The Ferguson thread

[churchmouse]

You might want to mention that to them.They do not seem to understand.

I am wondering if they understand today.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Let's see... disciplining your child (albeit maybe a little harshly) = bad = suspension.
Beating your fiance'/wife = bad = temporary suspension followed by reinstatement.
Supporting a criminal and insulting the police = good = no harm, no foul.

 

[semperfi211]

Even the Refs are doing it a lot, except when the Bears are on offense.

 

[funeralweb]

Spent the past week in Georgia and after eating a nice Thanksgiving meal Thursday at Ruth's Chris in Atlanta with my wife, newly-minted Cav Scout son and his girlfriend, we stopped at the tomb of MLK. There were no violent protests there - in fact, we were the only ones there besides the security lady - but one could detect the sound of something spinning coming from the middle of the reflecting pool. My guess is that most of the Ferguson trash wouldn't know MLK from NWA.

 

[Dead Duck]

St. Louis Rams players "demonstrate" before game.

St. Louis Police Officers Association condemns Rams? Ferguson gesture | ProFootballTalk

So let me see if I understand this... Players can be penalized for "taunting" another player, but supporting a criminal and figuratively slapping the police in the face in a very public manner is A-OK. Just speculation on my part, but I'm guessing that the players that were involved didn't make it through college on their good grades.

When the Rams lived in LA, we would call them "The LA Lambs" because they sucked so bad.

 

[femurphy77]

St. Louis Rams players "demonstrate" before game.

St. Louis Police Officers Association condemns Rams? Ferguson gesture | ProFootballTalk

So let me see if I understand this... Players can be penalized for "taunting" another player, but supporting a criminal and figuratively slapping the police in the face in a very public manner is A-OK. Just speculation on my part, but I'm guessing that the players that were involved didn't make it through college on their good grades.

Personally disgusted by their display but, oh well!

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Personally disgusted by their display but, oh well!

One of the players involved said something to the effect of, "People in a high profile position have to be the ones to encourage change." So what kind of change are they encouraging? Encouraging kids to become criminals? Encouraging kids to assault police officers?

 

[HoughMade]

...but one could detect the sound of something spinning coming from the middle of the reflecting pool....

indeed. I could almost hear it from here, but the sound of "white guilt" was drowning it out.

 

[Leadeye]

Football players, Kim K., celebrities in general, all starved for attention.

Bah.

 

[churchmouse]

Just saw on the news that big time outrage for the actions of the Rams players.

 

[bwframe]

One of the players involved said something to the effect of, "People in a high profile position have to be the ones to encourage change." ...

The change will happen when we change our spending habits to NOT support those go out of their way to push agendas that we disagree with. Notifying the organizations and advertisers that they will no longer receive your money assists them in understanding much more quickly.

 

[Doug]

Some look at Ferguson and see a police officer who defended himself after being attacked.
Others look at Ferguson and see racial injustice extending from the early 1700's until now and into the future.

 

[churchmouse]

Some look at Ferguson and see a police officer who defended himself after being attacked.
Others look at Ferguson and see racial injustice extending from the early 1700's until now and into the future.

That old debt has been paid many times over. It is now a convenient excuse to act out in idiotic fashion with no reason or change in mind.

 

[chipbennett]

St. Louis Rams players "demonstrate" before game.

St. Louis Police Officers Association condemns Rams? Ferguson gesture | ProFootballTalk

So let me see if I understand this... Players can be penalized for "taunting" another player, but supporting a criminal and figuratively slapping the police in the face in a very public manner is A-OK. Just speculation on my part, but I'm guessing that the players that were involved didn't make it through college on their good grades.

Apparently, the NFL saves "taunting" penalties for Vontae Davis making motion-less, gesture-less trash talk after a sick pass-defense.

 

[HoughMade]

...Others look at Ferguson and see racial injustice extending from the early 1700's until now and into the future.

hallucinations? Just because someone claims to see it, doesn't mean it exists.

 

[printcraft]

dildos

 

[printcraft]

Oh yeah, sports guys sometimes get it right as well.

Charles Barkley...............

Why Charles Barkley supports the Ferguson grand jury decision

Former NBA star Charles Barkley recently called Ferguson looters "scumbags," praised police officers who work in black neighborhoods, and said he supports the decision made by the grand jury not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the Michael Brown shooting.

Well....... the looters are scumbags........ I agree!

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Oh yeah, sports guys sometimes get it right as well.

Charles Barkley...............

Why Charles Barkley supports the Ferguson grand jury decision



Well....... the looters are scumbags........ I agree!

Good on Charles! I think he's spot on, especially his comment about how much worse the "bad" neighborhoods would be if it weren't for the police.

 

[churchmouse]

Oh yeah, sports guys sometimes get it right as well.

Charles Barkley...............

Why Charles Barkley supports the Ferguson grand jury decision



Well....... the looters are scumbags........ I agree!

 

[rhino]

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