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L0oniX

(31,493 posts)
169. Sorry you didn't get it.
Wed Apr 29, 2015, 03:12 PM
Apr 2015

It's not just hockey.

http://www.wired.com/2012/04/kentucky-wins-but-students-lose-in-basketball-riot-photos/

It happens after sports games period. When white people do it it ain't nothin. When it's blacks then it's major national news. Fuck the racist media.










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
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