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What in the hell happened here?

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Alma, Jul 17, 2017.

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  1. BitterYoungMatador2

    BitterYoungMatador2 Well-Known Member

    Donations...for what?
     
    BitterYoungMatador2, Jul 21, 2017
    #85
  2. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    All true. The University of Cincinnati cop too.

    But, if you didn't believe the false, "hands up, don't shoot," narrative, folks will act like you're some apologist for bad cops. This, despite the fact that the folks demanding the cop's arrest were wrong.

    Being on the right side of the social justice fight is more important than being on the side of the facts.
     
    YankeeFan, Jul 21, 2017
    #86
    franticscribe and QYFW like this.
  3. Killick

    Killick Well-Known Member

    Lord only knows. I didn't hang around long enough to listen to their pitch.
     
    Killick, Jul 21, 2017
    #87
  4. DeskMonkey1

    DeskMonkey1 Active Member

    I got a call from a veterans organizations seeking donations exactly like the police organization does (script is identical). Told them I lost my job and that wasn't a good enough excuse for them
     
    DeskMonkey1, Jul 21, 2017
    #88
  5. Big Circus

    Big Circus Well-Known Member

    You didn't have any problem swallowing the false narrative pushed by Wilson and his backers.
     
    Big Circus, Jul 21, 2017
    #89
  6. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Those solicitations are usually coming from professional fundraisers. Not that you needed an "excuse," obviously, for someone soliciting you for money, but no excuse is going to matter to the person on the other end of the phone. If you make a donation, it is likely that more of your donation is going tto go to the company employing the person on the other end of the phone than whatever charity he or she is pitching for (and a lot of them are just outright scams). It's even possible that the person you were talking to was incentivized with a "bonus" or commission if you donated money.
     
    Last edited: Jul 21, 2017
    The Big Ragu, Jul 21, 2017
    #90
  7. BitterYoungMatador2

    BitterYoungMatador2 Well-Known Member

    The NRA is the worst when it comes to phone solicitations.​
     
    BitterYoungMatador2, Jul 21, 2017
    #91
  8. DeskMonkey1

    DeskMonkey1 Active Member

    I just hung up
     
    DeskMonkey1, Jul 21, 2017
    #92
  9. hondo

    hondo Well-Known Member

    A black Attorney General said the evidence wasn't there and the witnesses were spouting bullshit. Case closed. The problem is Ferguson became the epicenter for trigger-happy cops and it was the one case where the cop was in the right.
    The others ... not so much. Still amazed there's no rioting in Minnesota over Castille.
     
    hondo, Jul 21, 2017
    #93
  10. Spartan Squad

    Spartan Squad Well-Known Member

    I never called proper BS on this. Suddenly supporting cops on the streets is a liberal proposition? Then what the hell was Sheriff "Look At My Flair" Clarke doing at the GOP convention? And remind me was is Fox News or MSNBC that immediately sides with the cops after high profile officer involved shootings?

    By the way, one of the biggest breaks with a police union recently was done by the San Jose Mayor who is a Democrat.

    San Jose's Pension Reform Passes
     
    Spartan Squad, Jul 21, 2017
    #94
  11. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    The guy in a suburban Dayton Wal-Mart getting shot by John Law for having the temerity to hold a toy gun he picked up in the store remains my gold standard for unpunished police murder.
     
    dixiehack, Jul 21, 2017
    #95
  12. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    He heard a loud noise.
     
    poindexter, Jul 21, 2017
    #96
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