Johannes Mehserle and Oscar Grant. Rioting Will Make it Better. Right?

Associated Content ^ | July 9th, 2010 | Sherry Tomfeld

[stillafreemind]

Racism is what people use to describe white people not liking people of "color". What do we call people of color that riot, destroy their own neighborhoods and shout for the death of white people? There is no word. Why?

No one wants to say that ALL people are of color. White is a color. People of color shouting hate towards white people are just as racist as white people doing the same to people of color.

[stillafreemind]

Who was surprised that Oakland had riots after the verdict? Raise your hands..

[al44]

I think the riots are an excuse to go looting, “get some free stuff from someone else’s stash”.

[Dr. Ursus]

I can’t express my anger without a free pair of MJ’s!

[IronJack]

What do we call people of color that riot, destroy their own neighborhoods and shout for the death of white people?

Racist idiots?

There is no word.

Maybe not one SINGLE word, but I think "racist idiots" sums it up pretty well.

Why?

Because people are PC-whipped. They're afraid to call [pardon me ...] a spade a spade. Or a racist a racist. But that intimidation doesn't change the reality, only the EXPRESSION of that reality. Idiots are still idiots, and racists are still racists.

[MEGoody]

What do we call people of color that riot, destroy their own neighborhoods and shout for the death of white people?

I call them evil, but that's just me.

[AppyPappy]

Kinda like being surprised at a riot at a G8 Summit.

[skeeter]

People with eyes to see know whats going on.

[GonzoGOP]

Who was surprised that Oakland had riots after the verdict? Raise your hands.

I'm just mad that the riots didn't devastate the entire city. I wanted to see high quality rioting and looting. You know Hiroshima style burnt out ruins. But rioters today are just to lazy to do a proper job of it. They spend all their time sitting in front of their PS3 or watching Oprah. Sure they might shout a bit and set a dumpster or two on fire. But you need serious physical training to be able to haul a big screen TV out of the store before the fire burns up all the good stuff. They need to go out there, grab a big bin of Heineken bottles and work those looting muscles.

[capt. norm]

I think the riots are an excuse to go looting, “get some free stuff from someone else’s stash”.

Exactly!

It's all about the merchandise. I'll bet a lot of them had their "shopping" items all picked out in advance.

[Blogatron]

It’s true! I talked to a salesman at an appliance store and he told me about 2 guys who came in to the store on the eve of a possible riot event and they not only picked out the TV they wanted but were bold enough to examine what they would need to cut it loose from the wall and move stuff out of the way of their escape route. They ended up getting into a fight over the TV they planned on grabbing.

[bitterohiogunclinger]

Looters will be shot, survivors will be shot again.

[libh8er]

I don’t know the exact facts of the shooting. There are varying accounts, so I can’t comment. But from the wikipedia article this much is clear. Oscar Grant was human debris and California is no worse off without him.

[gundog]

Because people are PC-whipped.

Precisely. Political correctness is intellectual fascism. When you can't call something what it is, there's a problem. When society is collectively in denial, there will be huge societal problems.

[gore_sux]

Oscar Grant was a gang-bangin piece of garbage. Shouldn’t the “community” be celebrating the permanent removal of one of the pieces of scum ruining their neighborhoods?