When I worked in St. Louis I was warned to have a full tank of gas, a fully functioning car and to keep my windows rolled up and my doors locked if I ever made the mistake of going to East St. Louis across the Mississippi in Ilinois. So, they guys in the office talked about this great topless bar in East St. Louis. I decided to go there one Saturday night. We had no GPS such as Waze in those days so I relied on a map and an address along with a sketchy description of how to get there. I got lost. I found this business with thick plexiglass windows and asked for directions. Suddenly Blacks from all over suddenly appeared all trying to help me out. I've never met so many people bending over backwards to help me out. I'll never forget it.
You said “more white people are shot by police than Black people”. Period. That is some fuzzy math. That’s trump math at its best. It doesn’t work that way. Oh guess what. Damian Lillard has missed more shots than Meyers Leonard in his career!
Great post because this is so fucking true. I lived and worked in Oakland for years. I’ve never once been treated badly walking the streets that are predominantly black. Not once. I’m not saying there aren’t “bad” black people. All races have bad people. But shit people in this country couldn’t be more wrong than when they feel unsafe around Black people. Makes me fucking furious
Not my problem if you can’t get the math. Figure it out.
It’s math. I don’t know how else to discuss it. 13.4% of population and double that is getting shot by police.
Far be it for me to judge others 'cause God knows, I've got my faults. But sometimes you need to just end an endless quarrel. One or hopefully both of you could be the better man. How about talking about something you guys could agree on like fishing, food, women, dirty jokes, poking fun at our favorite target, Sly just so long as you don't poke fun at me because Lordy, Lordy, I'm above reproach.
