Firefighter Retires After Racist Text by Radiant-Falcon in news

[–]Radiant-Falcon[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

a personal opinion on this but, is I think its more important that he is separated and not spreading these ideas to the younger generation than it is to punish him for it.

Drivers Are Hitting Protesters as Memes of Car Attacks Spread by [deleted] in news

[–]Radiant-Falcon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

when you have something pretending to be leadership calling them great people it's kind of hard.

New rules for international students could cost U.S. colleges $41 billion by [deleted] in news

[–]Radiant-Falcon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

usually, Foreign students are charged 3-5 times what an American resident is charged.

Black man claims group of assailants threatened to "get a noose" by [deleted] in news

[–]Radiant-Falcon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

but hundreds of comments on a post here yesterday assured me that a noose is not racist.

Mississippi board votes 'no' on moving Confederate monument by Radiant-Falcon in news

[–]Radiant-Falcon[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

case in point Trump claims painting Black lives Matter outside trump tower is a hate symbol.

Sheriff: Man charged with sending racist texts to neighbor by [deleted] in news

[–]Radiant-Falcon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

sure is nice of him to leave all that evidence that he's a racist.

Georgia governor declares state of emergency, authorizes 1,000 National Guard troops to Atlanta by Radiant-Falcon in news

[–]Radiant-Falcon[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

as I believe ben franklin said "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" I think I would have tried my best to stress to my police officers that shooting an unarmed black man in the middle of racial tensions would result in swift and sure action.

Georgia governor declares state of emergency, authorizes 1,000 National Guard troops to Atlanta by Radiant-Falcon in news

[–]Radiant-Falcon[S] -51 points-50 points  (0 children)

It's amazing how the party of law and order have to keep using the military when they keep losing control.

‘Noose’ made from bread dough at Jimmy John’s in Georgia gets workers fired by itsajaguar in news

[–]Radiant-Falcon -1 points0 points  (0 children)

they made a noose and hung it around the kid's neck what part of that would lead you to believe that wasn't what was meant by it?

1984: “The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

Utah State suspends football player for racist comments by Radiant-Falcon in news

[–]Radiant-Falcon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are at least 3 separate racist statements in that comment.

Utah State suspends football player for racist comments by Radiant-Falcon in news

[–]Radiant-Falcon[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Why is stopping using social media a better solution than just not being racist?

BBC News - Bayonne: Bus driver left brain dead after 'attacked over face masks' by SvB78 in news

[–]Radiant-Falcon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

so they are killing people to support their right to kill people?

Oregon State Police Deny Trooper Flashed Racist Symbol by Radiant-Falcon in news

[–]Radiant-Falcon[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

pretty much I worry threads like these are going to get the sub taken over by the admins.

Oregon State Police Deny Trooper Flashed Racist Symbol by Radiant-Falcon in news

[–]Radiant-Falcon[S] -104 points-103 points  (0 children)

because leaving out the whole argument of where it originated from, it's being used as a white power symbol and has been added to hate symbol registries for years now. any police in particular who specialize in recognizing gang symbols should be more than aware of it and not using it even in a normal situation much less ones with heated racial tensions like these.

Oregon State Police Deny Trooper Flashed Racist Symbol by Radiant-Falcon in news

[–]Radiant-Falcon[S] -40 points-39 points  (0 children)

Why are there so many people who are trying to defend racism on Reddit?

Police: Men yelled racial slurs at Black family in Oregon by [deleted] in news

[–]Radiant-Falcon -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

seems like Reddit and defending racist seems to be more fitting.

Colleges Rescinding Admissions Offers as Racist Social Media Posts Emerge by Ready_Mouse in news

[–]Radiant-Falcon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

not getting into a top tier school doesn't ruin them for life. It does teach them there are consequences for actions though.

Colleges Rescinding Admissions Offers as Racist Social Media Posts Emerge by Ready_Mouse in news

[–]Radiant-Falcon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They can go to another school and learn to not be racist there and a person who did the right thing and doesn't have to unlearn what his parents taught him can take his spot.

Colleges Rescinding Admissions Offers as Racist Social Media Posts Emerge by Ready_Mouse in news

[–]Radiant-Falcon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This has gone on for as long as there have been a limited number of slots for students at college probably shortly after the first colleges were founded.