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QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Oct 29, 2015 -> 02:29 PM) I am a little lost but how is what I posted not related to movies/films? I may be a little lost but something tells me you're definetely not up to par. This is a thread to discuss and review movies, not to try to impress people with information that nobody cares about. Have you noticed nobody positively engages you when you post that stuff? Post it in the catch all thread or something.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 28, 2015 -> 05:12 PM) Point to one time where I've done that. I can point to several times where you and others have done that to me. Alpha seemed to be making a lot of excuses for him. If you feel strongly that the cop should have been fired, then I misread you earlier and apologize. Yes, but there's a huge difference in the magnitude of how wrong they were and what their reactions were. She's a child who acted defiant over a cell phone. He's an adult with a badge who attacked a teenage girl. Over and over in cases of police abuse like this, we see the soft excuse of "well, if they weren't...." That she wouldn't hand over her phone or leave the classroom doesn't somehow lessen the awful actions that cop took. I completely agree with your last paragraph. There is no excuse for an officer to throw around any student, let alone a female student. At the same time though, if this student was enough of a disruption that the teacher felt the need to involve the police then clearly the student did nothing to help the situation. I do agree that nothing the student did warrants her getting treated the way she did by the cop, but at the same time just because the cop acted poorly doesnt excuse what she was doing. They both are wrong. The student can be wrong but also not deserve to be assaulted. As far as institutional racism goes I guess the easiest thing I can say is I know it exists. I know its a problem. I know it likely could have contributed to this situation, but there is no proof that this student was targeted because of her race.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Oct 28, 2015 -> 11:33 AM) So we are no different than any other franchise, we hold onto bats*** crazy players because they are good at football. It's disappointing, especially since we're not in a competitive year I'd rather make the right choice and not the football choice. Ratliff most likely wasn't in the long term picture anyways. At least they got rid of McDonald and now Ratliff. Look at what the Cowboys are doing with Greg Hardy.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 28, 2015 -> 02:18 PM) I'm sure you do commit at least one moving violation a day if you're driving a car. If you're non-white, you're more likely to get pulled over for that. It's not that people have no agency--of course they do. It's that, because of institutional racism baked into our society over the past several hundred years, when racial minorities run afoul of rules and regulations at the same rate, they will be punished more frequently and more severely than white people. There's really no ground to even argue that point--it's crystal clear in all sorts of available crime and school data and studies that have reviewed them. So, should people overall commit less 'issues'? Sure. This girl should not have been talking on her phone in class, she should have turned it over, she should have left when asked. Nobody has said otherwise, despite a few people in this thread insisting that some have. But we also shouldn't have a system that is more likely to target and punish racial minorities. It's not due to individual racism or racists. Thankfully, the days of explicit white supremacy are gone. But it's due to all sorts of baked in institutional causes, and those absolutely should be addressed before we go laying the blame for disparate enforcement and punishment at the feet of the people who bear the brunt of it. In regards to the bolded, Im genuinely curious if youre aware that both sides in this conversation are doing this. How many posts in this thread say things like "So youre saying its ok to kill minorities if they shoplift" and things like that when clearly there isnt a single person who is saying anything like that. So to see you keep bringing it up is again very hypocritical. Hell, you guys are basically agreeing about everything except whether it was institutional racism or not, which realistically there is no proof of, which it seems what the argument against you is trying to make, even NSS said the same thing. Nobody is saying that this cop didnt do anything wrong. If someone did say that I must have missed, but either way I feel strongly that this cop should absolutely have been fired for the way he handled this. However, that doesnt make the student innocent or a victim of racism. "Sure. This girl should not have been talking on her phone in class, she should have turned it over, she should have left when asked" This is pretty much what were saying. If she just does what shes asked to do and this never happens, but that doesnt excuse the way the cop acted. They both can be and are wrong in this situation.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 28, 2015 -> 11:26 AM) So again, using this logic, you yourself are a racist because 11,487 other white people have done racist things to black people. You can't take data from what 50 or 500000 individuals do and use that as evidence for what one person did or why that one persons did it. You can't make those assumptions/claims when dealing with human behavior. Hes also hilariously hypocritical, but he probably knows that much. *Video doesnt show exactly what happened to cause altercation* *Cop is racist, school is racist despite no proof of exactly what happened* *Student did nothing wrong, doesnt have to follow school orders or police orders and if you disagree youre racist* As others have said the cop definitely overreacted and I couldnt care less if he was fired or not but maybe, JUST MAYBE if that student acted responsibly none of this would have happened. There are no victims here, just two idiots.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Oct 27, 2015 -> 02:20 PM) Worked for the Film Festival and the nightmare is almost over. Couldn't have had a better time We should make you your own thread where you can post this stuff that nobody cares about so I dont have to see it in a thread thats supposed to be about movies.

Bridge of Spies was pretty good. It didnt blow me away but it was an interesting story and Im sure its going to be in the mix for best picture just on the Hanks/Spielberg factor.

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Oct 19, 2015 -> 11:56 AM) I was in San Francisco drinking wine, hiking and not thinking about the children on this board nor the imminent implosion of the Cubs. "Waaah! People called me out for wearing a White Sox jacket!" Of course they did! The White Sox are terrible. It's Bears season. We used to have another poster on here was keen on San Fran. Per chance do you have an affinity for classic cars?

QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 15, 2015 -> 08:49 PM) Three seconds is a complete stop. I'm amazed at how 'nobody' comes to a complete stop but me now in this town. It's pretty insane. I just wish the cop was honest with me. "I could let you off, bub, but it's the end of the month, start of a new month and you know what I'm talking about." Stopping for 1 second is a complete stop also.

Why are you stopping and counting to 3 every time? Just stop...and then go...You dont have to sit there for 3 seconds.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Oct 14, 2015 -> 11:01 AM) If true, that is beyond sad. http://gawker.com/khloe-kardashian-reporte...dium=socialflow

Apparently the Kardashian crew showed up to the hospital with a camera crew. Such dumpster people.

Kind of excited to see the Hawks play some 3 on 3

QUOTE (LDF @ Oct 8, 2015 -> 11:05 PM) this really truly amazes me on how petty, childish and immature yours and ron post can get .... just to show in a fleeting moment of how superior you think of your self. i am really surprise how you can live with your perceived ego. I think youre getting a little carried away for me just thinking a comment is funny, but whatevs

QUOTE (ron883 @ Oct 8, 2015 -> 07:49 PM) excellent post, a very good read. while you bring a good point, one must wonders if skip bayless/stephen aysmith could have added to the segment? either way, a very good read quite possibly my favorite post of all time lol

Ive noticed the past few weeks if I wear my Sox hat that I occasionally get things yelled at or said to me like "Sox suck." I just ask them who the manager of the Cubs was before Maddon. You would be floored at how many of their regular fans dont know the answer to that.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Oct 8, 2015 -> 12:32 PM) Better than last year, but the menus are laggy as f***, especially Ultimate Team. The game has forced me to restart my Xbox at least 5 times. I really like the gameplay as well, but it takes like 2 minutes to load which is crazy to me.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Oct 6, 2015 -> 06:34 PM) Far Cry Primal announced today. February release date. Not sure what to think. I LOVE the Far Cry series, so I trust them, and a game in the Stone Age sounds pretty cool and completely unique...... HOWEVER. Lack of guns and vehicles are going to make them have to be extremely clever and creative with making the game fun anyway. Maybe some sort of "Tarzan" type s*** where you can slide down elongated branches? Some way to make traveling faster than just running through a forest. Exactly what I was thinking. Its hard not to trust them because I loved the last 2 games, but the lack of weapons worries me. Some of the most fun you can have is freeing outposts with silenced sniper rifles.

How many daily fantasy players do we have on here? Itd be nice to bounce draftkings lineups off other people.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 6, 2015 -> 01:41 PM) http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyathei...to-be-the-case/ Nice try....though. More were interested in science/New Age/mysticism. Only two of the nine could be described as Christian. If he deliberately tried to wound but not kill 78% of the victims, pretty sure we would have heard something by now. Nothing like using "the friendly atheist" as a source...

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 4, 2015 -> 08:25 AM) This has been explained multiple times in the past. Google it if you are actually interested. The king of "zomg where are your sources" telling someone to google something lol

If people want to vote they have made it pretty easy to get some type of id. It just seems like some people would rather spend more time complaining about something than spending the 5 minutes it would take to get a voter id.

I use this case for my 6+ and its pretty thin and Ive never had a problem Made by Speck if anyone wants to check them out.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Sep 30, 2015 -> 03:13 PM) Zimmerman is going to run into someone that is quicker on the trigger finger sooner rather than later. His days are numbered. Im legitimately shocked it hasnt happened yet. What a piece of s*** this guy is.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 30, 2015 -> 11:52 AM) why hasnt Pace traded or cut anyone yet today Days only half over, give him time jeez.