Mthethwa asks SA Rugby to take action after eight players refuse to bend the knee in support of BLM in England

[rietrot]

You do know George floyd was having breathing difficulties before the knee on his neck right?

That's irrelevant at this stage.

BLM are communists, rioters and looters that want to dismantle the police.

There must be something seriously wrong with a person to support BLM at this stage.

 

[thestaggy]

The rugby players who did not "take the knee" weren't politically smart; they should have taken the knee even if it is something they do not necessarily agree with. Had they all taken the knee, there wouldn't have been all this drama and outrage. It is like people who make controversial tweets and statements, then act surprised when things blow up in their faces (or time lines)

BLM died a long time ago; the cause has been hijacked by politicians and fake news media. Same thing happened to Fees Must Fall... a legitimate cause which got hijacked by politicians and fake news media. We can all take the knee, create petitions, and protest; unfortunately, these actions do very little in addressing issues faced with society.

As a club they agreed to wear t-shirts with a message against racism. The 4 players that knelt likely done so of their own choosing without talking about it as a team.

As one of the Premiership clubs said, the Premiership is guilty of ''hanging the players out to dry'' because they never gave league-wide guidance on what the teams should do, so each club and it seems each player, decided how they would approach things.

Premiership has ‘hung players out to dry’ with Black Lives Matter stance, says Exeter Chiefs’ director of rugby

Exeter Chiefs’ director of rugby Rob Baxter has said the Premiership’s failure to come up with a unified approach to showing support for the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement is like hanging players out to dry.

All 12 top-flight clubs will take a stand against racism with different gestures when the Premiership resumes.

Harlequins, Leicester and Wasps players will take a knee before kick-off this weekend, while Bath will form a huddle.

Bristol Bears will line up in a heart-shaped formation before each of their matches, while Gloucester and Worcester Warriors will support the movement in a ‘V’ formation.

“Just dropping it on clubs and saying ‘there you go, do what you like’ is like hanging some players out to dry,” Baxter told British media.

“I don’t know how much positive press players will get if they have a different opinion, which is something we should embrace.”

This guy called the political car crash before it happened and 8 of our players bore the brunt of it. Of course our esteemed politicians won't take a look at the bigger picture here because it suits their narrative and SA Rugby will run scared.

 

[Vrotappel]

So police get the wrong house and execute a no knock warrant against a woman who once dated a drug dealer. When her current boyfriend tries to defend himself against people he thinks are intruders they shoot and kill a her in her own home...

And you have no problem with any of that?

So you rooted for Oscar?

They had a warrant he shot first. Very simple.

It was later revealed that the police had been looking for two men who they believed were selling drugs out of a house located near Taylor’s home. Police obtained a no-knock warrant to search Taylor’s apartment because they had reason to believe the men had used her apartment to receive packages.

 

[Mila]

How did this become an issue is SA?
Is there even white policemen left?
And Your Don said there is no police brutality in SA

 

[TelkomUseless]

How did this become an issue is SA?
Is there even white policemen left?
And Your Don said there is no police brutality in SA

My thoughts too.

When it suits the ANC, they use western concepts and ideas.

 

[Cray]

So you rooted for Oscar?

Last I checked Reeva didn't break into his house with a gun drawn....She want an intruder, the police in this case where...

They had a warrant he shot first. Very simple.

A warrant they didn't announce, how do you tell the difference between a cop with a gun breaking into your house and an assailant breaking into your house if the police don't announce themselves...? Unless of course, you are aginst people protecting their home from intruders

 

[Cray]

You're hella confused. No one claims what happened is desirable.
However, Taylor had a very clear connection to drugs that's how they got a warrant.

And yet had no criminal record of any kind...

He said, she said. The police should not have shot blindly back, but it's totally understandable if someone starts blasting at you. That police officer was fired.

Oh noes, he lost his job - how terrible for him.... How long before he gets hired by another department?

To use this case as an example, in fact as THE use-case, of police brutality against black people shows how desperate they are to make this narrative stick.

This is one case, there are plenty of others if you google them, this is just the case where certain people can't blame the victim for their own deaths, although you are making a great attempt with your "druggie" commenrts.

If you think someone completely innocent, who wasn't holding a gun, getting killed by police is not an example of the problems with policing in the US then am not sure there is anything that will convince you...

 

[Deleted member 369928]

So curious, whats up with the kneeling thing? Is it to show you hold black people as deities? I mean the very definition of kneeling is " be in or assume a position in which the body is supported by a knee or the knees, as when praying or showing submission. "

 

[Moosedrool]

The shocking level of education in South Africa is shown in your inability to understand proportionality. If you can't see how the fool proved my point it's because you're in the same boat.



When will this idiot circle jerk end? I'll try lead you to the pasture...
There are 5x more white people than black people in the US. There's also 12x as many as Asians, 4x as many Hispanics. Now adjust the weights of the demographics on the first graph and second graph from Brenden.

Did you read at all? The graphs aren't showing that the proportions are the same it's describing why more black people are getting killed by cops per capita.

Holy hell dude?

I'm done. Can't continue talking with a brick.

 

[dj2381]

Why do I get the impression that the BLM and SJW protestors/rioters suffer from the same mental illness?

 

[Ponderer]

So you rooted for Oscar?

They had a warrant he shot first. Very simple.

But ... but ... but a "black" person is different and special because of (for no other reason than) skin colour.
A "black" person has special privileges because skin colour.

Do people realize just how demeaning/degrading all this BS is for a "black" person.
The BLM movement demeans/degrades "black" people.
The orchestrators of BLM don't care for "black" people.
It's politics - it's about control/manipulation/money/power.

 

[Sl8er]

Scene:

Dude in Portland drives down the road.
He sees a person being physically attacked by blm rioters. (Not that it matters, but this person being attacked turns out to be a white trans woman.)
They steal her bag and beat on her.
He stops to help the woman. He doesn't escalate anything (IE. He tries to talk them down), he just tries to get her out of there.
They start attacking him.
He jumps back in his truck, but they keep harassing him, causing him to ultimately crash, a little way down the road.
They pull him out of his truck and force him to sit down in the road. He complies -not wanting any more trouble. (His SO gets physically attacked in the process, as well.)

Here's what happens next:

* raises fist and takes a knee *
#blm

 

[Ponderer]

Why do I get the impression that the BLM and SJW protestors/rioters suffer from the same mental illness?

Because you have/use common sense - you see it for what it is.

 

[Johnvgb]

Well done lads.

 

[Ponderer]

So curious, whats up with the kneeling thing? Is it to show you hold black people as deities? I mean the very definition of kneeling is " be in or assume a position in which the body is supported by a knee or the knees, as when praying or showing submission. "

No - the kneeling part is the first step.
The next step is to remove your pants and underwear.
Next step is to assume the downward dog pose.
Next step is spread your legs slightly.
Next step is to try and muffle your screams while you are being raped.

 

[Johnvgb]

Scene:

Dude in Portland drives down the road.
He sees a person being physically attacked by blm rioters. (Not that it matters, but this person being attacked turns out to be a white trans woman.)
They steal her bag and beat on her.
He stops to help the woman. He doesn't escalate anything (IE. He tries to talk them down), he just tries to get her out of there.
They start attacking him.
He jumps back in his truck, but they keep harassing him, causing him to ultimately crash, a little way down the road.
They pull him out of his truck and force him to sit down in the road. He complies -not wanting any more trouble. (His SO gets physically attacked in the process, as well.)

Here's what happens next:

* raises fist and takes a knee *
#blm

Hits him from behind, typical.

 

[CAPS LOCK]

One in three African children are stunted and hunger accounts for almost half of all child deaths across the continent, an Addis Ababa-based thinktank has warned.
In an urgent call for action, a study by the African Child Policy Forum said that nearly 60 million children in Africa do not have enough food

https://www.theguardian.com/global-...deaths-in-africa-stem-from-hunger-study-shows


Yet the BLM clown in this thread goes into meltdown because rugby players don't bend a knee in support of his movement for several kids in the USA who feel too oppressed to wear a hoodie at night.

 

[Ponderer]

https://www.theguardian.com/global-...deaths-in-africa-stem-from-hunger-study-shows


Yet the BLM clown in this thread goes into meltdown because rugby players don't bend a knee in support of his movement for several kids in the USA who feel too oppressed to wear a hoodie at night.

No - not a clown.
Retard is more apt.

 

[Brenden_E]

And yet had no criminal record of any kind...



Oh noes, he lost his job - how terrible for him.... How long before he gets hired by another department?


This is one case, there are plenty of others if you google them, this is just the case where certain people can't blame the victim for their own deaths, although you are making a great attempt with your "druggie" commenrts.

If you think someone completely innocent, who wasn't holding a gun, getting killed by police is not an example of the problems with policing in the US then am not sure there is anything that will convince you...

I'm not that daft to think a person that was involved with a druggie, had the police knock on their door, didn't answer or open, then has a boyfriend that opens fires on a police officer is cut and dry police brutality story.

 

[wbot]

Hits him from behind, typical.

And still on the run the little coward. If he gets caught he will be bailed out immediately by these terrorists because to them he's a hero