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Bernie Sanders to HBCU student regarding police: “respect what they are doing so that you don’t get shot in the back of the head”
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What advice would you give to your black son about dealing with the police?
I mean, that's what black families tell their black children.
"Yes sir/ma'am."
"No sir/ma'am."
"Thank you for the ticket, sir/ma'am, and I'm sorry."
Hands always in full view. Don't get angry. Don't talk back.
Because we don't want our kids to get shot in the back of the fucking head with crack sprinkled on their shirts for dramatic effect.
"Yes sir/ma'am."
"No sir/ma'am."
"Thank you for the ticket, sir/ma'am, and I'm sorry."
Hands always in full view. Don't get angry. Don't talk back.
Because we don't want our kids to get shot in the back of the fucking head with crack sprinkled on their shirts for dramatic effect.
This. It sounds like it would be the best thing for the country.
Yeah this is how I took it as well. Especially considering the context.
Legitimately question for those shitting on him, what would your response to this question be? And I'd recommend actually watching his full response so that you don't end up repeating what he said.
almost like the two halves of the statement go together
Bernie is probably the wrong person to hear it from but I know folks that have pretty much been told the exact same thing by their parents. He's calling out how fucked up the police system is, not going "Respect the law or die!"
So how should he have answered that question?
It was an honest survivalist answer. It's similar to shit I say to my younger cousins. They have the gun and power, you don't. Deal with the current situation, and survive for that moment. And if you want to do something about it after, take the steps.
YALL GO AHEAD AND PRETEND WE LIVE IN A FUCKING COUNTRY WHERE THINGS ARE HOW YOU FEEL THEY SHOULD BE, AND NOT HOW IT REALLY IS.
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Wow. OP needs to be given a warning for that.
Pretty sure Bernie is saying follow their commands so you don't get murdered by a cop. He follows up with how police in America need to be held accountable. Not the way I would have worded it, but his thoughts were in the right place
See y'all motherfuckers are QUICK to shit on Berner. Watch the whole fuckin' video damn.
A'fuckin'men!
Do we know yet why Bernie Sanders didn't attend Elijah Cummings' funeral? We know from the ERA thread that Obama, Pelosi, Hillary Clinton, Warren (another senator from New England who is in the primary), AOC, etc. were in attendance along with many others... plus even Mitch McConnell, and I doubt Elijah and Mitch saw eye to eye on many issues...
Yes, that's exactly what he was saying.
nothing. Cops can be full-on unpredictable wild cards. Do your best not to give one the reason or opportunity to think it's a good day to murder you.
One of those things that's mostly true but that you don't really want to hear from an old white guy. Same thing about advice on avoiding sexual assault for women - yes, there is common sense advice. No, it's not something men should be dishing out.
But if you're asked the question you gotta give an answer, so...
But if you're asked the question you gotta give an answer, so...
I quoted a tweet that posted the video, as is standard practice... I didn't transcribe part of it and then stop.
And the full video is right there, for anyone to click on, it's not being hidden from anybody.
That's how Im taking it. If he meant something else he should have spoken more clearly.
Oh look a sock puppet.
I certainly wouldn't use the word respect in that context, but it would be something along the lines of what he says here. Know your rights, try to keep calm and get all the info you can. Always try to protect yourself, treat this encounter as a possible life or death scenario because it can be just that.
That being said, i'm not a father nor a black person, so my input here is limited by my experience.
As a side note, my first reply was to a biased OP that only had half of Bernie's reply. I should have watched the whole video, and the thread creator should have posted a more honest OP.
Yea I mean if you don't want to hear it from an old white guy don't ask him the very specific question lol
Your very recent post history with regards to the person in the video makes your purpose here obvious, don't try to play dumb.
What else is a black person supposed to do when pulled over? It's poorly worded, but isn't be calm and respectful and hope for the best about all you can do?
That's how I heard it. Sounds more like advising treating cops as if they're deadly wild animals rather than victim blaming or another pro-cop statement.
Maybe you should post that tweet in here too. Seemed to do well over in that thread.
Also should've chosen a tweet without the full video. Would've made your thread more successful in its disingenuousness.
Could someone explain to me what's so bad about what he said? I listened to the full thing, and it sounded like a perfectly reasonable response. Be as careful as possible, then report them in post to make sure they're held accountable for their wrongdoing. What else is a citizen supposed to do in the moment?
CHILL lol
It can be interpreted by some as blaming the victims.
IE. "don't wear that mini-skirt so nobody will think about raping you."
Further it can be looked at as an old white guy telling black kids to OBEY... which tends to not rub the right way. This makes the choice of words important.
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Holy nothingburger, batman.
Era just gonna ignore the second half of the video, not to mention the words coming out of his mouth, "so that you don't get shot in the back of the head."
He's calling out the police, while at the same time trying to give some pragmatic advice: the police are fucked up, be cognizant of that, and do your best to stay alive.
Era just gonna ignore the second half of the video, not to mention the words coming out of his mouth, "so that you don't get shot in the back of the head."
He's calling out the police, while at the same time trying to give some pragmatic advice: the police are fucked up, be cognizant of that, and do your best to stay alive.
respect
verb [with object]
• avoid harming or interfering with: it is incumbent upon all hill users to respect the environment.
• agree to recognize and abide by (a legal requirement): the crown and its ministers ought to respect the ordinary law.
Yes he wouldn't win the general election because of this... 0% chance.
As far as the Warren name drop...fitting with the ads we get.
I mean, when I read it, I thought the main impact of the statement came from Bernie's raw characterization of cops.
The thread title isn't "inaccurate"; people are just reading different things into it.
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