Posted on 05/30/2018 6:47:06 AM PDT by C19fan
Standing on the front steps of First Congregational Church of Oakland late last month, Nichola Torbett issued a declaration.
"We can no longer tolerate the trauma inflicted on our communities by policing," Torbett, a white church volunteer, said in front of churchgoers who held photos of African Americans shot dead by law enforcement. The church, she promised, would never call the cops again in nearly every circumstance. Dozens of members had agreed to do the same.
"How do police help? They often don't," Torbett later said in an interview. "So, especially as white people, why call them?"
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
I think I will drive to oakland and distribute fliers all over town announcing a free air jordans give away at the church
So....they’re big 2A advocates?
The name of the author of this drivel is all I need to know.
Know your enemy whatever cloak they wear.
A lot of conservatives live by a ‘involving the police can only make it worse’ philosophy, though I surmise their thinking is a lot different than that of these people.
Okay. Don’t call the police.
Who knew the KKK could have just called themselves a church and gotten respect?
The greater Los Angeles area went barking moonbat crazy decades ago.
Restorative justice is for leftards who believe that humans are puppets, who can't take responsibility for their own choices and actions, because "society" made them do it.
Start the American version of the “no go” zone.
It is only news because the L.A. Times is part of a political agenda. and for no other reason.
Also, wasn’t the whole point of sanctuary cities supposed to be to encourage illegals to talk to the police?
So does the left want people talking to the police or not?
So Oakland is part of the greater Los Angeles area now? It’s even bigger than I thought!
Not being picky, and your statement is technically correct, but Oakland is in the San Francisco Bay Area.
“A lot of conservatives live by a ‘involving the police can only make it worse’ philosophy, though I surmise their thinking is a lot different than that of these people.”
Not so much the police, but feds, yes.
Will they call police if a black person is assaulted by a white guy? How about Hispanic on black crime?
Reported by the LA Times, but occurring in Oakland, which also went barking moonbat crazy decades ago.
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