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Nj police chief suspended after footage of black teens being herded out of community
- Thread starter Royce McCutcheon
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While, yes, that is a broad stroke, show me the american cops that are rooting out this festering cancer.
So these black boys were actually from Maplewood and forced into neighboring Irvington? Presumably so they would be with the rest of their kind? Am I reading this story correctly?
What were these black boys doing on the 4th? Were they shooting fireworks? Were they causing trouble? Were they just out and about enjoying the holiday? This article is really light on details. They were simply forcibly removed from their own town into a neighboring predominantly black and poor town because .... ?
What were these black boys doing on the 4th? Were they shooting fireworks? Were they causing trouble? Were they just out and about enjoying the holiday? This article is really light on details. They were simply forcibly removed from their own town into a neighboring predominantly black and poor town because .... ?
I dont know anything about NJ but it doesn't seem far fetched. "Northern Virginia" is a very small portion of the top most part of the state.
The approach maybe wrong, but the point it makes up is perhaps the most important point. It's not a one cop problem, or even a one department problem. It's the police unions, the cops that never say anything or don't feel they can in secret, the laws (that seem to be made every week anymore) that protect them. Like I said, the entire institution protects officers that behave this way, there is no deterrent when the most you fear is an extended paid vacation.
Anyway, sorry for the tude.
ThatStupidLion
Member
you musnt be from NJ.
maplewood, irvington, and millburn are not south jersey.
so don't chime in with your ignorant bs.
Skellig Gra
Member
You don't know anything about the state, so why bother commenting about it? For one, there is a mostly accepted definition of what Northern Virginia and North Jersey are. You don't just make up an arbitrary new one based on feelings.
He's being incredibly far-fetched, jersey City and Newark wouldn't be considered north jersey by his rules and they are definitely north jersey.
Here's a non jerseyan guide to what is north and south jersey.
North gets NYC tv, South gets Philly tv.
DirtyLarry
Member
Your definition is completely and utterly wrong. Nevermind the fact you are completely forgetting about the fact there is a Central NJ.
Skellig Gra
Member
I guess...its especially dumb because there is a significant black population in that town, and all towns surrounding it.
80 runs in to 95, which hits new york at the george washington bridge, which is up in the Bronx. So everything south of the Bronx is parallel with the deep south.
Royce McCutcheon
Junior Member
Literal trail of tears. The one who got punched were trying to go back to their houses lol
TarpitCarnivore
Member
And Central gets both
As always, theres something wrong with your entire police force if theres some shit going on every single week. All of them. Every single one of them should be replaced by a capable person and this time, allow smart people as well.
Maybe replace them with the experienced policemen who usually get chased out of town for speaking up.
Maybe replace them with the experienced policemen who usually get chased out of town for speaking up.
bigmit3737
Member
OriginofHysteria
Banned
It's almost like each PD nationwide is looking to one up each other in the headlines.
fluffydelusions
Member
Central Jersey is a lie!
ThatStupidLion
Member
i wonder how close the border of irvington to where the fireworks were being shot off was
He's SLIGHTLY exaggerating, but its not a moral concept to them. They know they are doing something viewed as bad but they feel like they need to do this, so the guilt distorts their minds to a point that they feel like they are the true victims. When you get to that point you are mentally finished and pretty much start self destructing sociologically.
Ironically enough Maplewood is considered to be one of the most progressive "nice" towns in the area. Really surprising to read this.
This is a bunch of BS.
This is a bunch of BS.
The Last Wizard
Member
And people will keep ignoring this shit cause they couldnt care less. This is the shit that gets me, Chris Pratts divorce is on 5 pages but this thread struggles to hit 1, tells you all you need to know. People dont give a shit about black people.
UnemployedVillain
Member
Probably tried to figure out how to spin/doctor/conveniently lose AKA destroy them and finally realized they couldn't
Skellig Gra
Member
Hey at least those kids are still alive thankfully.
fluffydelusions
Member
Skellig Gra
Member
Christie is incredibly anti-union/anti-police so it's not really an appropriate analogy.
Because they darker skin. That's about it.
TarpitCarnivore
Member
If a town is considered progressive always tread lightly on believing all of it, especially for NJ. Even though it often votes democrat in presidential races it certainly is more on the republican side.
The Last Wizard
Member
I said it before and Ill say it again, you dont reform what isnt broken and the law enforcement in America isnt broke. Its working the way people want it to.
Were constantly shown how little black lives matter.
Edit: thread still on page 1😂
old manatee
Banned
That sounds like some 1800's shit.
Mammoth Jones
Member
Ugh. And my wife and I were considering moving to NJ. This is some shit I'd expect from Mississippi.
Exactly. Black lives don't mean shit but if we verbally complain about it then mainstream America gets upset. BLM pisses them off but this doesn't.
Hard for even the most contrarian motherfucker to try and spin this into "we don't know all the facts yet...let's wait".
Exactly. Black lives don't mean shit but if we verbally complain about it then mainstream America gets upset. BLM pisses them off but this doesn't.
Hard for even the most contrarian motherfucker to try and spin this into "we don't know all the facts yet...let's wait".
yeah.But also, all the more reason to never back down on the issue and call out this nationwide oppression.
I don't think it was supposed to be an analogy.
Governor front-butt represents Jersey being a damn mess.
TemplaerDude
Member
They need to start throwing these assholes and their bosses into prison.
Given the demographics, I think only South Orange is more diverse. I agree that most nice towns in NJ trend red.
Skellig Gra
Member
FWIW, the town officials called for his immediate resignation. Doubt that would happen in Mississippi.
Mammoth Jones
Member
I feel you. But to me that's too little too late. This shit shouldn't be happening in the first place. Not in NJ. Not in America. Not in the world. Not in 2017.
I can't even say "oh well I have a little girl cops won't be like that with her" when I see videos of motherfuckers tackling black girls and body slamming them in classrooms like it's fucking super-bowl.
This ain't even aimed at you, I get what you're saying. Just disgusting to continue to see.
Skellig Gra
Member
I hear you. I know you got a kid so if I was you, I would see this being my kid in 10-15 years. Not worth it.
n00bsauce87
Member
A lot of people in the thread needs to learn about how unions work. As much as we'd love to fire these folks, they are protected within their unions. The best option is suspension with pay.
But they need to create contracts that affect an officer's pay based on performance. Something like if the governing board for a particular county or town passes a unanimous no-confidence vote would be grounds for an automatic demotion with suspension and compelling them to resign.
If you start messing with their money, they will start to comply.
But they need to create contracts that affect an officer's pay based on performance. Something like if the governing board for a particular county or town passes a unanimous no-confidence vote would be grounds for an automatic demotion with suspension and compelling them to resign.
If you start messing with their money, they will start to comply.
TarpitCarnivore
Member
I know you're likely being hyperbolic, but NJ is by no means like Mississippi (Even the poorest areas don't touch it). Unfortunately this kind of behavior is not unusual all over the US, even in more "liberal" sections.