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Mar 2, 2021
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SwampyCoug 3rd String

It is not an easy thing to fix, that's for sure.

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SwampyCoug

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Joined: Sep 16, 2012
Last login: Apr 27, 2024
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Guy Holliday says his own son was handcuffed at the U for being black.

Jazzyturtle

3/2/21 8:15am

Link?

WallaX2

3/2/21 8:20am

I'm listening to 1280 The Zone. I'll post a link if I find one.

Jazzyturtle

3/2/21 8:21am

On 1280 this will somehow be BYUs fault

Ojiisan

3/2/21 8:24am

He did go on a rant about how tough it is for non-LDS boys coming into the state

Jazzyturtle

3/2/21 8:25am

Live Link

Jazzyturtle

3/2/21 8:27am

And we basically gift-wrapped this dude to the yewts??? Ha!!!

SinkingQuffa

3/2/21 8:24am

Didn’t he get a big raise to go to Utah?

3/2/21 8:28am

Things worked out for him after not being invited to VA with Bronco or being retained by Kalani.

kccougar

3/2/21 8:29am

Not till after Bronco decided he wouldn't make the jump to Virginia.

SinkingQuffa

3/2/21 8:33am

Yeah, I'm pretty sure the campus police officer looked at him and said, "It's...

COACHdrn

3/2/21 8:38am

I tend to agree with you. I hear these stories and simply do not believe most of

Fargo

3/2/21 9:08am

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SinkingQuffa

3/2/21 10:07am

RE: I tend to agree with you. I hear these stories and simply do not believe

uteman1011

3/2/21 12:32pm

When there is a black person shot the news often comes out saying a completely

Fargo

3/2/21 12:38pm

Okay, but the claim is that his son was handcuffed for being black.

OldFogey

3/2/21 2:00pm

Maybe Scalley directed them to target certain people.....

Ojiisan

3/2/21 10:25am

It's called implicit bias, it is real and well documented in scientific journals

downtownchrisbrown

3/2/21 11:29am

I think many who are fully accepting of that unfortunate reality

SinkingQuffa

3/2/21 11:42am

Not that simple. The issue is maybe getting stopped for valid reason, but

SwampyCoug

3/2/21 11:48am

Ask yourself why it happens? It isn't just racism.

Fargo

3/2/21 12:40pm

Then why?

SwampyCoug

3/2/21 12:41pm

Look at crime statistics, especially violent crime. It's pretty simple.

Fargo

3/2/21 12:49pm

Are you saying blacks are more violent?

SwampyCoug

3/2/21 12:52pm

Look up the statistics. You don't need to ask me. It's easy to look up.

Fargo

3/2/21 12:53pm

I'm asking you your opinion. I cannot look that up.

SwampyCoug

3/2/21 12:57pm

They commit more violent crime on average than whites and hispanics. Frankly it

Fargo

3/2/21 1:06pm

I actually agree with everything you just wrote. But it only explains why there

SwampyCoug

3/2/21 1:10pm

Admittedly I don't fully understand it because I haven't walked in their shoes.

Fargo

3/2/21 1:53pm

It is not an easy thing to fix, that's for sure.

SwampyCoug

3/2/21 2:02pm

I agree. It's complex and not an easy fix. That's the problem.

Fargo

3/2/21 2:12pm

Ironically, I feel like the BLM movement made me more racist or prejudiced.

Powerbait DPM

3/3/21 6:41am

The BLM movement WANTS you (and me, and everyone else) to be more racist. There

COACHdrn

3/3/21 7:53am

I understand your position. But do you feel the same way about all white people

SwampyCoug

3/3/21 9:29am

I'm admittedly not familiar with charlottesville. But the trump supporter thing

Powerbait DPM

3/3/21 9:55am

Charlottesville was about racism. And I believe your fear was sparked by

SwampyCoug

3/3/21 10:10am

I agree. The only way it goes away is to stop making it an issue. To date

Fargo

3/3/21 11:16am

I have worked with inner city kids in LA. Their lives are all about getting

SwampyCoug

3/3/21 11:28am

I think today it is more about socioeconomics than blatant racism.

Fargo

3/2/21 12:55pm

Terms are important in this conversation. And I agree with you about the

SwampyCoug

3/2/21 1:03pm

Okay, I see what you are saying. I don't disagree with that.

Fargo

3/2/21 1:54pm

Cops who detain people based on racial profiling don't tend to be honest about i

vagabonder

3/2/21 2:56pm

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lilpenny

3/2/21 10:26am

I dont put anything past U of U cops. They are corrupt, awful human beings that work for a corrupt, awful institution

3/2/21 2:26pm

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