1. #36
    JIBBBY
    JIBBBY's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 12-10-09
    Posts: 83,076
    Betpoints: 11874

    Well that ended quickly. Lol.. Clown show is the NBA and it's players..

  2. #37
    KVB
    It's not what they bring...
    KVB's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 05-29-14
    Posts: 74,849
    Betpoints: 7576

    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Men it did nothing

    When black behavior changes then maybe cops better
    Yeah, but there will always be the bad cops and there are institutional issues in some places.

    But even then, why the hell is there absolutely no discussion about how to behave when a cop has a gun pulled on you?

    It seems like everyone, including a ton of people at SBR, want the phrase "stop or I'll shoot" to be a bluff.

    I advocate situations where they don't have to say that at all, but that's not where we are now. So in light of that, why is there no discussion on how to behave now. It's pretty clear, injustice or not, excessive or not, the a common thread of resisting arrest and putting the police in dangerous situations is never, ever addressed.

    There isn't even a common thread from the police perspective. There's little evidence of racism in any of these videos. Floyd wasn't racism, this recent jacob shooting wasn't racism. Sometimes it's a power tripping cop, sometimes it's a situation that never should have been, sometimes it's outright self defense for the cop. Sometimes it's jsut the cops fault, sometimes it's shared responsibilty, and sometimes it's a shootout.

    But it's almost always resisitng arrest. The few situations where it is not are even more horrible, even more tragic, and even more avoidable.

    So what the fuk? Even the black community, including pro athletes, have given up on black men, completely given up. No fatherly advice on how to watch out for cops, no education on how the constitution works, nothing.

    They've left there own people for dead.

    So sad.

  3. #38
    Buena Onda
    Buena Onda's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 08-25-18
    Posts: 159
    Betpoints: 2098

    I keep hearing "they're doing this for all of young black men in America and to pave the way for future young black men so they don't have to go through this."

    When you think about it, the NBA boycott is going to have virtually zero effect on "paving the way" for future black people in this country. However, what it WILL do, is effect the futures of players that have yet to be drafted into the league. Those are the futures current NBA players are affecting, and doing so in a negative way. If (when) the league starts to feel the pinch from all of this, it's going to be rookies and guys that are going to enter the league in the next decade that are getting squeezed.

    So, by demanding change, they essentially receive no change, but they "win" the PR battle. They also set the league back who know how many years and did nothing for the future players of the NBA. The irony is comical.

  4. #39
    shady610
    shady610's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 01-12-06
    Posts: 1,570
    Betpoints: 8603

    They wanted to do more. But realized quickly they would violate the CBA. They stayed for the money. Which is fine. But at least play your hand better.

  5. #40
    KVB
    It's not what they bring...
    KVB's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 05-29-14
    Posts: 74,849
    Betpoints: 7576

    They need a leader.

    It's a bunch of mouthpieces, with no leadership or organization.

    They're following the Kap playbook when we've all learned from that groundbreaking move that was also full of tactical mistakes. After all, he started a war.

    No unification is because there is no leader.

  6. #41
    Nappyx
    Nappyx's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 11-05-17
    Posts: 652
    Betpoints: 616

    What this accomplishes is bringing the issue to light. Unless this is brought to the forefront, nothing will change. The more it is talked about - tweets, threads as this one and multitude of others.. doesn't matter if the conversation is positive or negative.. this has people talking and wondering what we can all do differently.

  7. #42
    The General
    The General's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 08-10-05
    Posts: 13,279
    Betpoints: 108

    Good for Mr Trump.

  8. #43
    KVB
    It's not what they bring...
    KVB's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 05-29-14
    Posts: 74,849
    Betpoints: 7576

    Quote Originally Posted by The General View Post
    Good for Mr Trump.


    Quote Originally Posted by KVB View Post
    I know one thing that came out of all of this, action on the republican to win Wisky...


  9. #44
    lakerboy
    lakerboy's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 04-02-09
    Posts: 94,073
    Betpoints: 7726

    LeBron James lost AGAIN. The players voted to play. He walked out.
    Points Awarded:

    KVB gave lakerboy 1 Betpoint(s) for this post.


  10. #45
    The General
    The General's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 08-10-05
    Posts: 13,279
    Betpoints: 108

    Covid19 was taking a toll, now street violence is wiping out all of the liberal gains.

  11. #46
    Eddy Munny
    Eddy Munny's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 08-13-13
    Posts: 14,589
    Betpoints: 24938

    Quote Originally Posted by KVB View Post
    Yeah, but there will always be the bad cops and there are institutional issues in some places.

    But even then, why the hell is there absolutely no discussion about how to behave when a cop has a gun pulled on you?

    It seems like everyone, including a ton of people at SBR, want the phrase "stop or I'll shoot" to be a bluff.

    I advocate situations where they don't have to say that at all, but that's not where we are now. So in light of that, why is there no discussion on how to behave now. It's pretty clear, injustice or not, excessive or not, the a common thread of resisting arrest and putting the police in dangerous situations is never, ever addressed.

    There isn't even a common thread from the police perspective. There's little evidence of racism in any of these videos. Floyd wasn't racism, this recent jacob shooting wasn't racism. Sometimes it's a power tripping cop, sometimes it's a situation that never should have been, sometimes it's outright self defense for the cop. Sometimes it's jsut the cops fault, sometimes it's shared responsibilty, and sometimes it's a shootout.

    But it's almost always resisitng arrest. The few situations where it is not are even more horrible, even more tragic, and even more avoidable.

    So what the fuk? Even the black community, including pro athletes, have given up on black men, completely given up. No fatherly advice on how to watch out for cops, no education on how the constitution works, nothing.

    They've left there own people for dead.

    So sad.
    For the same reason we don't have the conversation about touching hot stoves, or poisonous snakes, or doing backflips off the roof of your house... Because it's common sense. When did common sense require a college course? Even a foreigner for whom English isn't their native tongue would understand the tonal cues and body language of an officer not wanting you to move, much less fight back or enter your vehicle.

    There's no need for kid gloves. We're talking about adults with blatant disregard for authority, both in the history of their actions in the community and their interactions with law enforcement that lead to sensational outcomes like the Blake incident. He knew what the officers were demanding of him and made the conscious decision to do the exact opposite. Nobody demonstrated a lower value on the life of Jacob Blake than Jacob Blake himself.
    Nomination(s):
    This post was nominated 1 time . To view the nominated thread please click here. People who nominated: KVB

  12. #47
    KVB
    It's not what they bring...
    KVB's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 05-29-14
    Posts: 74,849
    Betpoints: 7576

    I'm not talking kid gloves eddy.

    I'm talking about Doc Rivers saying that no white father ever had to tell his son to watch out for the cops when you get pulled over.

    How can the guy say something like that and not talk about your conduct around said horrible cop? Shouldn't all fathers say don't fuk with cops like that?

    Just fukkin crazy.

  13. #48
    Eddy Munny
    Eddy Munny's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 08-13-13
    Posts: 14,589
    Betpoints: 24938

    Quote Originally Posted by KVB View Post
    I'm not talking kid gloves eddy.

    I'm talking about Doc Rivers saying that no white father ever had to tell his son to watch out for the cops when you get pulled over.

    How can the guy say something like that and not talk about your conduct around said horrible cop? Shouldn't all fathers say don't fuk with cops like that?

    Just fukkin crazy.
    It's all a bunch of emotionally charged rhetoric, just like Lebron James saying he's fears for his life every day as a black man in this country. Get real. If you're not breaking the law and not resisting police officer orders, your chance of death at the hands of police are so infinitesimally small that they don't even merit a mention.

  14. #49
    Mr KLC
    Mr KLC's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 12-19-07
    Posts: 30,631
    Betpoints: 420


  15. #50
    KnuckleHeadz
    KnuckleHeadz's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 12-11-19
    Posts: 8,183
    Betpoints: 4511

    This happened on Monday and nobody’s talking about it or covering it on the news..

    https://www.foxnews.com/us/south-car...-rage-driveway

  16. #51
    JIBBBY
    JIBBBY's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 12-10-09
    Posts: 83,076
    Betpoints: 11874

    Quote Originally Posted by KnuckleHeadz View Post
    This happened on Monday and nobody’s talking about it or covering it on the news..

    https://www.foxnews.com/us/south-car...-rage-driveway

    Wrong race color crime..

    Only Black Lives Matter now.. Not whites.. Fake news media would never run that story, doesn't fit their race agenda.

First 12
Top