Looting...

RumbleFish · 05-30-2020, 04:23 PM

Yes, the looters suck and some innocent folks are getting hurt.
People will take advantage when they see an opportunity.
I saw plenty of white people looting too...Just as I did in the L.A. riots in 1992.

I know it's hard for many to even understand the amount of anger these folks are feeling.
This isn't about 1 handcuffed black man being killed by cops.

This is about 400 yrs of abuse, terror and death.

When people took a knee in silent protest after Tamir Rice, Trayvon Martin and others, they were labeled Anti-American and traitors and NOTHING changed.

When people see that carrying signs, marching, chanting some cute little rhymes (wow, you really showed some class) doesn't change things, then what? THIS!

How many of you have been pulled over and had guns drawn on you because you looked like you didn't belong in that neighborhood or didn't look like you should be driving the car you're driving?

How many of you have been followed around a store while you were just shopping?

How many of you have been chased down and had guns pulled on you because you looked like you up to no good?

Unless you've lived your life in fear just because of your skin color, it's hard to understand how these folks feel.

I get it, I'm a white guy...well, Italian/Spanish/Welch but, I've had people do horrible things to me and my family because they thought my Italian mother was Mexican.

We were living in Springfield, MO. in the late 1970's.
Me (long hair and tanned), my mom (a small, dark haired woman) and her Blond, blued eyed husband (my stepdad). I came home one day and found our 2 cats and 2 dogs had been poisoned and were dead. The people who did it, left a note on our door saying MEXICANS GET OUT!!! I wanted to burn the entire town to the ground, instead, we just moved away.

So, yeah, I'm a bit more sympathetic to the plight of these people.

I'm sorry to those of you who simply can't imagine what these people feel because you've never been made to feel the way they do.

Flame away!

Rusty · 05-30-2020, 04:44 PM

My wifey is from Denver. She's hispanic and native American. Everyone here thinks she's Italian.

Zoren 370 · 05-30-2020, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

My wifey is from Denver. She's hispanic and native American. Everyone here thinks she's Italian.

Because you look like a mobster boss!

My Don Rusty!

Rusty · 05-30-2020, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoren 370

Because you look like a mobster boss!

My Don Rusty!

Irish Mafia.

Rusty · 05-30-2020, 11:14 PM

Protesting is one thing. This is no longer about protesting. This is mob riots, anarchists, and antifa driving everything now. They are using the death of George Floyd as a cover to cause mayhem. Look at St. Louis riots a couple of years ago. Same thing. With everyone being locked up because of the virus. People being up set about that. This just needed a trigger for things to explode. And they got it.

Zoren 370 · 05-31-2020, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

Protesting is one thing. This is no longer about protesting. This is mob riots, anarchists, and antifa driving everything now. They are using the death of George Floyd as a cover to cause mayhem. Look at St. Louis riots a couple of years ago. Same thing. With everyone being locked up because of the virus. People being up set about that. This just needed a trigger for things to explode. And they got it.

My patient told while I was treating him at his hospital bed watching the news!

He said well that happens when the democrats join a peaceful protest!

No politics pls...but that made me laugh!

Hotrodz · 05-31-2020, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

Protesting is one thing. This is no longer about protesting. This is mob riots, anarchists, and antifa driving everything now. They are using the death of George Floyd as a cover to cause mayhem. Look at St. Louis riots a couple of years ago. Same thing. With everyone being locked up because of the virus. People being up set about that. This just needed a trigger for things to explode. And they got it.

Agreed!

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Hotrodz · 05-30-2020, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by RumbleFish

Yes, the looters suck and some innocent folks are getting hurt.
People will take advantage when they see an opportunity.
I saw plenty of white people looting too...Just as I did in the L.A. riots in 1992.

I know it's hard for many to even understand the amount of anger these folks are feeling.
This isn't about 1 handcuffed black man being killed by cops.

This is about 400 yrs of abuse, terror and death.

When people took a knee in silent protest after Tamir Rice, Trayvon Martin and others, they were labeled Anti-American and traitors and NOTHING changed.

When people see that carrying signs, marching, chanting some cute little rhymes (wow, you really showed some class) doesn't change things, then what? THIS!

How many of you have been pulled over and had guns drawn on you because you looked like you didn't belong in that neighborhood or didn't look like you should be driving the car you're driving?

How many of you have been followed around a store while you were just shopping?

How many of you have been chased down and had guns pulled on you because you looked like you up to no good?

Unless you've lived your life in fear just because of your skin color, it's hard to understand how these folks feel.

I get it, I'm a white guy...well, Italian/Spanish/Welch but, I've had people do horrible things to me and my family because they thought my Italian mother was Mexican.

We were living in Springfield, MO. in the late 1970's.
Me (long hair and tanned), my mom (a small, dark haired woman) and her Blond, blued eyed husband (my stepdad). I came home one day and found our 2 cats and 2 dogs had been poisoned and were dead. The people who did it, left a note on our door saying MEXICANS GET OUT!!! I wanted to burn the entire town to the ground, instead, we just moved away.

So, yeah, I'm a bit more sympathetic to the plight of these people.

I'm sorry to those of you who simply can't imagine what these people feel because you've never been made to feel the way they do.

Flame away!

I was a young Black man attending college Cal Poly Pomona in the early 80s and all of the above to me during that. Getting followed by security or police is not uncommon still and I will be 60 in about three weeks. I also was an law enforcement officer for 23 years.

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05-30-2020, 04:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
RumbleFish A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Los Feliz, Ca. Posts: 1,213 Drives: '10-Sport-M6 Rep Power: 8240	Yes, the looters suck and some innocent folks are getting hurt. People will take advantage when they see an opportunity. I saw plenty of white people looting too...Just as I did in the L.A. riots in 1992. I know it's hard for many to even understand the amount of anger these folks are feeling. This isn't about 1 handcuffed black man being killed by cops. This is about 400 yrs of abuse, terror and death. When people took a knee in silent protest after Tamir Rice, Trayvon Martin and others, they were labeled Anti-American and traitors and NOTHING changed. When people see that carrying signs, marching, chanting some cute little rhymes (wow, you really showed some class) doesn't change things, then what? THIS! How many of you have been pulled over and had guns drawn on you because you looked like you didn't belong in that neighborhood or didn't look like you should be driving the car you're driving? How many of you have been followed around a store while you were just shopping? How many of you have been chased down and had guns pulled on you because you looked like you up to no good? Unless you've lived your life in fear just because of your skin color, it's hard to understand how these folks feel. I get it, I'm a white guy...well, Italian/Spanish/Welch but, I've had people do horrible things to me and my family because they thought my Italian mother was Mexican. We were living in Springfield, MO. in the late 1970's. Me (long hair and tanned), my mom (a small, dark haired woman) and her Blond, blued eyed husband (my stepdad). I came home one day and found our 2 cats and 2 dogs had been poisoned and were dead. The people who did it, left a note on our door saying MEXICANS GET OUT!!! I wanted to burn the entire town to the ground, instead, we just moved away. So, yeah, I'm a bit more sympathetic to the plight of these people. I'm sorry to those of you who simply can't imagine what these people feel because you've never been made to feel the way they do. Flame away! JARblue, cv129, Hotrodz and 6 others like this. __________________ How far, this...Utopia? F.I. CBE V2/Stillen G3 CAI/GTM 25R OC/EcuTek tune (Specialty Z)/ KW V3's/Stillen Sway bars/SPC rear camber kit/Z1 FUCA/Mich. PSS4S 255/35-295/30

05-30-2020, 04:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
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05-30-2020, 11:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 69 Posts: 35,504 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684439	Protesting is one thing. This is no longer about protesting. This is mob riots, anarchists, and antifa driving everything now. They are using the death of George Floyd as a cover to cause mayhem. Look at St. Louis riots a couple of years ago. Same thing. With everyone being locked up because of the virus. People being up set about that. This just needed a trigger for things to explode. And they got it. SouthArk370Z, JARblue, cv129 and 8 others like this. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

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