Riots in Oakland

We black people (as do others) are again descending into chaos as protest, which is being used by others to commit groundless violence. Enough is enough.

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News & Politics

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• Oakland
• Killing
• Cop
• Innocent
• Shot
• Back
• California
• Police
• Protest
• Violence
• Riots

[Manigga500]

"gangbangers" "yutes" "savages" "animals" "drugdealers" "cunts" "turds" "retards" could have been shooting and killing cops instead. This is all due to to a cop-officer-father-husband-bro­ther-son-nephew being the worse thing of all, a MURDERER!

[dsbrown3000]

Manigga500 ... MaFriend, I'm assuming you're calling me a house nigger? Can you tell me why? For exclamation points and your name are indicative of anger. Are you an angry man? You're human, so you will get angry. But please my friend, don't let it stop you from thinking. Listen to my entire message. Understand what I'm trying to say. There are powerful and effective options that can be employed in order to achieve an objective. Tearing stuff up is not one of them.

[dsbrown3000]

It takes mental muscle and careful planning in order to achieve long-term solutions that create effective change. My friend, that's all I'm asking people to do. Don't even waste you mind on the images of savages shooting cops. That is so beyond the pale, and the results would be catastrophic. Don't let your emotion override you reason. If I must be a house nigger, then my friend, so be it. I will still love you.

[DFWsearch]

There was Black, White, Asians, Hispanics all rioting. Get your facts right idiot. This is a human thing, not a race thing idiot.

[dsbrown3000]

First, I don't accept race, despite the necessary use of the word racism, and its use in categorization of people for statistical purposes. But race isn't real. I'm not making it a RACE issue. I'm passionate Humans. I'm passionate about Americans. I'm passionate about African-Americans. I want us to respect from whence we came and live our lives as an example. DON'T WASTE OUR LEGACY.

[dsbrown3000]

"Have we not come to such an impasse in the modern world that we must love our enemies - or else? The chain reaction of evil - hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars - must be broken, or else we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation." My friend look up this quote. Then look at the world around you, and tell me if these words do no ring true. The true path to reconciliation in this situation does go through a burning Buick, or a store front. Please ... consider.

[isntite0md]

FUK IT RIOT GO CRAZY LIVE! DO WAT U FEEL. FREEDOM NOT WATERED DOWN. FUK THA POLICE THEY FASCIST BITCHES! FUK CAPITALISM FUK NATIONALISM FUK U.S. FUK OUR GREED FUK CIVILIZATION BRING IT DOWN! BEFOR IT BRING U DOWN. BE REAL. BE U. STOP BUYIN GAS. GO TO FAMILY OWNED BIDNESS INSTEADA COPERATIONS.

[essentialeugene]

You are right. I agree with what you are saying. I mean it doesn't make sense by tearing up your city. My parents were angry at that. One lady on ABC 7 News said it's okay to protest but destroy property? When I saw those black teens jumping on cars, I was so upset.

[frio109]

DS,

Nice analysis. A friend from Baltimore moved. He was tried of the black on black violence and crime. I am from Texas but now live in Detroit. Ever night on the news, there is another murder, another sin committed against each other.

I enjoy your thinking, maybe more should.

[socialistperson]

I totally agree Mr.Brown, rioting is not going to bring that young man back to life, and it is not going to get police officers to treat young blacks on the street any better. The only thing they do when they riot is defeat their cause, play into the stereotypes that people like Limbaugh would place on them. If they want respect, they have to show, no matter what, that they will act like respectable people, and deserve that respect.

[ArmyMPsoldier]

Your an intelligent man. Very different. Just like Martin Luther King Jr. and Barack Obama. Blaming their backward behavior because they are poor is no excuse. I grew up poor but it made me stronger.

[MyFartsRock]

I always felt bad for Doctors and Police officers. There bad day is a far cry from one of us average joes.

[Sassyone08]

What we need to do is boycott BART. Boycott all BART services. Don't ride BART until justice is serviced.

[Manigga500]

on that bart platform. Then for his criminal record to be tossed around the public. Faith in the system is lost. Some people belive he's a criminal who deserved to die, same goes for the cop. But noone is trying to put that cop to the flame. Very upsetting. You or me do that and where going to be locked immeadiately afterwards. The riot was wrong for destruction of personal property destroyed but I asked whats material things for a man's life. Again I apologize for the silly name calling.

[Manigga500]

First off let me apologize by saying I was out of line for calling you that. No need for that. My name that I go by is my way taking ownership over my self.Yes Im angry that a week passed. I belive if the riot didn't take place there would have not been an apology from bart, nor would the mayor have asserted his presence. Had the mayor taken the time to talk to us right after he would have known what the people wanted, he didn't. His attention needed to be grabbed. That could have been me on