A fascinating map of the world’s most and least racially tolerant countries

[Karee 4,191]

Interesting. I did read the entire article, and like all surveys/polls there is always some margin of error. Do people actually tell the truth etc.? Looks like the U.S. isn't the racist hotbed some people seem to think it is. Maybe Al and Jesse can retire and open a donut shop together. Probably not likely since they make they're living running around trying to manufacture racism where it doesn't exist.

[Karee 4,191]

Some of the responses in this thread crack me up. It's almost like some WANT to believe that racism is more prevalent than it really is. I wonder why that is? That's a serious question BTW.

[Dakine10 5,452]

Some of the responses in this thread crack me up. It's almost like some WANT to believe that racism is more prevalent than it really is. I wonder why that is? That's a serious question BTW.

I'm not sure how prevalent it is, but I believe it's very difficult to quantify with any degree of accuracy. Especially based on a single question.

[Karee 4,191]

I'm not sure how prevalent it is, but I believe it's very difficult to quantify with any degree of accuracy. Especially based on a single question.

Good point. I wonder how something like that could be accurately measured. Probably pretty difficult.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Maybe Al and Jesse can retire and open a donut shop together.

[Karee 4,191]

Maybe Al and Jesse can retire and open a donut shop together.

Donuts are racist? Maybe if they were cops it might be a stereotype.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Interesting. I did read the entire article, and like all surveys/polls there is always some margin of error. Do people actually tell the truth etc.? Looks like the U.S. isn't the racist hotbed some people seem to think it is. Maybe Al and Jesse can retire and open a donut shop together. Probably not likely since they make they're living running around trying to manufacture racism where it doesn't exist.

I'll be glad when they can retire. When folks don't get arrested for buying designer clothes or get hauled to jail for waiting at the bus stop.

[Karee 4,191]

I'll be glad when they can retire. When folks don't get arrested for buying designer clothes or get hauled to jail for waiting at the bus stop.

People will always be treated differently to some extent for whatever reason. The way they talk, the way they look, the color of their skin, their gender, their weight etc. etc. It's the wildly excessive overreaction to those things that causes more problems then it solves.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

People will always be treated differently to some extent for whatever reason. The way they talk, the way they look, the color of their skin, their gender, their weight etc. etc. It's the wildly excessive overreaction to those things that causes more problems then it solves.

So, what's the proper way to react when you're put in jail for buying a nice belt? Or when someone close to you is killed when excessive force is used and it takes 7 cops to restain one person? Should a person just accept it and keep moving? When your child is killed and their organs are replaced with newspaper, do you just say, oh well and let it go?

[Karee 4,191]

So, what's the proper way to react when you're put in jail for buying a nice belt? Or when someone close to you is killed when excessive force is used and it takes 7 cops to restain one person? Should a person just accept it and keep moving? When your child is killed and their organs are replaced with newspaper, do you just say, oh well and let it go?

Absolutely not. All of the things you mention above I'm sure happen to people of all races. I'm sure all races have been put in jail unfairly. I'm sure white people have been killed by 7 cops. I'm sure bad things have happened to the corpses of all races of children. The problem is that the immediate reaction from some is that when something like that happens to a minority it MUST be racism. If all you look for in situations is racism, that's all you'll ever find.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Absolutely not. All of the things you mention above I'm sure happen to people of all races. I'm sure all races have been put in jail unfairly. I'm sure white people have been killed by 7 cops. I'm sure bad things have happened to the corpses of all races of children. The problem is that the immediate reaction from some is that when something like that happens to a minority it MUST be racism. If all you look for in situations is racism, that's all you'll ever find.

Think about this for a second. When have you ever heard of a white person being put in jail for buying a belt? Do they get accused of theft? You betcha!(Damn you Sarah Palin) But the way it's handled says a lot about how they think of the person they're dealing with. You will never hear of a white teen being killed and the jury is torn on if it's SD with no weapon, witnesses that all collaborate the deceased's account, and the killer couldn't even care less that he left, didn't call 911, and went 2 hours away just to have the cops come to his house and he's like, what's up. When injustices happen to white people, it's handled quickly. The reason there's no community activists for white people is because usually, whatever happens to you, it's dealt with. You're given the benefit of the doubt in most cases. For us, it's so rare, when it happens, we're shocked.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Donuts are racist? Maybe if they were cops it might be a stereotype.

Whatever. It's racist to suggest that Al and Jesse open a donut shop. Just deal with it!

[Karee 4,191]

Think about this for a second. When have you ever heard of a white person being put in jail for buying a belt? Do they get accused of theft? You betcha!(Damn you Sarah Palin) But the way it's handled says a lot about how they think of the person they're dealing with. You will never hear of a white teen being killed and the jury is torn on if it's SD with no weapon, witnesses that all collaborate the deceased's account, and the killer couldn't even care less that he left, didn't call 911, and went 2 hours away just to have the cops come to his house and he's like, what's up. When injustices happen to white people, it's handled quickly. The reason there's no community activists for white people is because usually, whatever happens to you, it's dealt with. You're given the benefit of the doubt in most cases. For us, it's so rare, when it happens, we're shocked.

A Fort Worth police officer who fatally shot a man in May described the 72-year-old as “standoffish” and “hostile” in documents released Friday.

The 26-page report obtained by KXAS-TV (NBC5) details officers’ accounts of what happened when they mistakenly went to the wrong home while responding to a burglar alarm over Memorial Day weekend.

Officers R.A. Hoeppner and B.B. Hanlon were called to the 400 block of Havenwood Lane North, where they were supposed to check on a home across the street from Jerry Waller’s.

According to the report, Hoeppner was standing near the garage when he saw Waller with a small-caliber handgun.

Hoeppner told detectives he did not know whether Waller was a resident or suspect, so he began yelling at him to drop his gun.

According to the report, Hoeppner told detectives Waller asked, “Why?” when he was told to put his gun down and continued to walk into the garage.

He placed his gun on the trunk of a car inside the garage, but when Hoeppner tried to pick it up, Waller grabbed it, the report says.

“It was like he was scrambling, hurry and get the gun, like, back in his hand, and he turned at me,” Hoeppner said.

He then fired his gun several times at Waller.

“In my mind, he was going to shoot and kill me right here,” he told detectives.

The report also detailed how Hanlon and Hoeppner ended up at the wrong home. Hanlon told detectives the patrol car’s GPS system only directs users to a location’s street and block, not an exact address.

He said the area was “extremely dark” and he could not see address numbers on the curb.

The Waller family’s lawyer, Art Bender, called the timing of the report’s release “highly suspicious.”

“The real story about the tragic shooting of Jerry Waller at the hands of Fort Worth police will be brought forward in the next days and weeks,” he said.

A Tarrant County grand jury declined to indict Hoeppner on Wednesday. Hanlon, who did not shoot at Waller, was fired by the department in October over an unrelated matter.

Source:

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/state/headlines/20140306-judge-texas-man-can-be-tried-in-fatal-childhood-crime.ece

If that guy was black there would be an 80 page thread here and it would be running on the new constantly.

Edited March 7, 2014 by Karee

[Karee 4,191]

Whatever. It's racist to suggest that Al and Jesse open a donut shop. Just deal with it!

My new hat:

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

If that guy was black there would be an 80 page thread here and it would be running on the new constantly.

Not to me, sounds like this guy was stupid for grabbing the gun and shooting at the cop. I'm from STL, stories of black folks getting killed by the police over stupid stuff is nothing new. Here is my point:

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Police-Man-who-fired-officers-gun-at-city-hall-was-high-on-mushrooms-217499791.html

They showed an incredible amount of restraint for a teen high on drugs, who got his hands on a gun and fired a shot. If this dude was black, he'd be dead.