Djason Unchained

According to this link the cops were called out there because of a fight between a girl and her mom. Texas Cop Caught on Video Going on Violent Rampage at Pool Party - PINAC

This one is going around on Facebook labeled as: "Neighbors call the cops because there were too many blacks at a pool party." The video picks up after the cops arrive. I'm really not sure why the cops were called or what triggered their involvement at the pool party. One officer has been suspended as a result for "out of control" behavior. https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=Gl92emFF3Ww

I love having hitting streaks and then being put in to pinch hit late in the game and ending up 0-1 for a game to end the hitting streak. Love it.

I know there are some good organizations. I've seen them also.

Cool. I have no clue. I was thinking I read somewhere that he graduated so grad classes make sense.

Absolutely. The "bigger exposure" events take place in April and July. Nobody misses anything in June. The respectable AAU programs don't schedule tournaments in June anyways. Not to mention that June basketball can be strenuous as well. Some schools will get in up to 20 games in the month of June and all of them practice.

Very very true.

The mindset of generational poverty is such a brutal mindset. It is depressing to see and frustrating to watch. Hopefully our kids will do a better job going forward of dealing with erasing racism from our society.

Overall it is. There may be a few teams that break the norm of AAU but for the most part as a whole Professor7 is dead on.

This isn't entirely true. I know more parents that have kids playing AAU that hate it. Kids like it for obvious reasons. Parents don't like it as much as you may think. A whole lot of kids end up with "AAU parents" as a result as well. That's also how you end up with kids transferring. Some kids have parents that simply can't get off of work to travel to some of these tournaments or practices and have other parents from the team looking after their kids on the weekends. Bonds are built, trust is formed, relationships forged and next thing you know, Joe Blow has moved to a new school. But people think recruiting is taking place. Nobody recruits anymore. Kids just play AAU. That's all.

It wouldn't hurt mine either. Kids playing football seem to do just fine being found without AAU. No reason basketball couldn't follow the same model football is using to find out who can and can't play at the next level.

I don't disagree. Rioting and looting does absolutely nothing at all to help them or their situation. It also doesn't allow anyone associated with the situation to be heard at all. For me, that is what bothered me the most about your initial post is because you know this is true. While your first post had a certain message you wanted to get across IMO it was unnecessary and inflammatory in a situation where an officer was murdered by an idiot. They don't complain about the large police presence in their neighborhood. They complain when there has been documented cases of excessive police force being used and nothing being done about it. Baltimore and Cleveland both have documented histories of excessive police force being used which has caused a large amount of mistrust between the citizens and the police. People shouldn't fear and mistrust the police but sadly in a lot of those areas they do and the reasons why are documented. Everyone has to act in a responsible manner to affect change and a huge part of affecting that change begins with better schooling in the inner city. As long as there are mediocre schools in the inner city then for the most part things will never change in the inner city. Too many people are born into the cycle with no hope and no chance to escape the cycle. That cycle has to be broken for true change to take place.

Same here.

"Dazzling urbanite". I like that. :thumb:

Truth.

Fishing expedition.

I do see things from a different perspective so as you stated, "maybe you should take your own advice." As I stated I normally agree with most things that you say about the police and I have said so multiple times in numerous threads. I'm still waiting for folks to say they understand the unrest in the inner cities without folks saying that people care more for a criminal than a murdered police officer. Is that a perspective you might be interested in?

I throw shade and insults in response to things that are said. I don't start out with shade or insults. If folks want to play in the mud I'll get dirty. No problem with that at all. I just think it's funny that people get mad at what I say in response to posts that I feel cross the line. I have an extremely low tolerance for bull crap too. Especially lately. Mid life crisis maybe. Life changes. Not sure. I just know that if I feel something I am going to say it. I'm tired of holding my tongue and definitely tired of all of the frustrations that come with searching for common ground when no one cares about common ground.

I'll never understand how one side of the snide comments is part of the problem but the other side of the snide comments isn't. That's the damn problem.

That's my whole point. Ignorant statements are statements you and people of your ilk don't agree with. There are different viewpoints on what the problems are other than what you say is right and wrong or ignorant. You don't think for one second that this whole thread would have been better served had you offered up proper condolences for a fallen officer? You don't think for one second that instead of asking where is the outrage, rioting and looting and wording your passionate feelings in a more appropriate manner that this whole thread could have been better served? My reaction to your statement that got this whole thread is the problem but your reactionary causing post isn't an issue at all? Let's not act like I'm the only one who felt the same way about your initial post. I'm just the only one who responded in an inciteful manner. Even worse is that fundamentally I have always agreed with a lot of the sentiment that you all say when it comes to the police and things that happen. My frustration lies in the fact that you all refuse to acknowledge why people protest and express outrage and do stupid stuff like riot and loot. Not one time have I ever condoned any of the rioting or looting or violence against the police and have expressed that multiple times on here. I have tried in earnest to get plenty of you to understand the mindset of people in the inner city and the borderline racist comments, the close minded posts, the incendiary posts, the race baiting posts and the shade thrown at those who don't agree with any of you high and mighty folks gets old. I'm part of the problem? Please, part of the problem has been the same thing for decades. People say how they feel and if people get their feelings hurt about the statement and then refuse to ask why someone would feel that way and search for a common ground. Folks would rather throw insults and remain close minded. I don't have a problem doing that as well. Being close minded is something I wish I did a whole lot more often.

Oh but of course. :thumb: :lol2: :lol2:

Save all that bull crap drama. If you think anyone is paying attention to anything I post then you are sorely mistaken. It's amazing how much ignorant and racist stuff is said on here that some people wholeheartedly agree with that nobody says anything about but say something bad about the police and folks lose their minds. My posts aren't perpetuating hate anymore than any of these other ignorant posts that are said on here. You just don't agree with them so you get all dramatic. How about you keep your dramatic posts to yourself and we can all continue to ignore the real issue at play and the whole post that got this started. A cop was killed but where is the outrage, rioting and looting? An ignorant post got this all started.

I took it more as kids complaining about their coach and their opinion that their program is going downhill and that they may transfer. Those kids don't care about the school's money.

Excellent sentence. At the end of the day that's all people in these communities are asking for is understanding as to why they feel the way they do. Years and years of mistrust between the citizens and police. Documented incidents of police brutality and use of excessive force by the police in the form of lawsuits against the police department that citizens have won. I believe 8 million dollars paid out to citizens over the last few years because of excessive force used by the police. Brandon Jones shot by the police and the 12 year old with a pellet gun shot by the police. I understand and their anger and frustration and I hope they resist the urge to have an excuse to loot and riot. Not that anyone is listening to them when they peacefully protest anyways.

Stupidity to run. Utter stupidity.