Posted on 01/20/2020 7:48:49 AM PST by bitt
Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has successfully blocked video from a controversial talk he gave at the Aspen Institute last week from being posted online.
At the Institute’s Feb. 5 event, the pro-gun control multi-billionaire suggested keeping guns out of the hands of young, male minorities.
Ninety-five percent of murders are attributed to the group, said Bloomberg, who has spend tens of millions of dollars on various gun control initiatives, including the group Everytown for Gun Safety.
“These kids think they’re going to get killed anyway because all their friends are getting killed,” Bloomberg said at the summit. “They just don’t have any long-term focus or anything. It’s a joke to have a gun. It’s a joke to pull a trigger.”
Various national media outlets jumped on the pointed comments, for both the pro-gun control sentiment and the racial aspect.
Perhaps because of that response, Bloomberg, who founded the massive Bloomberg L.P. media empire, has asked both the Aspen Institute and GrassRoots TV, the company that filmed the event, to refrain from broadcasting footage of the talk, according to The Aspen Times.
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https://apnews.com/dd5643e358c3456dbe14c16ade03711d
Yes, black and Hispanic on this list. Only 2% white
Those are rookie numbers!
Get out there white folks and commit more crime.
Bloomberg’s 95%$ was 20 to 30 points too high when talking about murders only, but your link is undoubtedly correct when talking about the percentage of gang members. I don’t think there are really any violent gangs made up of white youths, or they’re so few and so small they don’t even made the statistics.
They might have to start categorizing Little League baseball teams as gangs so the easily offended, identity politics folks won’t be so bothered by accurate stats.
“They might have to start categorizing Little League baseball teams as gangs so the easily offended, identity politics folks won’t be so bothered by accurate stats.”
Argghh, don’t give them any ideas.
Ouch, great commentary
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