BLM vow to shut Houston down if ALL demands are not met!

[jb2012]

That's fine. Let the BLM protestors "shut down" the city. In the mean time let our police force get the vans and cells ready. We have plenty of space for everyone.

Let's see who cries uncle first.

[Jusme]

Before I get silly, let me stress my shock at the unprosecuted terroristic threats heard at BLM marches. There is no justification for chanting threats to police officers (while the chanters expect and demand police protection). Let me also express my disgust with the anti-intellectual closed-mindedness of racism.

That said, maybe BLM makes some points.

Reparations might be a great thing. I've got plans on how to spend my share. But I've gotten worried. Probably nothing to it, I'm probably borrowing trouble.

As Cleavon Little famously admitted in Blazing Saddles, my grandmother may have been Dutch. I'm half German. My Dad's family is from Wales. My wife descends from prominent Civil War ancestry including a Confederate General. Her family bought the Mclean house, where the Civil War surrender was signed, and lived there for 20 years or so post-hostilities.

All of which woke me with a start last night, just as I was dreaming of spending my reparations on schnitzel at Oktoberfest while vacationing in Bavaria.

What if I'm not black enough? I've already budgeted my share, I'll be ruined if my reparations don't come through!

Great post Treadlightly!
I think reparations are a great idea, lets get Rome to pay for all of the war atrocities committed during the Roman Empire. Maybe Mongolia could cough up some cash for the things it did when it was raiding and pillaging. How about the Vikings don't they owe some folks a little money? I'm sure that some of my distant relatives were affected by at least one of these things. Where's my check? I am part Native American, I know we are owed big time.

Oh well, while I'm waiting on my big payday, I'll just go to work, pay my bills, raise my children properly, provide food clothing and shelter for my family, then get down on my knees and thank God that I am fortunate enough to live in a country that provides me the opportunity to do all of the above.

[LSUTiger]

http://www.angrypatriotmovement.com/dri ... ed-of-blm/

[bblhd672]

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Unfortunately for BLM, many of their tactics are not protected speech under the Constitution. I believe that local governments are going to have to enforce their ordinances requiring permits in order to protest. Which, by the way, the courts has generally upheld as being constitutional.

[John Galt]

BLM, the new Black Panther.

[Oldgringo]

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Unfortunately for BLM, many of their tactics are not protected speech under the Constitution. I believe that local governments are going to have to enforce their ordinances requiring permits in order to protest. Which, by the way, the courts has generally upheld as being constitutional.

What it boils down to is this - everyone (well, nearly everyone) is afraid of being called racist if they question or oppose the BLM or the current POTUS or anybody of color in between. Look no further than the gutless GOP majority in congress. It's political correctness run amuck!

[bblhd672]

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Unfortunately for BLM, many of their tactics are not protected speech under the Constitution. I believe that local governments are going to have to enforce their ordinances requiring permits in order to protest. Which, by the way, the courts has generally upheld as being constitutional.

What it boils down to is this - everyone (well, nearly everyone) is afraid of being called racist if they question or oppose the BLM or the current POTUS or anybody of color in between. Look no further than the gutless GOP majority in congress. It's political correctness run amuck!

You are correct. The inability to (at the risk of being called racist) call a spade a spade is ruining this country (and the civilized world).

[LucasMcCain]

Where's my check? I am part Native American, I know we are owed big time.

Oh well, while I'm waiting on my big payday, I'll just go to work, pay my bills, raise my children properly, provide food clothing and shelter for my family, then get down on my knees and thank God that I am fortunate enough to live in a country that provides me the opportunity to do all of the above.

Sounds like a plan. I think I'll do exactly that as well.

[nightmare69]

I couldn't even imagine the terabytes of data from just one day worth of HD bodycam video for all the officers in Houston.

[earlwb]

The BLM leaders, as far as I can tell, are all ex-cons or criminals with a record already, sometimes a mile long criminal record. They are only in it to enrich themselves. Right now any shooting involving a black person is a instant event for them. The fact that the person shot was a thug or criminal means nothing to them. They even blamed the police for killing the crazy guy who shot all the police officers in Dallas too. Now then the ones who were really more or less innocent, who got shot, did have the officer involved charged with it though. But the BLM is still going ballistic over anything.

I agree with the others, reparations for what? They already get welfare payments and other forms of payment or compensation. it is just a ploy to get more money and not having to work for it.

[TreyHouston]

BLM is a career for these crimals as they do their fundraising in low communities. Cash donations and no complaints.

[steveincowtown]

I couldn't even imagine the terabytes of data from just one day worth of HD bodycam video for all the officers in Houston.

Just calculated it and much to my surprise 10 hours of 1080DPI video is almost 1/2 a terabyte; much more than I thought.

Video shouldn't be a problem for LEOs or Civilians, it typically makes everyone behave better.

If I was HPD I would offer to livestream LEO's cameras and then BLM can handle the storage and storage cost any way they like.

[rexmitchell]

The BLM idiots are digging their own grave. Let them continue to act like complete degenerates and show their true colors. Supports for them has faded and will continue to do so. They have no direction and zero accountability amongst themselves. It is just a matter of time before it fizzles out, no different than the 1% rallies. What is disheartening is the fact that they aren't treated like the domestic terrorists that they are. If the klan held a rally and the same behaviors were exhibited, there would be hate crime charges for the entire group.

[nightmare69]

I couldn't even imagine the terabytes of data from just one day worth of HD bodycam video for all the officers in Houston.

Just calculated it and much to my surprise 10 hours of 1080DPI video is almost 1/2 a terabyte; much more than I thought.

Video shouldn't be a problem for LEOs or Civilians, it typically makes everyone behave better.

If I was HPD I would offer to livestream LEO's cameras and then BLM can handle the storage and storage cost any way they like.

That is the issue small departments face. Sure there is grants to buy the cameras but the Dept is left to foot the bill for the servers to store the video. People want the bodycams to record the entire shift and store the data for X amount of time. That is going to cost a lot of money to purchase the servers. There are still some depts who drive around beat up cars and don't even provide their officers with body armor. It's up to the officer to supply his own.

[Dave2]

I couldn't even imagine the terabytes of data from just one day worth of HD bodycam video for all the officers in Houston.

Just calculated it and much to my surprise 10 hours of 1080DPI video is almost 1/2 a terabyte; much more than I thought.

Uncompressed, yeah. Using, say, blu-ray's compression should make it take about 1/4 of that (I doubt blu-ray's compression scheme is the best).