeed to the feds.

Words are wind.

 

[Gaz_RB]

DoJ ain't here to play.

Not a one line of equivocation. Clean, decisive. Godspeed to the feds.

I can definitely appreciate that.

Words are wind.

But, this. Hope it turns into something useful.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Words are wind.

Words bring forth action.

 

[p3tran]

Words are wind.

or, like Noam Chomsky put it the other day: << that's just rhetoric >>

 

[Nanashrew]

Awkward_Duck is going live with Al Jazeera.
https://twitter.com/Awkward_Duck/status/501859942072979456

 

[kess]

link removed (racist website)



pic removed (file photo)

huge grain of salt... Guy that posted is DEA agent an obviously pro police.

sorry guys embarrassing... top of page too

Wow, Jim Fucking Hoft. Dude was linking to crazy racist sites just a few days ago. A lot of his "articles" make it to Drudge Report, for whatever reason.

 

[Owlowiscious]

Are testimonies and accounts supposed to be private? You're not supposed to tell them to media outlets and such, as it may skew a case? Is this why Wilson doesn't have any public comment? The story told by a third party could be making things worse, since if the "more than a dozen" accounts that collaborated with Wilson's story were told after that was released, it could be dismissed as people just thinking they saw what they read?

 

[The Technomancer]

Its a bit of a read, but Film Crit Hulk does a piece on the subject as an essay on Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing:

http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/18/hulks-favorite-movies-do-the-right-thing-1989/

 

[PhoenixDark]

DoJ ain't here to play.







Not a one line of equivocation. Clean, decisive. Godspeed to the feds.

As expected. This is what Holder does: what Obama can't say or do directly.

Comedy Central&#8217;s Key & Peele, a sketch comedy show from Keegan Michael Key and Jordan Peele, has a great recurring bit that debuted during the 2012 presidential election. In it, President Obama (played by Peele) responds to his more populist liberal critics with a new hire, Luther, his &#8220;anger translator&#8221; (played by Key).

When Obama says, &#8220;I know a lot of folks say I haven&#8217;t done a good job at communicating my accomplishments to the public,&#8221; Luther translates with &#8220;Because y&#8217;all don&#8217;t listen!&#8221; And when Obama says he wants Republicans to know his &#8220;intentions are coming from the right place,&#8221; Luther gives the real message, &#8220;They&#8217;re coming from Hawaii, which is where I&#8217;m from, which is in the United States of America, y&#8217;all. This is ridiculous. I have a birth certificate!&#8221;

The parallel isn&#8217;t great&#8212;there&#8217;s no visible anger, for one&#8212;but I can&#8217;t help but think of this skit when I see Barack Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder, and their rhetoric on race and racism.

Eric Holder Talks About Racism the Way Obama Wishes He Could

"Where Obama floats an idea, Holder issues an indictment."

 

[Nanashrew]

Its a bit of a read, but Film Crit Hulk does a piece on the subject as an essay on Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing:

http://badassdigest.com/2014/08/18/hulks-favorite-movies-do-the-right-thing-1989/

Every time I see Hulk Movie Critic he feels more like a Bruce Banner. He's too tame and not as smashy like Hulk Game Critic. Then again, I guess there's probably more to smash in the game industry.

 

[NastyBook]

Doing overtime for private companies like Barnes n Nobles gets you paid

This. There's a cop that does the same thing at the Publix near my apartment that told me and my wife the same thing. You can tell he's getting paid because he's almost like a meet and greeter there.

 

[Owlowiscious]

http://www.theonion.com/articles/the-pros-and-cons-of-militarizing-the-police,36717/

Jesus, just look at this shit

Lol

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

My uncle makes ~100k and he's NYPD. Doing overtime for private companies like Barnes n Nobles gets you paid

Doing overtime period gets you paid, a lot. But if you're constantly making that you're not really enjoying it.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Been posted yet? Rocks thrown at Chris Hayes for anyone who missed it live.

http://youtu.be/H4wO7W4arJM

Doing overtime period gets you paid, a lot. But if you're constantly making that you're not really enjoying it.

100k in NYC is like 40k anywhere else.

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

Been posted yet? Rocks thrown at Chris Hayes for anyone who missed it live.

http://youtu.be/H4wO7W4arJM



100k in NYC is like 40k anywhere else.

Even in my prison, COs have made over 100k doing constant overtime and that's in the rural mid west.

 

[Brakke]

As expected. This is what Holder does: what Obama can't say or do directly.


Eric Holder Talks About Racism the Way Obama Wishes He Could

"Where Obama floats an idea, Holder issues an indictment."

Yeah that's all a fair read, but it's echoes of that dumb Ezra Klein piece. "Why Obama won&#8217;t give the Ferguson speech his supporters want". Trying to explain away Obama's milquetoast public stance here as part of some strategy. If Obama really sincerely believes that making a "presidential speech on a politically charged topic is as likely to make things worse as to make things better", then his presidency is failed. Turn over the office to Biden.

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

Fox News is saying people ARE intending to go home at nightfall tonight. That might make things interesting if the trouble makers can't hide in the peaceful protest. But I bet they go into hiding without people to hide in.

 

[marrec]

Fox News is saying people ARE intending to go home at nightfall tonight. That might make things interesting if the trouble makers can't hide in the peaceful protest. But I bet they go into hiding without people to hide in.

Or Fox news is a bullshit organization that shouldn't be trusted to report about a middle school spelling bee much less social issues involving black people.

 

[ISOM]

Yeah that's all a fair read, but it's echoes of that dumb Ezra Klein piece. "Why Obama won’t give the Ferguson speech his supporters want". Trying to explain away Obama's milquetoast public stance here as part of some strategy. If Obama really sincerely believes that making a "presidential speech on a politically charged topic is as likely to make things worse as to make things better", then his presidency is failed. Turn over the office to Biden.

What the Obama presidency has taught this nation was that it was not ready for a black president, it's in the erza klein article that you linked. Obama going even further than what he said in his press conference would only stoke more racial division. It's unnecessary and Obama knows this. The only people who refuse to acknowledge this is people who are willfully ignoring reality.

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

Or Fox news is a bullshit organization that shouldn't be trusted to report about a middle school spelling bee much less social issues involving black people.

Actually it was on CNN. I put the wrong station down.

 

[block tower]

Been posted yet? Rocks thrown at Chris Hayes for anyone who missed it live.

http://youtu.be/H4wO7W4arJM



100k in NYC is like 40k anywhere else.

its msm, who cares. most of these news stations weren't first in Ferguson covering the stories, independent freelance and protesters were. msm isn't concerned about telling the truth or getting a real story, its all about the ratings the constant loop of recycled half truths. could care less if the got a few rocks tossed at them. they're just opportunist anyway. the livestreams have been 10x the news coverage that cable msm has been.

 

[Miss.Selfdestruct]

Actually it was on CNN. I put the wrong station down.

Not a great source either

 

[marrec]

Actually it was on CNN. I put the wrong station down.

Replace middle school in my previous reply with high school and my sentiment remains.

 

[SpyGuy239]

Actually it was on CNN. I put the wrong station down.

Is CNN that bad? I was in the states a last week and I really like CNN as a news organisation and what they covered from when I was watching them on TV at the hotel.

FOX I don't trust AT ALL. That is a complete BS news organization I don't know how they can keep on going with the most viewership as well, n.o less

 

[CoconutTank]

Been posted yet? Rocks thrown at Chris Hayes for anyone who missed it live.

http://youtu.be/H4wO7W4arJM



100k in NYC is like 40k anywhere else.

iirc those rocks were from white anarchists and they got ousted by the crowd and handed over to the police.

Marc Lamont HillVerified account
&#8207;@marclamonthill
People in the crowd grabbed the anarchists and pushed them out of the crowd.
https://twitter.com/marclamonthill/status/501565762797338624

 

[Malyse]

Is CNN that bad? I was in the states a last week and I really like CNN as a news organisation and what they covered from when I was watching them on TV at the hotel.

FOX I don't trust AT ALL. That is a complete BS news organization I don't know how they can keep on going with the most viewership as well, n.o less

My issue is they struggle to report both sides on stories that shouldn't.

 

[Nappuccino]

Is CNN that bad? I was in the states a last week and I really like CNN as a news organisation and what they covered from when I was watching them on TV at the hotel.

FOX I don't trust AT ALL. That is a complete BS news organization I don't know how they can keep on going with the most viewership as well, n.o less

I lost a ton of faith in CNN over the last few years.

Basing their news on Tweets was the start of it . . . then they brought back the boneheaded Crossfire . . .

 

[marrec]

Is CNN that bad? I was in the states a last week and I really like CNN as a news organisation and what they covered from when I was watching them on TV at the hotel.

FOX I don't trust AT ALL. That is a complete BS news organization I don't know how they can keep on going with the most viewership as well, n.o less

CNN has gotten consistently worse over the last 6 years or so at accurately reporting the news.

Probably because they realized they had to do something to keep up with Fox News' viewership.

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

My issue is they struggle to report both sides on stories that shouldn't.

So, you don't want both sides?

 

[Byakuya769]

So, you don't want both sides?

"Man rapes dog!" Gotta hear both sides.

 

[zewone]

Are you sure you weren't saying the PD made a molotov and took a pic to support their treatment of protesters?

If the Twitter account is real, in my opinion, yes, I think it's a fake they made.

If the Twitter account is fake, then it's a terrible fake.

Either way, yes, I do believe the molotov is a fake, but I don't know if that's their Twitter or not.

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

"Man rapes dog!" Gotta hear both sides.

Pretty sure bestiality isn't what we are discussing, but thanks.

 

[More_Badass]

CNN has gotten consistently worse over the last 6 years or so at accurately reporting the news.

Probably because they realized they had to do something to keep up with Fox News' viewership.

So not to veer off topic, but what is the best channel to watch? MSN? Honestly, I tend to get a lot of my current event news from GAF.

 

[KHarvey16]

If the Twitter account is real, in my opinion, yes, I think it's a fake they made.

If the Twitter account is fake, then it's a terrible fake.

Either way, yes, I do believe the molotov is a fake, but I don't know if that's their Twitter or not.

I believe the media was there when it was found. Also early on it was said the Molotov cocktails being thrown were crude and most weren't working as intended.