ProfD

The majority in a homogenous society will support a dictator because 1) that individual is one of them and 2) benefits and 3) fear. The aforementioned dictators and throughout the course of history have similar traits. Despite their murderous ways, they were beloved by their subjects. There's no incentive to overthrow a corrupt leader or system if one is a) enjoying benefits under the illusion of freedom and/or b) afraid to die in order to change it.

Sure, victims of police abuse should be paid. However, I refuse to believe New York City could come up with $121M to pay damages for a lawsuit but couldn't scrape up $350k for a community center. Politicians are elected by the people but they seem to work for special interest groups.

No surprise. How the money gets spent shows the priorities. The taxpayers should be protesting if they don't agreee with how their tax dollars are being spent.

So, I've seen some video of that situation. I don't know why the double amputee stabbed the other guy. But, by swinging that knife around at them, he clearly committed suicide by cops. While I still believe the police could have handled that situation differently, that's not how they are trained especially when it comes to Black and Brown people. If that had been a white man, he might be sitting behind bars for the assault but he would definitely still be alive today.

@Rodney campbell, my comment was a tangential response to posts above illustrating that there are folks who in their willingness to die for whatever reason could be utilized to overthrow corrupt leaders. Initially, the military was stood up to protect and serve their country. Dictators and greedy politicians have co-opted the military to enforce their ideologies and to protect and secure their interests. Right now, Russia is pulling criminals out of prison and using them to supplement their military force. Yet, the offensive and subsequent loss of life is totally unnecessary. The Russian military and its citizens are complicit in fulfilling the sociopathic designs of their dictator. The question is why won't they overthrow him.

@Stefan, it's not on the brochure but folks who join the military and law enforcement are signing up to kill or be killed. Most folks make it through those careers without having to make that sacrifice. Folks run around the streets engaging in gangs and/or criminal activities knowing the risks. They might have to kill or be killed too. While these folks aren't strapping bombs and grenades to themselves, they are engaging in careers and activities that could require them to take a bullet. It hasn't clicked with either group of folks that they're willing to die for something less than overthrowing the system of racism white supremacy.

There's less room for negotiation when someone has a weapon of any kind. Police are trained to use deadly force. I don't think lethal force is necessary when the weapon is not a firearm. Folks have been shot and killed while waving a butter knife several feet away from the police. A taser or leg shot would have been sufficient. If police officers were trained in hand to hand combat, they would be able to disarm someone wielding a knife or club. Law enforcement especially in Black and Brown communities have been licensed to kill them. The people need to recognize and believe it.

That story is bizarre. Double amputee jumps out of a wheel chair to chase down and stab someone else. *Hops* back in the wheelchair still brandishing a weapon and threatening law enforcement. His mom says he had been suffering from a lot of depression since losing his legs. Maybe angry man wanted to commit suicide by cops. I'll wait on more information before giving this dude a hashtag.

Absolutely. I've often written here that fear keeps people in check. Most of the folks who want to go to heaven are afraid to die. Living in h8ll isn't that bad. Yet, militaries are filled with people who are willing to sacrifice themselves. Same goes for the streets.

Gotd8mn. That's gonna crush some toes and feet. Recommendation for parents reading the scribe above...steel toe shoes and boots.

If those rumors are true and those 8gglets are going to prison for another's man beef...they were stupid. Now, they will catch beef from a whole bunch of dudes in the penalty box. True that. Diplomacy...killing with kindness is a better tactic. It allows one to fight another day and/or in another way.

No surprise that Black folks hurt each other. Bad actors among Black police officers is not a surprise either. Black police caught on video beating another Black man to death alters the narrative regarding police brutality as it relates to racism and bias. There is still disparity in how white police officer misconduct is handled when they abuse and kill Black folks. White police officers aren't immediately terminated and charged with a criminal offense. They get paid administrative leave pending an investigation. If convicted of a crime, it takes at least 1.5 yeas before the end up behind bars. Meanwhile, in Memphis, those former police officer n8gglets were fired and arrested in less than a month. They will be in the penitentiary before the Fall of 2023.

This whole situation is just another example of how AfroAmericans are woefully un-educated in the system of racism white supremacy. In the absence of a code, they don't know better. As NF Jr. brilliantly stated, if one doesn't understand the system, what it is and how it works, everything else will lead to confusion. Of course, white folks are breathing a sigh of relief and enjoying this latest round of police brutality because AfroAmericans did it to themselves. instigating riots would have been icing on the cake. Fortunately, folks didn't take the bait.

Heads are still rolling in Memphis. A 6th cop and two (2) EMTs have been relieved of their duties.

Yep. Quitting on life or losing the desire to live is a mental breakdown. The person is mentally unhealthy in that moment.

Sista @Mel Hopkins, I got it. Now, I know what it takes to get you to pop in and check on the peanut gallery.

Those thousands of Black folks looking for a reparations check probably cannot afford to move to and take up residency in Cali. It's an expensive place to live for working class folks. The shelters and streets are already crowded with homeless people.

@Delano's post makes my point. Even AI acknowledges that it requires human input. The only way AI knows who's going to win the Super Bowl two (2) weeks from now is if it has been programmed to find emails within the NFL confirming that games are fixed.

@Pioneer1, I want all Black folks to win. I just don't want it to get twisted that some groups of Black folks are smarter and/or harder working than others. All groups of Black people have similar problems regardless of where they live.

My point was that Artificial Intelligence doesn't think. It is running a series of computer programs based on instructions geared to produce a specific outcome. Playing the game of Chess or Bridge are great examples of how Artificial Intelligence works. It makes moves based on algorithms fed into it. Without human beings programming it, Artificial Intelligence either doesn't exist or it's dumb.

@Pioneer1, I'm not doubting African Intelligence or industriousness. Most immigrants share those traits to varying degrees. In fact, the US doesn't allow legal immigration among people of color without some type of credentials. My point is some Africans have similar problems back home that AfroAmericans face here in the US. The difference is AfroAmericans have nowhere to run. We don't have a whole country to return if things don't work out here. End of the line.

Artificial Intelligence is a repository of data. Algorithms programmed by humans provide instructions for how it responds. The day Artificial Intelligence is actually capable of thinking, planning and making decisions without human interaction and more importantly, can function without a power source i.e. self-sustainability, we're in trouble.

@Pioneer1, the smart African people should be able to overthrow the corrupt government. Buy they wouldn't especially if they're in charge and/or benefiting from it. So, the non-powerful *smart* African people leave their home country and take up residence in a racist country. They leave a Black oppressor to take up with a white oppressor. Personally, I don't think it's *smart* to have 7 degrees including medicine and come to the United States to drive a cab or work security in a department store. Many Africans save up enough money to move back to Africa and build a house out in the countryside minus running water or electricity. This isn't hearsay on my part. These are facts based on 1st hand observation. I could write a book on the subject but that's not my thing.

@Pioneer1, the founders usually have code of ethics and laws of conduct established when nation building. The downside is they break them to their benefit.

I've mentioned this before because I have 1st hand knowledge in my own family. Africans seemingly come to the United States in order to excel yet their home country remains under-developed in comparison. That doesn't make sense. Africans leave a whole country and culture behind in order to get closer a better life as defined by white folks. Some African born childen get over here and become Americanized and just as dysfunctional as native n8gglets. African adults have the same issues as their American counterparts. I see it every day.