This was posted by an American friend of mine. Staggering way of thinking. If you resist arrest, you will be killed. Fucking nut jobs.
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Did you pull him up on it?
No, he shot him
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No pal, unlike your good self I do fuck all posting or winding up on Facebook. Iâm as bland on that as I am here.
You pussy.
Donât be like that 
Iâm gonna ride you raw in the Segunda.
bring it on fuck head! Getting all pissy after your cork rebels got beat up at stick by our useless fuckers today.
A low blow.
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Racism is a massive part of the issue.
Education in the US is stupidly expensive. Stanford is not a reasonable barometer of access to education.
Unemployment for black college graduates is double that of white graduates.
Weâre talking about a country where there was segregated education one or two generations ago. That doesnât get washed away overnight. Making Stanford free doesnât solve the ghetto problem, it doesnât solve the schools problem or all the associated social problems.
It may not just be a matter of race, but it is a matter of poverty and race is a huge factor in poverty.
Bang on about the traveller comparison though. But we like to think that travellers should just make a better fist of everything and so what if they grew up in a deprived household with no history of education. Why donât they just go to college anyway?!
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Education in the US is stupidly expensive and needs to be regulated, but its stupidly expensive for those who can afford it whether via parents funding it or student loans. Low to middle income families are very successful at getting their kids to and through college availing of financial aid. My point though is that for those who canât afford it at all, regardless of race, there is massive financial aid. Junior colleges where you can do the first two years of an undergrad degree are dirt cheap to begin with, and you can then transfer into private or public colleges and again if you canât afford it you pay nothing. The barrier isnât financial, its cultural, as how can you convince someone to pursue an education if they have no interest in it, and their parents/role models/peers have no interest either.
While education is the solution, obviously the efforts that are being made by and large are not succeeding if one looks at the data. While the opportunities are there, the sad fact is it is really hard to get out of the ghetto. Itâs not unique to the US, the violence may be more extreme, but ghettos are no different in Detroit, Paris or Rio. I donât claim to have the answers, but it has to start at the preschool level and requires massive funding.
An old work colleague now working in the valley for Apple was visiting recently and a few of us met up. They have 3 kids in their 20s and he said it costs an average $40k a year for each in college. It is funded by 20 year college loans with payment deferred for first 5 years. The salaries and cost of living match. Should be getting near $100k a year out of college in socal
Some scallywags on social media who were criticising police and now posting stories about how great police are. You would nearly think they post what they think captures the zeitgeist for likes
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Ding ding, round 2 in baton rouge
Reports of up to 8 officers down in a shopping centre
Was the shooter shouting alla ackbar?
More likely he was shouting âBlack Powerâ Iâd imagine
Slightly sensationalist in my first post. Looking more like 3 officers dead.
Do you work for Sky news?
was Bono anywhere in the vicinity?
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