Running racism in America thread

I think that's the current policy. Basically the answer is it depends. You can get a waiver if you have a record, but in some cases waivers won't be granted or it could screw up your ability to get a job in the military with any sort of importance because you won't get clearance. I know whenever I tried to get on a Navy base, they ran my name against a database that among other things made sure I wasn't a registered sex offender.

An Arrest Record Could Keep You From Enlisting

 

This is key. What is going to be built in place of what was destroyed?

Will the folks who were there before have the opportunity to rebuild?

Friday’s giveaway is not a “one-time deal,” Justin Castillo said he told volunteers. His friend, Rudolph, said he wants to help organize more efforts. Other philanthropic ideas to rebuild south Minneapolis include a possible grant program for minority-owned small businesses in the area.

Minnesota athletes, coaches turn out to fill void in ravaged south Minneapolis neighborhood

 

Duffel Blog nails it. And it's a satire site if you weren't aware.

Military Pushes For Same Broad Rules Of Engagement As Civilian Police Forces

 

Floyd mentions are the new hydrocholoquine.

 

Couple strands involved in the Floyd story I haven’t seen completely covered and maybe I just missed them: can we see what the counterfeit bill looked like? How easy was it to detect? Is this common (counterfeits being passed and caught.) This is the first time I’ve heard of this type of thing. I realize we probably only heard of this one because of the death.
Also, where did Floyd get the counterfeit bill? Are there more out there somewhere? Is this being pursued by police?
Finally, is there so little to do for police in Minneapolis that 4 policemen were readily available to respond to a call about a counterfeit $20 bill (and I haven’t seen anything that says Floyd had more than one.) and how did they get there so fast assuming Floyd wasn’t going to hang around very long after passing a counterfeit.
I know these are relatively minor questions when it comes to the big story of Floyd’s murder, but they are still things that are background parts of the story.
Maybe it all comes out later.

 

The cop who made an effort to render aid was pushed not to by the others.

 

I'm stunned that an officer with as many previous complaints against him as Chauvin was a training officer. Citizens really do need to take more control over their police departments. Too often a mayor is too beholden to a police union to do anything significant.
It seems the protests now are just happening because nobody knows what else to do.

 

Well this is horrible. Don't worry about the slain black man America, Wall Street has your back.

Fox News Chart of Post-Unrest Stock Performance Sparks Outrage

 

I have been wondering why the murder of Floyd has stirred such a wide reaction in the country as opposed to the other sad instances of police murder we've seen over the last decades. My guess, and it is only a guess, is that US police departments let their freak flag fly at the demonstrations and many many white civilians are seeing this not as a racial issue, which is fraught for everyone, but as a police issue. Our society has raised bodies of armed men and women who violently reject the idea that they can be held accountable for their actions and have worked to establish effective immunity for said actions. They know they are being recorded when committing violence against unarmed and in many cases unresisting demonstrators and they don't care. That cannot be tolerated in a democracy. People in authority who screw up must be brought to account, no matter who they are or how valuable the service their group renders.

 

I think COVID contributed to it - people are freaked out and hyperfocused on it. They don't recognize the country we've become. A lot of it is anti-Trump as well, encouraging cops to knock heads doesn't help. I do think we are headed for significant police reform this time around. The "one bad apple" defense was shot to hell by seeing the police response coast to coast.