Chicken. Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 2 minutes ago, Down by the River said: The billionaire club is a small world. They absolutely have the clout to demand government policy. For example, if I'm billionaire Smith, I could choose to have my new food preparation facility built in Massachusetts. This would generate 1,000 jobs in the area. Creating happy people. Creating people that favor voting for the status quo (i.e., the people currently in government). Creating people that pay tax dollars that help support government initiatives/projects. Alternatively, I could say that Massachusetts has failed to respond to my demands for addressing educational reform and therefore I'm going to build this facility in Connecticut instead. Jobs lost, people angry, tax dollars down, officials are not re-elected. It is time to stop appealing to peoples' sense of humanity because the reality is that making changes that support ending systemic disadvantage also are not in the best interests of people that are already wealthy. The change has to come from hurting the bottom line more than what would occur from making change for the sake of bettering disadvantaged persons. The structure of schools in the United States is just completely backwards. The poorest communities contribute the least amount in tax dollars resulting in the most poorly funded schools. The cycle will be perpetuated until this type of issue is addressed. Fairly small yeah - NHL owners are not the only major players though. Perhaps I am just unable to envision what sort of policy changes (federal, state) would help to 'significantly' curb the systemic racism plaguing the nation down there... the problem is so multi-faceted it would take a PhD thesis to get though all the necessary angles. Bezos and Gates are worth more than all the NHL owners combined although I suppose they are not forced to gave to their union members' demands Out of interest... FA comes in at #12 .. and the second line here had me chuckling pretty hard 12: Vancouver Canucks owner Francesco Aquilini — $3.3 billion Highest-paid player: Canucks left wing Loui Eriksson is paid $8 million a year. https://www.businessinsider.com/the-23-richest-billionaire-nhl-franchise-owners-2018-3#12-vancouver-canucks-owner-francesco-aquilini-33-billion-12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nux4lyfe Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Look what this is already doing, I am arguing with people who don't agree with me and vice versa when we should be talking about our Canucks. This is what it does. Divide. Anyways, much love guys, Have a great day. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuporbust Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 10 minutes ago, Master Mind said: There's definitely some bad apples, and some with poor training, however the bolded part gets asked fairly often. From a former officer, there's reasons why they're not trained to aim for the leg. A leg shot can just as easily kill a person. Difficult shot to make. Aiming for the torso is an easier target, and less likely to miss and hit a pedestrian. A leg shot doesn't mean the threat will go down. Hide contents What was ur opinion on what u saw in the video? Given all the new info on what preceaded the shots and the actual situation, what's ur take ? Been curious what former or current officers think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Allt svartnar Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Two children were robbed, raped and tortured for nine hours then buried alive in a graveyard in Stockholm, Sweden this week. It's not the top piece of news because "mostly peaceful protests" in a foreign country is apparently more interesting. It's not the top piece of news because it wasn't swedes who did it. The world doesn't need to fall into another psyop shutdown over BLM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dexterwang Posted August 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2020 Unbelievably disappointed by the leagues decision. I have been working with disparate minority communities in both Canada and the States and I loath the black lives matter movement. This garbage movement has set back minorities decades and actually doesn’t give a shat about minority we’ll being. Hate police brutality? Let’s talk funding more police training, reforming police unions that protects bad cops, and better recruitment. But nope!!! let’s defund the police, antagonize them and riot. This have hurt and will hurt minority neighborhood. Hate disparity? Let’s talk about culture, valuing education, supportive family structure, and improving community safety... but nope!!! According to BLM website, let’s dissolve the nuclear family, kill capitalism and blame everyone else. tragedy 3 1 4 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 2 minutes ago, nux4lyfe said: OK, I guess all officers are corrupt, I've had my fair share of run-ins but guess what? I was polite , respectful and eventualy on my way..What dinks eh!? I've noticed this. The video of Chief Adam from Alberta - the cop was trying to stop him from getting in his truck, and then the Chief got upset and started rampaging a bit, and was then violently tackled. Puffing out your chest to a cop is probably a big no-no. The guy who was shot 7 times, he just ignored the police telling him to stop, and was going to drive off with kids in the backseat. Maybe the person filming that should've said "dude, just do what they say". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DLC- Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 14 minutes ago, Master Mind said: There's definitely some bad apples, and some with poor training, however the bolded part gets asked fairly often. From a former officer, there's reasons why they're not trained to aim for the leg. A leg shot can just as easily kill a person. Difficult shot to make. Aiming for the torso is an easier target, and less likely to miss and hit a pedestrian. A leg shot doesn't mean the threat will go down. Hide contents Thank you for that. Learning as I go here.... I guess the main point is...isn't there a better way (to "apprehend" someone)? If you "think" someone "might" have a weapon ... they also may not. Again....I applaud (good) cops for doing one of the very toughest jobs there is. For risking their own lives and rushing TO danger as others rush away from it. I don't want that message to be lost in all of this (have a cousin married to a good cop). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timråfan Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 2 hours ago, Jaimito said: We can make it political or not Let's stick to hockey. I think this is a good break for Nux to rest up. 40 blocked shot last game. That's a lot of bruises and pain. They will need to have similar effort in game 3 to win. Yes, and Markys muscles really need a break. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuporbust Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 3 minutes ago, debluvscanucks said: "PolitiFact | What we know about Jacob Blake's shooting in Kenosha, Wis." https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/26/what-we-know-about-jacob-blake-shooting-kenosha-wi/ Still, non of them talking about any of this , and they wont 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 8 minutes ago, Moose Nuckle said: Yes it can. 1. terrorist organization - a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals. a la burning down business, forcing people to raise their fist, attacking people Do you know anything about American politics? Here: "Black Lives Matter is not a terrorist organization nor a terrorist movement, and no responsible source would describe it as such," David Sterman, an international security senior policy analyst at the New America think tank, told PolitiFact. Foreign terrorist groups Black Lives Matter, a domestic group, has not been designated as a terrorist organization on the State Department’s list of foreign terrorist organizations. When reviewing potential targets for designation, the department "looks not only at the actual terrorist attacks that a group has carried out, but also at whether the group has engaged in planning and preparations for possible future acts of terrorism or retains the capability and intent to carry out such acts." "None of those criteria are descriptive of Black Lives Matter," Sterman said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Nuckle Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Just now, debluvscanucks said: Thank you for that. Learning as I go here.... I guess the main point is...isn't there a better way (to "apprehend" someone)? If you "think" someone "might" have a weapon ... they also may not. Again....I applaud (good) cops for doing one of the very toughest jobs there is. For risking their own lives and rushing TO danger as others rush away from it. I don't want that message to be lost in all of this (have a cousin married to a good cop). So many cops have died this way, assuming they arent reaching for a weapon when they are. I am beating a dead horse here but learn how to interact with police. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 4 minutes ago, debluvscanucks said: Roussel? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DLC- Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 I, too, have to check out for awhile...please use the report button and a sense of fairness, patience, tolerance and civility when discussing these matters. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 11 minutes ago, GhostsOf1994 said: They're rules are to destroy the entire foundation of society. Why has blm donated 189 million to bernie saunders? He's not black? I’ve looked on the website and haven’t seen that stated anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Nuckle Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Just now, PhillipBlunt said: Do you know anything about American politics? Here: "Black Lives Matter is not a terrorist organization nor a terrorist movement, and no responsible source would describe it as such," David Sterman, an international security senior policy analyst at the New America think tank, told PolitiFact. Foreign terrorist groups Black Lives Matter, a domestic group, has not been designated as a terrorist organization on the State Department’s list of foreign terrorist organizations. When reviewing potential targets for designation, the department "looks not only at the actual terrorist attacks that a group has carried out, but also at whether the group has engaged in planning and preparations for possible future acts of terrorism or retains the capability and intent to carry out such acts." "None of those criteria are descriptive of Black Lives Matter," Sterman said. The statement claimed you couldn't be a terrorist in your own country, not true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DLC- Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 1 minute ago, Moose Nuckle said: So many cops have died this way, assuming they arent reaching for a weapon when they are. I am beating a dead horse here but learn how to interact with police. Did George Floyd not try to when he was saying "I can't breathe"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fecklund Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 I came here to talk Hockey but I see that's not going to happen here either.... even sportsnet has turned off commenting because they know people are CHOKED about this, but they have to control the narrative.... so pathetic, weak, and sad. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimito Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 1 minute ago, Shift-4 said: Roussel? will be really cool if he did that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googlie Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 17 minutes ago, PhillipBlunt said: I’ll take a look, but an organization can’t be declared a terrorist organization in its country of origin. baader meinhof was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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