What is the appropriate response to the riots in Charlotte?

[bigskypanthersguy]

8 hours ago, hepcat said:

I disagree on that count...this doesn't surprise me at all. I grew up in Charlotte and actually have wondered not if, but when Charlotte would be at the forefront of the police brutality/racism problem. Charlotte is heavily segregated and has deep rooted institutional racism embedded in the city. It was only a matter of time honestly.

Is there anything being done to improve the segregation or racism, or is it simply too embedded to ever be fixed?

[hepcat]

9 minutes ago, bigskypanthersguy said:

Is there anything being done to improve the segregation or racism, or is it simply too embedded to ever be fixed?

First you have to look at the causes of the issues. Half of what causes racism and segregation is human behavior, whether learned through experience or innate. The other half is systematic, created over time. In terms of changing the latter, a few things have been done. Here's an interesting article on the history of integrating CMS schools. http://www.scalawagmagazine.org/articles/charlotte-school-integration

Wealth disparity plays a huge part in segregation, and that's an issue that might take centuries to change. Charlotte has a massive wealth disparity between neighborhoods particularly those white and black.

Changing human behavior might take even longer, if it ever changes. Since the dawn of time, humans have preferred to be around those who look like them, speak like them, enjoy the same things as them, etc. Naturally, races tend to group together. It's quite a phenomenon. 

There are many deep rooted psychological reasons behind racism and segregation, most of which aren't going to change because of a few riots. The fact is, all we can do is work harder as individuals to care for one another as if everyone was a member of our family. Because humanity is a family, and unless we treat it as such, people are going to keep dying in the streets.

[bigskypanthersguy]

5 minutes ago, hepcat said:

First you have to look at the causes of the issues. Half of what causes racism and segregation is human behavior, whether learned through experience or innate. The other half is systematic, created over time. In terms of changing the latter, a few things have been done. Here's an interesting article on the history of integrating CMS schools. http://www.scalawagmagazine.org/articles/charlotte-school-integration

Wealth disparity plays a huge part in segregation, and that's an issue that might take centuries to change. Charlotte has a massive wealth disparity between neighborhoods particularly those white and black.

Changing human behavior might take even longer, if it ever changes. Since the dawn of time, humans have preferred to be around those who look like them, speak like them, enjoy the same things as them, etc. Naturally, races tend to group together. It's quite a phenomenon. 

There are many deep rooted psychological reasons behind racism and segregation, most of which aren't going to change because of a few riots. The fact is, all we can do is work harder as individuals to care for one another as if everyone was a member of our family. Because humanity is a family, and unless we treat it as such, people are going to keep dying in the streets.

Thanks for the response.  Just think this whole thing is terribly tragic and was hoping it was not as dire as it seems.

[hepcat]

Just now, bigskypanthersguy said:

Thanks for the response.  Just think this whole thing is terribly tragic and was hoping it was not as dire as it seems.

Have you spent much time in the South? I wouldn't say Charlotte is much different in terms of the segregation as other cities, but being a major urban center, it deals with the problems on a much larger and more public scale.

[TheSpecialJuan]

14 hours ago, El Dandy said:

Jerry Richardson singing cumbaya on the 50 yard line on top of a newly added Panthers logo. Michael Jordan parachutes in to the stadium to join Jerry for the second verse. Corey Feldman sings the national anthem while interpretive dancing black and white racial peace. The Panthers win the game 45-0. 

lol We needed a bit a levity in tough times like these.

[TheSpecialJuan]

[Doyle]

So is anybody else tailgating tonight?  I'm at Trade and Graham if you want a beer and some burgers.   

[whatever]

11 hours ago, Dick the Butcher said:

FWIW, this isn't Charlotte.  This is a much smaller group of people looking to disturb the peace.  A bunch of hooligans giving the actual protestors a bad name.

It's weird how that is said at pretty much every single BLM "protest".

[bigskypanthersguy]

1 hour ago, hepcat said:

Have you spent much time in the South? I wouldn't say Charlotte is much different in terms of the segregation as other cities, but being a major urban center, it deals with the problems on a much larger and more public scale.

October 8-11 will be my second time visiting NC.

Flying, this time!  No more bus trips!

[J.Cage]

14 hours ago, Harry The Hitman said:

Cops say it was a gun. I believe the cops over the protesters.  

Why?

[whatever]

35 minutes ago, J.Cage said:

Why?

See the post above this one for your reason.

 

Treat them like the barbarians that they are. Bring in the National Guard on this scum. Enough is enough.

[crushcard1976]

10 hours ago, hepcat said:

First you have to look at the causes of the issues. Half of what causes racism and segregation is human behavior, whether learned through experience or innate. The other half is systematic, created over time. In terms of changing the latter, a few things have been done. Here's an interesting article on the history of integrating CMS schools. http://www.scalawagmagazine.org/articles/charlotte-school-integration

Wealth disparity plays a huge part in segregation, and that's an issue that might take centuries to change. Charlotte has a massive wealth disparity between neighborhoods particularly those white and black.

Changing human behavior might take even longer, if it ever changes. Since the dawn of time, humans have preferred to be around those who look like them, speak like them, enjoy the same things as them, etc. Naturally, races tend to group together. It's quite a phenomenon. 

There are many deep rooted psychological reasons behind racism and segregation, most of which aren't going to change because of a few riots. The fact is, all we can do is work harder as individuals to care for one another as if everyone was a member of our family. Because humanity is a family, and unless we treat it as such, people are going to keep dying in the streets.

This issue had nothing do with racism it was black officer shooting a black man who said to have a gun until all facts come out then quit trying say it was bout race which it clearly was not

[PandaPancake]

18 minutes ago, crushcard1976 said:

This issue had nothing do with racism it was black officer shooting a black man who said to have a gun until all facts come out then quit trying say it was bout race which it clearly was not

But did you know humans only kill a small minority of seals? They're mostly killed by orcas, if the seals didn't lay or so close to water they'd still be alive. They should police their own

[therealmjl]

6 hours ago, HarambeLivesOn said:

protesters knocked out a photographer and tried to burn him alive.

 

But....JUSTICE!!!! PEACE!!!! Amirite?

Pieces of utter trash.