I'm confused by these police out here.
On the one hand, the police are supposed to be brave souls, the thin blue line that stands between decent society and chaos, the protectors of the vulnerable. When everyone is running away from danger, they run towards it. On the other hand, police are actually delicate flowers that need our love and support to adequately do their jobs. That's what all these police union heads and chiefs and sheriffs are out here saying, and it's making their guys look kinda soft.
Yeah, the police aren't looking so good in the realm of public relations here lately, what with all these protests against them, just because their weapons keep accidentally discharging into people. And the police aren't gonna stand for it. They want you to know that they put their lives on the line to protect you every day and that you should appreciate what they do. And in a perfect world, we probably would. Except, we don't live in that perfect world. We live in a world where they shoot unarmed black people of all ages, for no reason at all. We live in a world where police are attacking school children for standing too close. We live in world where people actually don't want to call the police, because less people will get shot if the police don't get involved in the business of protecting people.
People are actually starting to say, "I just got robbed, but it's safer if you don't come. I got my future to think about." You're not supposed to say that to the police, that's something you say to your crazy uncle that keeps a straight razor in his boot.
But this is where we are, and the police are really in their feelings about it. Despite all of the unwarranted shootings and assaults that they don't get charged for, they still feel like they're heroes. They don't think anything is wrong with the idea that a segment of society fears them. They still want everyone to tell them how much they're appreciated. To them, it's unfair that people should say the harsh things that they say about the police these days.
Well, it's unfair to us that we can get assaulted or killed by them and no charged are ever filed. Looks like we both have grievances.
And what's worse, they think that mean words and unequal violence are on the same plane. Like, in their minds, I said to them, "Hey, you shot and killed me," and they're like, "Well, you hurt my feelings. I guess we're even." So, to recap, the police think a sassy teenager and an armory filled with machine guns are the same thing.
They would also have us believe that the Black Lives Matter movement is inciting violence against police, and there are two things wrong with that. One, police killings have been trending downward for a while now, and two, anyone that wants to kill a cop was already in the business of killing cops before Black Lives Matter became a hashtag. Like that dude rode the bus from Baltimore to New York to shoot some cops didn't have that in mind long before these protests started. If killing cops wasn't already part of his daily thoughts (and it was), then a six hour bus ride would have been more than enough time for him to come to his senses.
So cops getting shot was already a hazard of the job, and has been since the day guns were invented. Probably because your entire job is to stand in the way of someone's illegal hustle. You're essentially a professional hater. So when some dude got around to inventing the gun, the first thing he probably tried to do was use it on the government empowered peacekeeper that kept messing up his bootleg textiles operation.
So, no one sprung this on you, cops. This is the job that you signed up for. We didn't ask you to become cops, especially if you're gonna be out here shooting 12 year old kids. I guess you thought this job was gonna be all shooting black people and violating our civil rights, but it turns out there's more to it than just the fun stuff. Sometimes, the bullets come back. Sometimes, people aren't going to like you. Sometimes, it's going to be your fault and people will want you held accountable. And if you can't deal with that, then maybe you shouldn't be a cop.
Because it seems like cops doing their job better is completely off the table, based on the statements that these police are making.
And it's not like they need the support of the people they police, anyway. They haven't had the support of black people probably ever, and it hasn't stopped the police from getting pretty much whatever they want from Americans. The police of Doraville, GA have a tank, and the population of Doraville is like, 10,000 people, and barely has crime. They probably don't have tasers in Doraville, but they have a tank. And the only time that tank is getting used is when they have to make YouTube videos about it like this one. But they have it, because police get what they want, no questions asked. The troops don't even have it that good, and the wars they fight aren't rhetorical.
So, let's not act like public support is necessary for operations. You just want someone to pat you on the back and tell you that you done good. And to act like your feelings are important at a time when you're shooting people like you're on XBox Live is fucking disgusting.
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Thursday, July 24, 2014
Blogger Can't Pull Her Head Out Of Her Own Ass: The Eric Garner Edition
It took a lot of effort to write this and not make it about trashing feminists. I just feel like I need to you let you know that up front.
I don't need to tell anybody that the Eric Garner murder by the NYPD is all fucked up. I think we all agree there. And I'm not telling you that you have to go protest and hit up every rally that breaks out, because let's be totally honest: I won't be there, either. I am a lazy person in general, and I work ten hour days in a city whose only defining characteristic is heavy traffic. I barely even visit my parents, let alone attend protests.
So there's no shame in not attending any of those marches, and I'm not just saying that to cover my own ass. But if that's what you're gonna do, just don't be a self-involved dickhead like this lady, who wrote a piece over at "For Harriet," (read it here) where she declares that she won't join any protests for Eric Garner because men don't support the fight against misogyny. I was gonna call her a "twat," but I don't want my own inherent misogyny to take this discussion off course. I think "dickhead" is a fair compromise.
Kimberly Foster, the writer of this piece, argues that, while she will shed tears over Eric Garner (because there are no other ways to express sadness or sympathy with this family than writing that you're literally shedding tears), she will not join the fight for justice, because we men have not converted to full time feminists. To fully drive her point home, she also says in the piece, "you're not my friend anymore," and "I'm taking my toys and going home." It's the kind of writing that exemplifies why people make fun of thinkpieces.
It really is a childish argument to make, that she's not going to do anything for him, because all of us (penis-wielders, that is) don't do anything for her kind (feminists, I assume).
Now, to be fair, men really don't do much for women's rights, or understand how women navigate a world where there are a lot of men are trying to fuck them, regardless of their wishes. I'm stealing this line from Louis C.K., but essentially, the number one threat to women are men. And it's true. Men stay raping women, killing women, beating women, insulting women, calling them names because they told them no, putting them in those ratchet ass strip club rap videos, you name it, we do it. Generally speaking, the number one skill that men have is hurting women or breaking down their sense of self-worth. To put it in Madden terms, we have a 99 ranking in that department. And speaking of Madden, that's our number two skill.
It's not all men that act like this, but from a woman's perspective, she doesn't know who is or isn't going to be that asshole, and has to keep her guard up. I get that. While it isn't 100% of men who act like that, probably 99% percent of people who act like that towards women are men. The remaining 1%? Bull dykes, I guess. Are we still calling them "bull dykes?" I don't even know if that's offensive. Anyway, these statistics probably aren't 100% accurate, because "the inside of my ass" isn't a legitimate source.
And yet, because all men aren't on board with her crusade (which is a worthy cause), she isn't going to take up this crusade. As if women aren't wrongly arrested, assaulted, or killed by the police. This isn't a man/woman issue, because the cops don't give a fuck about anybody. She must have missed that video where the cop pinned the lady down with his knees and started teeing off on her face. I wish I could have seen the little hamster inside her head stumble on his running wheel as she was thinking this shit up.
Just because it was a man this time, that excuses her from all protesterly duties. She'll save her bile and rage for when it's a woman being assaulted by the police, so she can charge him with a violation of her rights and misogyny. She ain't getting out the bed for no less than misogyny.
This is the divide-and-conquer shit that prevents justice from being served. While you're drawing your line in the sand, the police are still beating on people with impunity. But don't worry about that, because reciprocity is the more important hill to die on. All you're doing is showing that when the shit goes down, you're not gonna be there. And if you're not gonna be there, that's fine. Just don't paint yourself as someone who's taking a noble stand by leaving people hanging when they need help. You ain't no hero. Anybody can do what you're doing. Ignoring homeless people on the street can give you that same sense of self-satisfaction. What you're doing is trying to position yourself as some sort of victim, when you're actually someone who can't think outside of themselves for five minutes before you have to ask, "What about me?"
But hey, it's your blog. Whatever works for you.
I don't need to tell anybody that the Eric Garner murder by the NYPD is all fucked up. I think we all agree there. And I'm not telling you that you have to go protest and hit up every rally that breaks out, because let's be totally honest: I won't be there, either. I am a lazy person in general, and I work ten hour days in a city whose only defining characteristic is heavy traffic. I barely even visit my parents, let alone attend protests.
So there's no shame in not attending any of those marches, and I'm not just saying that to cover my own ass. But if that's what you're gonna do, just don't be a self-involved dickhead like this lady, who wrote a piece over at "For Harriet," (read it here) where she declares that she won't join any protests for Eric Garner because men don't support the fight against misogyny. I was gonna call her a "twat," but I don't want my own inherent misogyny to take this discussion off course. I think "dickhead" is a fair compromise.
Kimberly Foster, the writer of this piece, argues that, while she will shed tears over Eric Garner (because there are no other ways to express sadness or sympathy with this family than writing that you're literally shedding tears), she will not join the fight for justice, because we men have not converted to full time feminists. To fully drive her point home, she also says in the piece, "you're not my friend anymore," and "I'm taking my toys and going home." It's the kind of writing that exemplifies why people make fun of thinkpieces.
It really is a childish argument to make, that she's not going to do anything for him, because all of us (penis-wielders, that is) don't do anything for her kind (feminists, I assume).
Now, to be fair, men really don't do much for women's rights, or understand how women navigate a world where there are a lot of men are trying to fuck them, regardless of their wishes. I'm stealing this line from Louis C.K., but essentially, the number one threat to women are men. And it's true. Men stay raping women, killing women, beating women, insulting women, calling them names because they told them no, putting them in those ratchet ass strip club rap videos, you name it, we do it. Generally speaking, the number one skill that men have is hurting women or breaking down their sense of self-worth. To put it in Madden terms, we have a 99 ranking in that department. And speaking of Madden, that's our number two skill.
It's not all men that act like this, but from a woman's perspective, she doesn't know who is or isn't going to be that asshole, and has to keep her guard up. I get that. While it isn't 100% of men who act like that, probably 99% percent of people who act like that towards women are men. The remaining 1%? Bull dykes, I guess. Are we still calling them "bull dykes?" I don't even know if that's offensive. Anyway, these statistics probably aren't 100% accurate, because "the inside of my ass" isn't a legitimate source.
And yet, because all men aren't on board with her crusade (which is a worthy cause), she isn't going to take up this crusade. As if women aren't wrongly arrested, assaulted, or killed by the police. This isn't a man/woman issue, because the cops don't give a fuck about anybody. She must have missed that video where the cop pinned the lady down with his knees and started teeing off on her face. I wish I could have seen the little hamster inside her head stumble on his running wheel as she was thinking this shit up.
Just because it was a man this time, that excuses her from all protesterly duties. She'll save her bile and rage for when it's a woman being assaulted by the police, so she can charge him with a violation of her rights and misogyny. She ain't getting out the bed for no less than misogyny.
This is the divide-and-conquer shit that prevents justice from being served. While you're drawing your line in the sand, the police are still beating on people with impunity. But don't worry about that, because reciprocity is the more important hill to die on. All you're doing is showing that when the shit goes down, you're not gonna be there. And if you're not gonna be there, that's fine. Just don't paint yourself as someone who's taking a noble stand by leaving people hanging when they need help. You ain't no hero. Anybody can do what you're doing. Ignoring homeless people on the street can give you that same sense of self-satisfaction. What you're doing is trying to position yourself as some sort of victim, when you're actually someone who can't think outside of themselves for five minutes before you have to ask, "What about me?"
But hey, it's your blog. Whatever works for you.
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