Frankie, I know you are better than this. I am far from right wing.. When your answer starts with a lie, nothing else you say will be taken seriously.. "having competent police who don't shoot harmless black guys for selling CDs".
...the award recognizes "significant contributions towards a positive race relations climate in Toronto."
There have been many cases of this, yes. But we often see unarmed black people killed. Why is that? Because there is a LOWER VALUE placed on black lives.
Ok, so what is your solution?
I'm all in favor of community policing and programs but you also need enforcement of the law. Black communities are absolutely plagued with crime and it's not only about helping the thugs find a better way, it's also about protecting everybody else from the thugs .
I didn't say it was a good idea, I posted a video of the British police DOING IT. It did not put the police in great danger as they were professionals and acted with courage and professionalism. They understand their job is to REDUCE violence and not DELIVER it. How has the current course of behavior improved things? It has brought us to the edge of a civil war with increased militancy. I am shocked that you would encourage more of the same when it has brought disaster and more violence.
BLM is destructive and divisive.
|
| Sharon Joseph |
Sounds like an infinitely better candidate.BLM is destructive and divisive.
The Hubbard Award should go to someone like Sharon Joseph.
TORONTO, Canada – Sharon Joseph, a native of Trinidad and Tobago, migrated to Canada some twenty-five years ago and since then has been working assiduously to make a difference in her adopted homeland.
She has been an outreach worker, counsellor, social advocate and philanthropist in communities in Toronto for over ten years. Sharon has a history of bringing people together to solve some of the most challenging crises we face, including the death of a child or other family member as a result of gun violence or stabbing. She is also a crime prevention advocate in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
Sharon coordinates an annual Peace Love and Unity walk in the Jane Finch community for the youth and their families to bring some awareness that gun violence is not the answer to solving conflict. This is the seventh year of the walk and Sharon's intention is to invite other communities in the GTA to walk for the same cause.
Sharon Joseph
“We do carry a banner that says ‘Families In Action Saving Our Children.’ Our theme this year is ‘East meets West - Peace is in, Prison is out,’” she said.
Advocating for the needs and issues in the heart of her community, Sharon is the founder of a grassroots non-profit agency called Break Away Relief Care (BRC). As the director of BRC, Sharon organises a campaign of food and clothing to feed the less fortunate in the community.
She understands people in despair, especially the youth and disadvantaged families. Sharon is a woman of action she is determined to save lives of young people through right educational choices, art and determination to succeed.
Sharon also established a visual memorial and a mural in 2008, to show local youth the number of young black people lost to gun violence every year, highlighting the unsolved cases.
Through a variety of community projects, programs, seminars and workshops, Sharon empowers, motivates and inspires youth, and instills in them a sense of pride, self esteem and purpose. She encourages young people to set goals for themselves and focus on those goals.
The greatest achievement of Bush as president, and one that I still admire today, was his athletic prowess in dodging the shoes that were thrown at him by an Iraqi protestor. That guy threw speedballs and Dubya was really impressive in dodging them. It was the highlight of his administration lol. Hopefully the shoes are in a glass case at the Bush library.
Yes, the community need more people like Miss Joseph and none of the BLM theatrics. The solution is in the grassroots.
Acting courageous and professional doesn't remove great danger when dealing with sword wielding lunatic. In the video you posted, the general public, and all officers involved, were put in great danger for no good reason.
You are missing one key thing in your explanation of blacks getting shot.
If yelling screaming and blaming is all the blm does then i would agree but surely many of them are also involved in community programs.
