Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
79. Right.
Wed Apr 29, 2015, 03:58 AM
Apr 2015

I understand the anger. But the problem with the violence, the destruction of property, is that it encourages those who do not want to face the horrible crimes of police violence to shift the blame for violence to the so-called rioters.

The violence by demonstrators against police violence is a very stupid tactic. The violence by demonstrators distracts the attention of the public from the really serious problem of the police killing unarmed black people.

It is counter-productive to let one's anger give the press and some of the authorities the opportunity to distract attention from the real problem: police violence and failure to punish police officers who kill unarmed people and use excessive force.

Everyone needs to be non-violent.

On yeah Beaverhausen Apr 2015 #1
Well, well. Wisdom dispensed from the Dr Spock of DU. Bucket! mfcorey1 Apr 2015 #137
I don't judge other parents too harshly. My glass house is super fragile. Ed Suspicious Apr 2015 #2
No shit! At some point, usually during the early to mid teens, Warpy Apr 2015 #61
But their violence in this situation is hurting their cause. JDPriestly Apr 2015 #81
Of course it's hurting them Warpy Apr 2015 #165
True about the mother. She was frightened for her son. JDPriestly Apr 2015 #168
Was it your upbringing or your brain developing? JonLP24 Apr 2015 #185
Probably equal parts Warpy Apr 2015 #186
I certainly agree with all that, of course JonLP24 Apr 2015 #187
+10 million. SMH at the simplistic BS nt riderinthestorm Apr 2015 #164
If our society was decent, there would be no reason for Riots!!! bravenak Apr 2015 #3
Bullshit. The majority of the kids in those same neighborhoods stayed home. Yavin4 Apr 2015 #7
Bullshit yourself. bravenak Apr 2015 #8
You said it baby! marym625 Apr 2015 #21
I get it. This is just what all Black kids do, right? Yavin4 Apr 2015 #26
Kids, students, youth when they see injustice all around that never is rectified. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2015 #52
Perish the thought! BlueCaliDem Apr 2015 #80
Except you didn't see even one person here leftynyc Apr 2015 #85
^^^ This. MH1 Apr 2015 #101
Not outright, but by implication. Did you even follow the thread before you came to my post? eom BlueCaliDem Apr 2015 #149
Because drunk rioting has no purpose whatsoever. Gormy Cuss Apr 2015 #155
^^^This x 1000^^^ eom BlueCaliDem Apr 2015 #163
I don't think tearing apart leftynyc Apr 2015 #167
If you understand the frustration, anger, etc. it should be easy to understand the destruction. Gormy Cuss Apr 2015 #171
I don't know jack about you and assumed you were an adult. Apparently I was wrong. bravenak Apr 2015 #122
That is why Martin Luther King trained people to remain non-violent JDPriestly Apr 2015 #82
That shit did not work. bravenak Apr 2015 #123
Believe it or not. It is also frustrating to be a white person who strongly JDPriestly Apr 2015 #140
Sadly. bravenak Apr 2015 #143
^^^This^^^ Gormy Cuss Apr 2015 #158
I give MLK way more credit treestar Apr 2015 #141
I don't give white folks that much credit to do it without Malcolm. bravenak Apr 2015 #146
+1 treestar Apr 2015 #142
many kids were involved in the uprising marym625 Apr 2015 #19
Agree, Bullshit. Most of these kids were there because the police had locked down their school libdem4life Apr 2015 #145
Thank you, I was about to say that, you saved me the trouble. sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #15
Your point would make sens if... Yavin4 Apr 2015 #44
I just explained it. If you want to ignore the racism, the lack of opportunity, education, jobs, the sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #57
Yes. But the violence of the rioters contributes to the avoidance of the JDPriestly Apr 2015 #83
Bingo LittleBlue Apr 2015 #77
Hell yeah. bravenak Apr 2015 #159
Oh I'm sure businesses will be rushing phil89 Apr 2015 #179
Apparently some seem to have forgotten about those white people riots after the sports games. L0oniX Apr 2015 #114
Those are just celebrations!!!!! No RIOTS! Only black people riot. bravenak Apr 2015 #125
Unrec Hekate Apr 2015 #4
+ like, everything Number23 Apr 2015 #72
+2. Can't believe the utter outrage at this after... freshwest Apr 2015 #84
We can talk about both ann--- Apr 2015 #127
Yep. treestar Apr 2015 #144
Yeah. Baltimore wasn't built last week. Orsino Apr 2015 #103
me too! nt steve2470 Apr 2015 #109
She is clearly frustrated in that video MaggieD Apr 2015 #5
No judgment from me. What I saw though was a Mother who was maybe afraid for her Son's safety. cherokeeprogressive Apr 2015 #6
Holy moly, you remind me of myself! We do say stupid things akbacchus_BC Apr 2015 #11
ROFL! vanlassie Apr 2015 #28
You made my night, thank you! akbacchus_BC Apr 2015 #36
Is this entered in the "who can post the uliest OP?" contest? nt delrem Apr 2015 #9
Sounds like it. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2015 #53
Are you a parent? Parents give birth to their children! akbacchus_BC Apr 2015 #10
Only half of them do. n/t lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #14
Which half.? You Americans confuse me, man! akbacchus_BC Apr 2015 #20
you said parents give birth. he says only half. meaning the women. not the men. seabeyond Apr 2015 #31
Oh Sea, no, why are you focusing on something that I did not mean. akbacchus_BC Apr 2015 #40
i know you did not mean that. i was just telling you what jeff meant by half. half of the parents seabeyond Apr 2015 #60
I think you responded to the wrong person and akbacchus_BC Apr 2015 #27
Dads don't give birth. Yet, shocking as it may sound, they are parents. n/t lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #124
So, it's all a crap shoot? Yavin4 Apr 2015 #29
Nobody said that parenting is not important! akbacchus_BC Apr 2015 #45
How many kids do you have? How many who always do EVERYTHING exactly as you taught them? WillowTree Apr 2015 #12
Right? Because teenage kids always use great judgement and never, ever do stupid things underahedgerow Apr 2015 #47
Well said MaggieD Apr 2015 #51
I was a monster when I was a teenager AgingAmerican Apr 2015 #63
Blistering reply -- and spot on. That's a real mother bear, there. nt Hekate Apr 2015 #66
Agree PADemD Apr 2015 #112
Oh Lord! I was a major pain in the youknowwhat as a teen. WillowTree Apr 2015 #118
Sorry, but if America did its job as a society people wouldn't be rioting in the streets! Spider Jerusalem Apr 2015 #13
agreed steve2470 Apr 2015 #110
Interesting POV. NOLALady Apr 2015 #16
Not defending the police nor the idiotic drug war Yavin4 Apr 2015 #30
Hey, no room for common sense here. nt raouldukelives Apr 2015 #138
Huge leap of logic combined with a deep misunderstanding of humanity TheKentuckian Apr 2015 #17
Own the failure. Yavin4 Apr 2015 #32
I'm not celebrating anyone. Who is we? I'm saying you seem to have a skewed view TheKentuckian Apr 2015 #65
Oh joy, another sanctimonious lecture directed at Those People. backscatter712 Apr 2015 #18
I think Yavin missed his calling! akbacchus_BC Apr 2015 #23
If by "Those People", you mean awful parents. Yavin4 Apr 2015 #42
for your consideration, G_j Apr 2015 #22
Pfft. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #24
When you read stories of spousal and child abuse... Yavin4 Apr 2015 #39
Get a grip. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #43
And you have no counter to my argument Yavin4 Apr 2015 #46
What argument? beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #50
+1 marym625 Apr 2015 #55
+1 Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2015 #89
+1 newfie11 Apr 2015 #99
"self-righteous prig" is exactly correct TheSarcastinator Apr 2015 #162
Shakes my head! akbacchus_BC Apr 2015 #58
I think that ship has sailed. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #67
When your toddler lets go of your hand and steps into the traffic... Hekate Apr 2015 #148
how very naive. ya. easy for my kids. dont i get to pat me on the back. whole stories you missed seabeyond Apr 2015 #25
Again, it' acceptable for African American kids to riot. Check. Yavin4 Apr 2015 #34
Straw man. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #56
first part of your post you make shit up to give me. how dishonest. seabeyond Apr 2015 #62
To be fair ...it IS ok for white kids to riot after losing a hockey game. L0oniX Apr 2015 #113
she has 6 kids, who knows their circumstance and lives. we get 1 minute of their lives. seabeyond Apr 2015 #132
I guess I should have added a sarc tag. L0oniX Apr 2015 #133
ya. i pretty much figured you were being sarcastic, though not way sure. i was more using your post seabeyond Apr 2015 #134
I feel sorry for that kid. JayhawkSD Apr 2015 #33
If anyone crosses his path in the future... Yavin4 Apr 2015 #37
^ That right there is bullshit justiceischeap Apr 2015 #90
That mother saved her son from getting wacked upside the head with a billy club. PADemD Apr 2015 #117
Which he might prefer... JayhawkSD Apr 2015 #129
She may have prevented him from having his neck broken. I think her arthritisR_US Apr 2015 #173
I agree with you 100% ann--- Apr 2015 #128
Excellent point. JayhawkSD Apr 2015 #131
Poor comparison, the motivations for each are totally different. nt arthritisR_US Apr 2015 #174
Which is precisely what makes it so idiotic and hilarious. nt JayhawkSD Apr 2015 #182
Pretty judgemental. And, what are your credentials to declare who is or who isn't a good parent? Lil Missy Apr 2015 #35
My credentials? Common fucking sense. Yavin4 Apr 2015 #38
Common Sense? Apparently NOT!! Lil Missy Apr 2015 #41
You have no common sense, you talking side ways akbacchus_BC Apr 2015 #49
Do you have children? Are they clones? Do they have free will? R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2015 #48
You know what, it is not about the parents! akbacchus_BC Apr 2015 #54
Yavin4... Rex Apr 2015 #59
If you did your job as a parent, your cop kid would NOT be breaking spines and shooting unarmed Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #64
That oughta burn. Deeply. nt Hekate Apr 2015 #73
You need to study group dynamics. 6000eliot Apr 2015 #68
Excellent and astute! nt arthritisR_US Apr 2015 #175
To imagine: children have a mind and will of their own, and do things you don't like... killbotfactory Apr 2015 #69
didn't like the beat down but understood the fear gwheezie Apr 2015 #70
I take it you didn't watch Larry Wilmore's Nightly Show. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #71
Sorry, but I wouldn't blame your parents for your OP. A-Schwarzenegger Apr 2015 #74
. Guy Whitey Corngood Apr 2015 #130
I'm sure she will take your opinion into consideration. Scootaloo Apr 2015 #75
Disagree. Parents can completely devote themselves to achieving an outcome and still fail LittleBlue Apr 2015 #76
Gee Whiz Wash. state Desk Jet Apr 2015 #78
Right. JDPriestly Apr 2015 #79
Mine would. tazkcmo Apr 2015 #86
too simplistic JI7 Apr 2015 #87
There comes a time in most kids' lives, when SoCalDem Apr 2015 #88
If there is that amount of injustice going on, your kids SHOULD be in the streets hobbit709 Apr 2015 #91
Naive simplistic pap. Katashi_itto Apr 2015 #92
To judge a parent by the actions of a child or vice versa TexasProgresive Apr 2015 #93
Children are like a box of chocolates Fumesucker Apr 2015 #94
+1 demmiblue Apr 2015 #96
That horse you're on is pretty dmn high nt LiberalElite Apr 2015 #95
I would hope my kids were at the protest and I would hope the would avoid the riot dembotoz Apr 2015 #97
Until you walk in this woman's shoes newfie11 Apr 2015 #98
That momma just was trying to save her baby from the street liberal N proud Apr 2015 #100
If you did your job, they would be...nt CanadaexPat Apr 2015 #102
Great to finally get to meet the one parent who raised perfect children! 99Forever Apr 2015 #104
I'm not sure if the OP even has kids. ohnoyoudidnt Apr 2015 #147
Thanks for letting us all know you don't have any kids gollygee Apr 2015 #105
If you're talking about the lady fadedrose Apr 2015 #106
Was there actually any video that showed that her son was 'rioting'? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #107
Exactly! We don't know diddly about what their individual situation was. CTyankee Apr 2015 #108
I disagree. bigwillq Apr 2015 #111
How does the kid "stay in the house" brooklynite Apr 2015 #115
...and for those white kids that riot after a hockey game? L0oniX Apr 2015 #116
There were only two major riots after hockey games ProudToBeBlueInRhody Apr 2015 #136
Sorry you didn't get it. L0oniX Apr 2015 #169
Los Angeles and Dallas have had riots after the Lakers and Cowboys won their championships ProudToBeBlueInRhody Apr 2015 #172
What if the kid could not get home from school because they stopped the buses malaise Apr 2015 #119
Oh lord. Starry Messenger Apr 2015 #120
You don't know anything about that mother or the circumstances in which she finds herself. liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #121
I agree ann--- Apr 2015 #126
Thank you for the support Yavin4 Apr 2015 #150
I had mixed feelings after seeing that pipi_k Apr 2015 #135
Don't judge things you don't understand. Pisces Apr 2015 #139
^^^This^^^ n/t fredamae Apr 2015 #151
It's pretty hard to stay in the house when the buses set to take you there are blocked by the cops. Gormy Cuss Apr 2015 #152
you know, I managed to raise my son without striking him notadmblnd Apr 2015 #153
I would have done the same fredamae Apr 2015 #154
WTF? Where is the UNREC button? Tom Ripley Apr 2015 #156
I can just see the rw saying that to the parents of all the protesters in the 60s. jwirr Apr 2015 #157
The kids were trapped. They were pulled off their buses and had no way to leave. libdem4life Apr 2015 #160
this type of self-righteous indignation is pathetic TheSarcastinator Apr 2015 #161
I am a terrible parent! How do I quit this job and find another one? lostnfound Apr 2015 #166
Good post. A-Schwarzenegger Apr 2015 #170
I truly hope you are careful because the air up there can be very arthritisR_US Apr 2015 #176
Completely Disagree sub.theory Apr 2015 #177
Are you a Duggar? Were you homeschooled? Barack_America Apr 2015 #178
So... sheshe2 Apr 2015 #180
I don't understand why she wouldn't just grab his arm and walk briskly away from the trouble Doctor_J Apr 2015 #181
How about blaming the father for a change? Quantess Apr 2015 #183
How about blaming the father for a change? Quantess Apr 2015 #184
Totally disagree. WinkyDink Apr 2015 #188
I disagree. Nt. Snow Leopard Apr 2015 #189
Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Sorry, but if you did you...»Reply #79