tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post2799738371744420992..comments2024-01-28T22:16:50.852-06:00Comments on Mr. Dilettante’s Neighborhood: Speaking of chemicals. . . .Mr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-80678549618188401692015-05-18T11:03:11.818-05:002015-05-18T11:03:11.818-05:00No argument with Gino on that; the question is how...No argument with Gino on that; the question is how you get there. I say with the evidence. When "roll tape" discredits their report on national TV, they will come around.Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-54568416619178272052015-05-16T07:46:07.825-05:002015-05-16T07:46:07.825-05:00There will be no reform until we break the back of...<i>There will be no reform until we break the back of the police unions.</i><br /><br />I've come around to that view, too, Gino. Mr. Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-57157542153953420092015-05-15T15:37:48.822-05:002015-05-15T15:37:48.822-05:00There will be no reform until we break the back of...There will be no reform until we break the back of the police unions.Ginohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606046924332159076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-62930260481169610462015-05-15T14:49:12.523-05:002015-05-15T14:49:12.523-05:00One thing regarding the situation; if indeed the y...One thing regarding the situation; if indeed the young man is autistic, I am at a loss as to how taking him to a protest would, in his mother's words, "instill a sense of social justice" in him. I almost wonder if it, even absent being tear gassed or whatever happened, would make his condition worse.<br /><br />Plenty of people here who need a talking to on all sides, I guess.Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-30276696619311670472015-05-15T13:41:23.696-05:002015-05-15T13:41:23.696-05:00Gino: and that's exactly why progress depends ...Gino: and that's exactly why progress depends on getting cameras, lawyers, and detectives instead of protests. If people are working outside the system, only proof will bring them back inside.Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-16788368507636897642015-05-15T12:34:48.753-05:002015-05-15T12:34:48.753-05:00access to the law: its not that some dont have tha...access to the law: its not that some dont have that today, its that some (the cops) have other law that they've written (with campaign cash) behind which to hide.Ginohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606046924332159076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-38239955068705967452015-05-15T11:57:34.955-05:002015-05-15T11:57:34.955-05:00It strikes me that item #1 for riot police has got...It strikes me that item #1 for riot police has got to be a set of good cameras so that when somebody comes forward, you just say "roll tape."<br /><br />I can't say whether mace ought to have been used--though I've got to note chemicals + burning flags could get highly entertaining in a really bad way. <br /><br />But on a slightly different note, it does strike me as very dangerous that protesters are more or less trying to overturn the decisions of DAs and grand juries. The major achievement of the civil rights movement is access to the law--so if you disagree with the decision, hire an attorney and a detective and see what you can find. Don't undermine the protections that Dr. King lived and died to achieve.Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.com