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Protesters Surround KKK Gathering In Charlottesville
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excelsiorlef
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KKK gets police escorts, racial justice activists get bullets, tear gas, tasers and pepper spray.
veryslowhand
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Well now they know how being a minority feels
excelsiorlef
Member
Nah cause they had police protection
MadJackChurchill
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Except they don't. Please let me know when BLM gets police escort and the red carpet for their demonstrations.
ArkhamFantasy
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I'm confused, why would the KKK be upset about a confederate monument being taken down if racism had nothing to do with the civil war?
KKK is all about Southern Pride. White sheets are traditional Southern garb.
Ether_Snake
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As the article says, these groups are merging with one another. Expect something worst than what you saw with Trump's rhetoric in 2020, something more like Duke, and while they wouldn't win they'll settle into the political scene and won't go away any time soon.
Demoskinos
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White Sheets blue uniform. All the same really.
Impeccable
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Protecting the free speech that everyone loves.
Here to let you know that BLM marches have indeed received police escorts. Sure that's not what you want to hear though.
If anyone still needed proof that the rules are different for racist white people.
Ferguson protesters got LRADs, tear gas, rubber bullets, armored vehicles, and laser sighted sniper rifles aimed at them.
And that is why my attitude is fuck the cops forever.
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
You know the reason why. "Protect and serve"
white people specifically
Violence Jack
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More than a few cops out there are also KKK members or sympathizers. I found that out while trying to work with some police departments.
Sworn to protect their hooded brothers in arms.
Here we go. I'm not sure why you even bothered with this garbage post.
SDCowboy
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People seriously need to stop with this crap.
Maybe people will stop saying things like that if cops stop being scumbags to minorities.
No they don't.
Black Republican
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those same people in hoods being teachers/doctors/judges/lawyers effecting poc 
The Greek Freak
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Because it's hard to even go a week without some unarmed black kid being murdered by a cop with no real repercussions?
What the fuck does this have to do with this topic? Just stop with this shit. It's embarrassing.
excelsiorlef
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Here's the thing with Not All Cops...
Those that don't stand by those that do.
Tear down the Blue Wall of silence and then we can talk.
Those that don't stand by those that do.
Tear down the Blue Wall of silence and then we can talk.
Both cops and klansman are famous for lynching black people. It's not rocket science.
those same people in hoods being teachers/doctors/judges/lawyers effecting poc
More likely they're all a bunch of unemployed fucking losers.
Not trying to minimize your point, of course. There are plenty of racist assholes in those positions as well, but I doubt it's them that are out there, unmasked, with the Klan.
Maybe people should stop grouping all cops together.
On topic, I like that the people came out and protested and it seemed to have worked. The Nazi's went home in less than an hour. Cant say I see the point in people trying to stop them from leaving, when the whole point of protesting them is to minimise there voice and make them leave.
zer0blivion
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Some of those who work forces
are the same who burn crosses
are the same who burn crosses
MadJackChurchill
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You know the riot shield goes the other way, right? Away from their faces?
Dubbedinenglish
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Or you know, police should fix their own system that stop protecting bad cops and punishing ones who want to do good.
excelsiorlef
Member
They group themselves together with the Blue Wall of Silence
I agree Police should be held accountable for there actions, I just dont see the point in grouping all Police together because it further adds to the us vs them mentality.
teruterubozu
Member
Maybe they have a public image problem? Oh gee, I'm sure they'll get right on it.
Do you have any evidence that not saying mean things about cops leads to police reform?
Gordon Shumway
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One is a minority tho 😏..
Well when some of your friends are at the protest, wouldn't you also go escort them?
excelsiorlef
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For minorities, especially black folk it is us vs them and the Police absolutely act like black folk are "them"
And again they don't keep themselves honest, the good ones cover for the bad ones, there is a Blue Wall of Silence, in New York almost the entire force literally turned their back on the mayor.
It's systemic from the chief down to the beat.
-United we stand
-We all bleed blue
-Never rat on your fellow cop
-Sometimes there's justice, sometimes there's just us
-Blue Lives Matter
They do a pretty good job themselves. If they can do it, why can't we?
Do you think people would view cops this way if cops didn't perpetuate it themselves?
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Also, LOFuckingL at the people who don't think the klan has infiltrated law enforcement.
K.
How many police-run organizations have called for, enacted, or supported reforms? Being a good cop don't mean shit if you're willing to go to bat for a bad cop. Its called being a damn enabler.
I agree that cops not speaking out is a major issue but there have been cops who have reported other cops and this has resulted in career suicide but more importantly harrassment by other cops, not being able to rely on backup in the future. Essentially the good cops are punished for doing the right thing which is fucked up. The way I look at it is, there are cops who want to speak out but they are afraid, by people just demonising all cops it further adds to the us vs them. I really dont see the benefit in demonising all cops.
Maybe I just look at the world in a too idealistic way.
MadJackChurchill
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You're clearly not idealistic enough. Ban the classist, racist police force.
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