Sir ? Barkley defends stance on police: 'We'd be living in the Wild Wild West' without cops...
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Charles Barkley defends stance on police: 'We'd be living in the Wild Wild West' without cops
Two weeks ago, Charles Barkley weighed in on the police shootings in Baton Rouge, Minnesota and Dallas. He said that there was blame to go around when it came to the black community and the relationship with police.
The TNT analyst and Hall of Famer defended that stance in an interview with Bleacher Report Radio on Tuesday.
Barkley was asked about Michael Jordan’s comments on the police shootings and Black Lives Matter movement. He praised Jordan for actively donating to charity, and doubled down on his comments from July 12, noting that he heard the criticism for his remarks.
He said:
“Number one, I appreciate anybody who has given a couple million dollars to charity. We’re blessed. ? bless him for that.
“As I’ve said before, and some people criticized me. I told them to kiss my ass because I can. We in the black community, we need the cops. Cops are important. They’re very significant. We as black people gotta do a better job of policing ourselves. The cops have made some mistakes — I think everybody has to admit that. But we just can’t as black people, every time something goes wrong, say it’s the cops’ fault. We have done some damage to our own neighborhood, and we’ve got to do better in that aspect.”
Barkley continued:
“But we need the cops. They are important. If it weren’t for the cops, we’d be living in the Wild Wild West. But it’s not as simple as that it’s always the cops’ fault. We as black people have made some mistakes, we’ve got to do a better job of policing ourselves.
“There’s no right or wrong answer. That’s the one thing about being black, black people only like you when you say what they want you to say. But I’ve been in that game for a long time, so that doesn’t faze me. I’m a big boy. I can handle the heat.
“But Michael (Jordan) gave money. ? bless him.”
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When his Bill Cosby/OJ day come, he's gonna be sick as a dog.
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This same Barkley who once said "See thet why I hate White People" over questions when threw a guy through a window.
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Who keeps asking this guy to comment about the police?
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So the only time its appropriate for black people to stand up against police brutality is when “black on black crime" is 0%???
The entire population has to be perfect to be innocent ?? -
So the only time its appropriate for black people to stand up against police brutality is when “black on black crime" is 0%???
The entire population has to be perfect to be innocent ??
That's exactly it bruh....black people cant even be human and make mistakes....we have to be perfect which is impossible -
The ironic thing about that statement is that the wild wild west was when white people were running around shooting up every and anything they wanted to...
And they actually glamorize that ? .... look at how popular westerns are..... Not to mention ? like Billy the kid are remembered as heroes n ? ....
And the kicker is the most wildest and savage white boys from those days families are prolly still living off of them fortunes they killed and hustled for. Gold mines and striking oil....
Yea maybe we actually need the wild wild west back.... Give everybody with gun a ? at a great legacy -
What's also ironic is how the gangsters and bootleggers of crime ridden Chicago prohibition era are also glamorized....and are called products of the depression era.
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What's also ironic is how the gangsters and bootleggers of crime ridden Chicago prohibition era are also glamorized....and are called products of the depression era.
Bruh, one of their family members ran and won the presidency of the united states!!!!
People consider him the best president of all time....
Can you imagine if a nephew of alpo or rich porter tried to run for president with the fortune his family made slinging ? ? in the 80's -
So the only time its appropriate for black people to stand up against police brutality is when “black on black crime" is 0%???
The entire population has to be perfect to be innocent ??
That's some ? a wht supremacist would say.... -
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? can't consider ? like soprano's great television and even utter anything about violence in the black communities.... Crime is crime... Regardless of race... White ? commit just as many if not more than black folk, but y'all really want us to self reflect cuz we want cops to not ? us??
? ...a rapper can make the most ignant mysogonistic drug dealing, ? killing song in the world... That don't mean absolute jack ? about the entire race... You can literally have a ? blow up a nursery school, and ? mad civilians and officers on a high speed chase across several states, and that still does not make black people as a whole inferior...
? ? me with that "what about black on black violence"... Or that " this set black people back 40 years"... No the ? out doesn't...
People do ? up ? .. It happens, is not a black thing, it's a people thing.... every race does sick ? , and there is no evidence that an entire race shares the views of a the most violent of that group.... If that was truly the case, white people would be considered more of a threat than black people, cuz they ? more cops, have more serial murderers, more ? , child molesters.. You name it, they winning in it...
All this ? gets frustrating cuz ? like Barkley keep feeding into the blatant fuckery and detractions the media throws out.... ? really just WANT black people to wrong on this one....
Naw bruh we not.... And until they admit we on point with this ? , it's going to keep getting worse. You can't fix a problem if you're unwilling to properly diagnose it.... You can change a car's oil a million times, but it won't mean ? if the ? ain't got no gas in it -
These white supremacist are wicked, great deceivers, and love to manipulate people. That's why you gotta be careful with your language when you attempt to explain that ? for whatever reason. Be specific and don't give them room to weasel out. Remember they ain't ashamed to out right lie loud and repeatedly. They know gullible, ignorant, and naive people will eat what you feed them. Hell, that advice can help when explaining anything.
Corrupt cops, racist cops, crooked cops, race soldier, and so on. That's how you gotta address that ? when appropriate. Just so that the idiots get a clear understanding of what you're referring too. Also, to keep them devils from playing mind games with your words.
And with a wife that ugly, I can't help but think Barkley is ? . -
Wild west wasn't even the wild west
It's ironic on the wild west, you'd get hanged for stealing a horse -
Thing is, no one said we dont need police in the community. They just got Charles talking about some irrelevant ? to keep people busy.
Interviewer should have cut his ass of like "no bruh aint no one said we dont police, people are ? protesting for social reform, fair policing, and keeping the police accountable when they ? up, how do you feel about that?" -
he aint lie tho , law enforcement is needed in any country or there would be some chaos.
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fortyacres wrote: »he aint lie tho , law enforcement is needed in any country or there would be some chaos.
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Yea we just need them to stop shooting us.. and finally live up to the credo when they see our faces. Do your job and serve with honor and integrity.
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fortyacres wrote: »he aint lie tho , law enforcement is needed in any country or there would be some chaos.
see this? and it worked. smh -
There was a lot of "we's" in that statement. That mf aint been black since he was on the 76ers.
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jetlifebih wrote: »fortyacres wrote: »he aint lie tho , law enforcement is needed in any country or there would be some chaos.
thats what the headline says -
Joker_De_La_Muerta wrote: »Wild west wasn't even the wild west
It's ironic on the wild west, you'd get hanged for stealing a horse
Its funny, there are many authors out there who have proclaimed the wild wild west was actually pretty tame. Hollywood just created that image. Like how vlad the impaler randomly became a vampire named dracula. LOL
Anyways, this is pretty tame for charles barkley. Usually hes yelling some completely inane nonsense about black people.
But we need to change the narrative. Crime and poverty in general in this country need to be addressed. Dividing it by race is ? stupid. We didnt blow up the fed building in okc, killing men, women, and children, or get into a gun fight with the ATF in waco.
We can talk about violence in the black community, sure, but i think its time to just talk criminality, poverty, culture, and violence for all people. Shift from this race blaming ? . -
All I got from that interview is that society needs police officers.
Police officers ? up and everyone needs to admit that.
We ALSO have to police(check) ourselves
We cause some of our problems ourselves.
Black folks point the finger at others but it's blasphemy to accept our own faults. Nobody can ever speak on that or they're a ? .
I agree with all of that ? bro. What exactly is wrong with those comments? -
fortyacres wrote: »jetlifebih wrote: »fortyacres wrote: »he aint lie tho , law enforcement is needed in any country or there would be some chaos.
thats what the headline says
Straw man ? , why is he under the impression that people think they don't need police in society, we need decent police