Black Lives Matter Boos Washington Mayor's Anti-Crime Plans

[Purveyor]

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Aug 27, 2015, 2:22 PM ET
By BEN NUCKOLS Associated Press
Associated Press

The boos began as soon as Washington's mayor said she was putting more police officers on the streets in neighborhoods affected by violent crime. They didn't let up for the next 18 minutes as Democrat Muriel Bowser laid out her plans to address an increase in homicides in the nation's capital.

Bowser was repeatedly heckled and interrupted by a few dozen protesters affiliated with the Black Lives Matter movement during her address Thursday inside the sweltering gymnasium of a long-shuttered school in southeast Washington.

Shouting "Jobs, not jails!" and "More police is not the answer!," the protesters accused the mayor of failing to address the root causes of violence and advocating for policies that would do more harm than good.

Bowser, who is black, said she wanted "to make 'Black Lives Matter' more than just a hashtag.'" The hecklers said they didn't believe her.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/black-lives-matter-boos-washington-mayors-anti-crime-33361802

[randys1]

1. AS I and others have known, and this AGAIN proves, BLM has no target other than ALL

politicians and policies that are not part of the solution.

Whether that is a Bernie Sanders not responding completely enough, or Hillary not admitting her and her husbands past misdeeds, etc.

America WILL stop killing Black people or there will be chaos.

So BLM is doing a GREAT community service ESPECIALLY for white people, when you think about it.

They are forcing us to come to grips with the reality that the current situation will not stand, WILL not.

[SoapBox]

3. ...but all the "targets" you mention are Democrats.

Pukes control the senate.

Pukes control the House.

And there is even an African American in the White House.

When will they go after them?

(If I'm misunderstanding your point, please let me know...I'm not trying to be hostile but I personally don't like their methods)

[randys1]

4. Nope, wrong. Do some research, please

[SoapBox]

6. Help out with what I'm supposed to "research"...

And please read my edit...

BTW...does BLM VOTE? Does BLM work to get POC registered and to get them to the polls?

[randys1]

7. REsearch wht BLM is doing with other than Dems, please

And are you saying that unless BLM does what YOU want them to do then they are somehow less credible?


I am assuming you are a POC, what do your relatives say about your opinion on BLM?

[Chitown Kev]

18. It was a local action

based on local issues; the primary ones mentioned at the link are policing and gentrification (or "negro removal" to use the nomenclature of The New Deal).

[Darb]

11. What should we do for them?

And then consider that the people that they are heckling will try to do it, and the people that they are afraid to heckle will block any effort.

They are hurting their own cause more than you can imagine. I now live around DC, it is pathetic the amount of killings. Pathetic. I don't know what to do about it. What do you suggest, shout down Democrats?

[randys1]

16. They are not afraid to heckle anyone, they are protesting all politicians and both parties

why is everyone here so dramatically misinformed when it comes to BLM?

[romanic]

20. Because BLM has been showing thier ass

quite a bit lately.

[randys1]

23. thank god for the ignore button

[romanic]

27. And im supposed to be bothered?

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Nope but it'll save us a lot of grief in the future.

[blackspade]

12. +1000

[Supersedeas]

29. the status quo will not stand...are you ready for the alternative

it is coming

[jwirr]

2. If the police dealt with violent crimes

it would be one thing. But what we see as reality is that it is petty crimes that they spend their time on. Have a tail light out - beware. Some friend wants to buy a couple of cigs - beware. Fail to meet the cops eyes - beware. Go to a swimming party you have been invited to - beware. Jaywalking - beware.

First they put more cops on the streets and then they give them quotas to keep and well you know the rest.

[jtuck004]

5. On the other hand, be a bank$ter that donates heavily to the Democrats and Republicans you

can steal trillions of dollars and the administration will leave 100 million people in poverty or near poverty just to prop up your wealth.

Then you can sit around and talk about how racism is so, so hard on people's lives.

The details are in Timothy "Killer" Geithner's book Stress Test, and voters laugh at his face over the plan, here

[4lbs]

8. Many police departments are funded by the tickets they write and the arrests they make.

If you get pulled over for something innocuous like a broken tail light, or forgetting to signal when turning (even when no other car is around), the police officer tries to use that as a stepping stone for greater charges.

I guess the Law Enforcement Officers (LEO) are trained to do this.


LEO: "I pulled you over because you failed to signal when turning. Can I see your license, registration, and proof of insurance please?"

then...

LEO: "I smell the odor of (marijuana, alcohol, or something weird)."

You: "I don't smell anything officer."

LEO: "You seem a little nervous. Please step out of the car, walk to my vehicle, and put your hands behind your back."

You follow the officer's instructions. Then....

LEO: "I am putting you in handcuffs. You aren't under arrest... yet. This is just for my protection and yours."

Yeah, right, how is it for YOUR protection if YOU are in handcuffs? I actually heard that statement above on an episode of COPS where a LEO said that to a motorist he pulled over.

LEO: "Do you have any drugs, weapons or anything illegal in the car?"

You: "No sir."

LEO: "Do you give me consent to search your vehicle?"

You: "No sir."

LEO: "Ok wait here. Go ahead and have a seat in the back of my unit."

LEO calls dispatch and asks for a K-9 unit and a drug sniffing dog. Once it arrives it sniffs around the outside of the car, but the officer makes sure the car doors are open, so that any internal odors can be released outside.

If the dog sniffs anything weird, it barks and goes crazy. At that point,

LEO: "Our K-9 unit has detected a suspicious odor emanating from your vehicle. This gives us probable cause to search your vehicle."

At which point, they'll do a very thorough search. You are handcuffed, and sitting in the back of a police car. They already are 80% where they need to be....

[7962]

14. No matter WHAT the dog does or doesnt do, they say "he alerted on the vehicle". nt

[geek tragedy]

9. I don't think either side is wrong here.

BLM is anti-police violence, that's their agenda and they have every right to push it.

But, you can look at Baltimore and see what happens when cops decide to disappear themselves from violent neighborhoods--it's a green light for more killings.

As we can see from this story, (some white people will find this shocking) black folks disagree with each other on these issues from time to time.

[XemaSab]

21. Being anti-police violence is important but so small

The system fails black people, especially black men, at every level.

Did you know that 43% of black boys in New York fail to graduate high school?

That's such a high number that you have to figure that it's not a bug, it's a feature.

[msongs]

10. blm protestors should provide more jobs and hire people - if that's what they really want instead of

expecting other people to do those things. be the change you want to see and all that

[7962]

13. Fine. then do the opposite and pull all the cops OUT of those areas.

Lets see how well THAT "tactic" works. The mayor is trying to put forth some solutions, but gets booed for it. idiots.
MAybe they'll like it better with NO cops in their neighborhoods. We always hear that the "rich" neighborhoods get the most security, so why bitch about getting more to the poor areas? Because they're grandstanders.

[LanternWaste]

24. More police presence certainly pacified the McKinney, TX pool party.

More police presence certainly pacified the McKinney, TX pool party.

"Because they're grandstanders..." Creative allegation wholly predicated on a dramatic lack of relevant knowledge re: BLM.

[7962]

28. Proven by recent uneeded actions disrupting various events;

winning them ZERO new supporters.
McKinney texas? How many people were killed there? None. Poor example.
How about Baltimore since the killing of Freddie Gray? Murders through the roof.

[busterbrown]

15. Please.. Putting more Cops on the streets is a good idea.

The freaking problem is that the majority of cops who are put on the street have no idea of what restraint means..

Poverty breeds crime.. What we need are cops who are specifically trained in appropriate restraint and aggressiveness.

In order for this to happen, a whole new type of Human Relation hiring policies must be reevaluated.. I think future cop applicants need to have a college degree as well as the physical abilities to pass all training tests. We need more smart cops on the streets. There are probably many who are currently serving in these ares.. We need to add to their ranks..

[countryjake]

17. Good!

[romanic]

19. I get what BLM is going for

But someone needs to explain to them that more police presence = less crime = more confidence in business for owners = jobs! Also I wish they would somebody speak instead of hollering and stomping their feet when they don't get they're way. Listen first then protest.

The problem isn't more police imo, it's more police that will actually focus on tackling violent crime vs tackling a black man on the street for jaywalking. I would also may sure to have more black officers patrolling black neighborhoods to encourage a "policing of our own" mentality.

[KinMd]

22. Ask the residents

if they want more cops, cops who are doing their jobs the right way.

[wordpix]

25. actually I agree with BLM on this issue but not their methods

when an elected official speaks and that is the agenda, BLM should wait its turn and make its points after the speech, or hold its own news conference or event. This shouting and not letting pols speak is just bad manners and turns people against what BLM has to say, which IMO here is correct. But people will not listen to the message if the method to get it across is loud shouting over the invited speaker. Muriel is elected by the people of DC. BLM has valid points to make but shouting/disrupting is not the way.

[Smarmie Doofus]

26. I thought talking economic issues was verboten.

>>>"Jobs, not jails!">>>>

Tough crowd.

Pretty hard to please.

In fact, *impossible* to please.

Maybe if they can figure out what they're talking about......?

You know: Politics is the art of the possible.