Calling All Liberal Race Baiters

[commonsense]

the meager monetary return.

HA!

upwards of a thousand bucks a pop...twenty tickets...twenty thousand bucks...yeah, chump change

but not all tickets are that high, Henry!

sure

let's say $150 bucks then...plus court costs (which can be a hundred bucks...on the low end)...times 20...5000 bucks for the municipality

Per cop, less than 200 is not worth giving up your location when you can fish for much higher returns.

[henry quirk]

the meager monetary return.

HA!

upwards of a thousand bucks a pop...twenty tickets...twenty thousand bucks...yeah, chump change

but not all tickets are that high, Henry!

sure

let's say $150 bucks then...plus court costs (which can be a hundred bucks...on the low end)...times 20...5000 bucks for the municipality

Per cop, less than 200 is not worth giving up your location when you can fish for much higher returns.

but harassin' a black dude, that there is priceless, yeah?

nickels & dimes from small fry ain't worth the trouble

givin' grief to niggers is worth the trouble

gimme one more and yer out!

[commonsense]

But what's the "story" one tells oneself about that? That cops look for black people in order to...do what? "Extort the super-wealthy?" "Harass them for fun?" "Because cops like being accused of racism and think it's fun to jeopardize their own careers and reputations?"

Exactly what is the 'story' we're going to go with, on that?

Why do you suggest such ridiculous stories about motives?

Well, then, give me one that's not ridiculous.

That's what I'm asking: what's the "story" that makes sense?

You mean you didn’t give serious responses when you answered your question for yourself?

You can’t really be expecting serious replies.

[Immanuel Can]

You mean you didn’t give serious responses when you answered your question for yourself?

You can’t really be expecting serious replies.

I'm making a point.

I've given the only kinds of replies that I can think of that would complete that "story." They aren't very good, I admit. I sincerely doubt police think they're going to get more money, more jollies, or more security in their profession from targeting black people. Personally, I can't see they have any motive at all for doing it.

So if somebody thinks that's what the police are actually doing, it raises a huge, huge question....

WHY?

And it seems to me that no matter how hard you try, you can't think of any sensible explanation why the police would be exclusively singling out blacks to pull over, can you?

Or can you?

Maybe I speak too quickly on that. I'm prepared to be corrected.

Go ahead.

[Immanuel Can]

...And it seems to me that no matter how hard you try, you can't think of any sensible explanation why the police would be exclusively singling out blacks to pull over, can you?

Or can you?

Maybe I speak too quickly on that. I'm prepared to be corrected.

Go ahead.

Man, it's gone quiet out there. I can hear the crickets.

[henry quirk]

...And it seems to me that no matter how hard you try, you can't think of any sensible explanation why the police would be exclusively singling out blacks to pull over, can you?

Or can you?

Maybe I speak too quickly on that. I'm prepared to be corrected.

Go ahead.

Man, it's gone quiet out there. I can hear the crickets.

or

[henry quirk]

WHY?

it's the racism (cuz, ya know, whitey ain't worth a good goddamn...or mebbe 'muricans are worth a good goddamn...I lost track)

[Immanuel Can]

WHY?

it's the racism (cuz, ya know, whitey ain't worth a good goddamn...or mebbe 'muricans are worth a good goddamn...I lost track)

Yeah. I figured that.

There are a lot of cops sitting out at the donut shops, saying to each other, "I'm bored; I think I'll go out and harass me a black guy...I'm tired of my career anyway, and I figure being called 'racist' and causing my hometown to get burned down will make me popular. Hold my coffee, boys..."

And off they go.

[Immanuel Can]

or

of course.

[henry quirk]

WHY?

it's the racism (cuz, ya know, whitey ain't worth a good goddamn...or mebbe 'muricans are worth a good goddamn...I lost track)

Yeah. I figured that.

There are a lot of cops sitting out at the donut shops, saying to each other, "I'm bored; I think I'll go out and harass me a black guy...I'm tired of my career anyway, and I figure being called 'racist' and causing my hometown to get burned down will make me popular. Hold my coffee, boys..."

And off they go.

nah...it's that debbil, systemic bigotry...them cops are possessed by it...they can't help themselves...but, if they can't help themselves, if that debbil is so deep-rooted, then mebbe they aren't responsible (but, then, none of us are responsible...we're all just illusions driven by genes driven by the environment)

and: what does it natter anyway?

reality is amoral...it's just a machine, pointlessly grindin' away...injustice/justice: eye of an insignificant beholder

trifles

[henry quirk]

or

of course.

the crack of the racket (over black heads)...

[commonsense]

or

of course.

I’m not well versed in emojis. What does the rolling pin and billiard ball mean?

[Immanuel Can]

I’m not well versed in emojis. What does the rolling pin and billiard ball mean?

Cricket bat and ball. The game is sort of like baseball.

[commonsense]

WHY?

it's the racism (cuz, ya know, whitey ain't worth a good goddamn...or mebbe 'muricans are worth a good goddamn...I lost track)

Yeah. I figured that.

There are a lot of cops sitting out at the donut shops, saying to each other, "I'm bored; I think I'll go out and harass me a black guy...I'm tired of my career anyway, and I figure being called 'racist' and causing my hometown to get burned down will make me popular. Hold my coffee, boys..."

And off they go.

I hesitate to respond, because you believe your stories are unlikely but possible.

I gave you a story alternative, but somehow you missed it.

If you’re not going to read my posts in their entirety, why shouldn’t I simply be done with you?

If you can hear crickets. Surely you can hear the sound of gas racing through your bowels.

[Immanuel Can]

I hesitate to respond, because you believe your stories are unlikely but possible.

Well, so unlikely no sensible person is going to go with them, of course. But I'm still open to hearing anything...anything at all...that makes it plausible.

I gave you a story alternative, but somehow you missed it.

Did you? Did you hit "quote"? Because I certainly never saw it.

I checked back. It's not there.

What was it?