Current Events > Two Seattle protesters are violently hit by speeding vehicle on highway

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FursonaNonGrata posted...

A black man who escaped the lower class god damn tell us how you really feel about Black people

I feel African-americans are disparately among the lower class of America and have a far lower median income. I feel that economic disparity is the cause of most problems the African-American community experience today. That we should be helping end the economic disparity for everyone and that it in return would solve a lot of problems everyone have today in the world. I think the median income for African-americans compared to whites is like 40k lower. That isn't good.

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Its just odd to assume that Black people are members of the lower class by default, which is exactly what your original post conveyed.

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FursonaNonGrata posted...

Its just odd to assume that Black people are members of the lower class by default, which is exactly what your original post conveyed.

Isnt that what the left constantly assumes with the whole systemic racism thing?

FursonaNonGrata posted...

Fuck off

Imagine trolling in a thread like this.

Imagine trying to call another user out on being racist for saying something dem candidates have been saying for decades. You're a literal parody of a person and you don't even realize it.

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FursonaNonGrata posted...

Its just odd to assume that Black people are members of the lower class by default, which is exactly what your original post conveyed.

No. It is using statistics.

"The average White Non-Hispanic worker made $62,285.71. Their median income was $44,803.00.

What was the average income for workers who are Hispanic or Latino of any race?
The average Hispanic or Latino worker of any race made $38,484.99. They made a median income of $28,000.00.

What was the Black average income?
An average Black worker made $41,933.53. The Black median income was $31,000.00."

The median is lower class for African-Americans.

The networth disparity is like 110k median for whites to 18k for African-Americans.

We should be trying to help end that economic disparity period, across all races. I said it is ashame when stats show how bleak the economic system is in the African-American households across America that one who potentially has broken out of that might end up in jail for a long time due to a protest for Black Lives.


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Ironically calling help from the people you are protesting against

America lol

BoomerZoomer posted...

Ironically calling help from the people you are protesting against

America lol

By this logic, no one that protests the government should ever benefit from any part of the government. Is everyone protesting now wanting to completely eradicate the concept of law enforcement or public safety?

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hockeybub89 posted...

By this logic, no one that protests the government should ever benefit from any part of the government. Is everyone protesting now wanting to completely eradicate the concept of law enforcement or public safety?

That's not what i said you radical left manchild you want to DEFUND the people but request their help

Isn't america near par with india in terms of COVID cases why are people mass gathering when cases are going up?

Corrik7 posted...

No. It is using statistics.

"The average White Non-Hispanic worker made $62,285.71. Their median income was $44,803.00.

What was the average income for workers who are Hispanic or Latino of any race?
The average Hispanic or Latino worker of any race made $38,484.99. They made a median income of $28,000.00.

What was the Black average income?
An average Black worker made $41,933.53. The Black median income was $31,000.00."

The median is lower class for African-Americans.

The networth disparity is like 110k median for whites to 18k for African-Americans.

We should be trying to help end that economic disparity period, across all races. I said it is ashame when stats show how bleak the economic system is in the African-American households across America that one who potentially has broken out of that might end up in jail for a long time due to a protest for Black Lives.

Agreed. A strong economy is the most impactful way a government can improve the happiness of its citizens. Lip service and feel good statements are nothing compared to ensuring people have jobs and financial stability.
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Bass_X0 posted...

That's just how the world works.

Not anymore.

hockeybub89 posted...

The dude fucked up no matter who put up the barricade and why. Too many deliberate bad choices that only he was stupid enough to make.

How do we know they were deliberate though? I almost ended up going the wrong way onto an interstate highway here back in the 90's. It was in the middle of a blinding snowstorm. I did not see the DO NOT ENTER signs for the off ramp I ended up driving down nor did I even realize I was on the wrong side of the road.

Sometimes you can't help but end up making a mistake.

thronedfire2 posted...

Going 80mph on the freeway is illegal everywhere in the country

Not according to this chart:

https://www.motorists.org/issues/speed-limits/state-chart/

As it is when you're driving on a major highway with no obstructions and little traffic you sometimes don't realize how fast you're going. But I guess I'm the only one who does that and everybody else is going exactly the speed limit?

BoomerZoomer posted...

That's not what i said you radical left manchild you want to DEFUND the people but request their help

Isn't america near par with india in terms of COVID cases why are people mass gathering when cases are going up?

They want to hold them to the standards of their oath. I believe what the protesters are doing is patriotic

Corrik7 posted...

No. It is using statistics.

"The average White Non-Hispanic worker made $62,285.71. Their median income was $44,803.00.

What was the average income for workers who are Hispanic or Latino of any race?
The average Hispanic or Latino worker of any race made $38,484.99. They made a median income of $28,000.00.

What was the Black average income?
An average Black worker made $41,933.53. The Black median income was $31,000.00."

The median is lower class for African-Americans.

The networth disparity is like 110k median for whites to 18k for African-Americans.

We should be trying to help end that economic disparity period, across all races. I said it is ashame when stats show how bleak the economic system is in the African-American households across America that one who potentially has broken out of that might end up in jail for a long time due to a protest for Black Lives.

Statistics? I always chuckle at these sort of things because unless you're only polling the top 1-5% of wage earners in each job category the numbers definitely skew WAY lower than $30-40k for your average Joe Shmoe.

Now maybe if you're polling people working a cushy government job that number might be closer to true, but the average Walmart worker ain't clearing $40k a year unless they're doing a TON of overtime, which the Walton family likely wouldn't let them do in the first place.

This thread is a fucking dumpster fire and most of you should be ashamed

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@TaZa92

FYI: I found the drivers name (in bold), for anybody (including the TC) who wants to know it. It's listed on an article on this Fox affiliate from DC (had to shorten the URL because the Gamefaqs censored word filter had a conniption about the letters that spell shit being separated by a gap in the original URL):

https://bit.ly/2VOaqq5

SEATTLE - One of two people hit by a man who drove his car onto a closed Seattle freeway and into a crowd protesting police brutality has died.
Summer Taylor, 24, of Seattle died Saturday evening at Harborview Medical Center, spokesperson Susan Gregg said.

Taylor and Diaz Love, 32, of Portland, Oregon, were hit by the car that barreled through a panicked crowd of protesters on Interstate 5 early Saturday morning, officials said.

Dawit Kelete of Seattle drove the car around vehicles that were blocking I-5 and sped into the crowd about 1:40 a.m., according to a police report released by the Washington State Patrol. Video taken at the scene by protesters showed people shouting Car! Car! before fleeing the roadway.

SJWFaqs posted...

FYI: I found the drivers name (in bold), for anybody (including the TC) who wants to know it. It's listed on an article on this Fox affiliate from DC (had to shorten the URL because the Gamefaqs censored word filter had a conniption about the letters that spell s*** being separated by a gap in the original URL):

yes, the name was provided by CNN. all non-fox networks correctly attribute the original source to both the washington state police and CNN

houston attempted to lie about this earlier in this thread, but the information you are posting is on every story about this incident

https://www.nbc12.com/2020/07/04/police-women-hit-by-car-seattle-highway-amid-protests/

(Source: Washington State Police/CNN)

Dawit Kelete of Seattle drove the car around vehicles that were blocking I-5 and sped into the crowd about 1:40 a.m., according to a police report released by the Washington State Patrol. Video taken at the scene by protesters showed people shouting "Car! Car!" before fleeing the roadway.

Officials were trying to determine the motive as well as where he got onto the interstate, which had been closed by the state patrol for more than an hour before the protesters were hit. Mead said they suspect Kelete drove the wrong way on a ramp. Trooper Rick Johnson said the driver went through a barrier that closed the freeway.

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SJWFaqs posted...

Statistics? I always chuckle at these sort of things because unless you're only polling the top 1-5% of wage earners in each job category the numbers definitely skew WAY lower than $30-40k for your average Joe Shmoe.

Now maybe if you're polling people working a cushy government job that number might be closer to true, but the average Walmart worker ain't clearing $40k a year unless they're doing a TON of overtime, which the Walton family likely wouldn't let them do in the first place.

Not sure if serious...

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Corrik7 posted...

Not sure if serious...

Most people on CE are NEETs, so out of the few that have jobs, you are polling the average minimum wage Walmart worker here.
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DoubleDare posted...

Will dissapear from the news in a day. Driver was a black male, so won't fit the medias preferred narrative.

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Sackgurl posted...

yes, the name was provided by CNN. all non-fox networks correctly attribute the original source to both the washington state police and CNN

houston attempted to lie about this earlier in this thread, but the information you are posting is on every story about this incident

https://www.nbc12.com/2020/07/04/police-women-hit-by-car-seattle-highway-amid-protests/

So which information comes from which source? I doubt they both had the exact info, that's why they included them both. Even IF CNN did provide the name... why arent they publishing it themselves? This is the last known article by CNN on the event (unless you know of another). The article is earlier today and they continue to refer to him as "the suspect".

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/05/us/seattle-protesters-car-death/index.html

This is VERY biased coverage. Why is CNN not reporting his name and picture?

@Sackgurl

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Sackgurl posted...

yes, the name was provided by CNN. all non-fox networks correctly attribute the original source to both the washington state police and CNN

houston attempted to lie about this earlier in this thread, but the information you are posting is on every story about this incident

https://www.nbc12.com/2020/07/04/police-women-hit-by-car-seattle-highway-amid-protests/

Implying CNN isn't known for altering stories

Enjoy your country

whose alt?

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Simon_Petrikov posted...

whose alt?

Is this an American thing when you get owned and question account ownership? Smh

s0nicfan posted...

Stop. Protesting. On. Highways.

How many people need to be run over before people realize it's not a good place to stand?

This

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No seriously. Whose alt.

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CyricZ posted...

No seriously. Whose alt.

Could literally be anyone. It's a pain in the ass to use the block list when they just make new accounts

I give em a month at most tho
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BoomerZoomer posted...

Is this an American thing when you get owned and question account ownership? Smh

Indeed. It's quite hilarious.

BoomerZoomer posted...

Is this an American thing when you get owned and question account ownership? Smh

I doubt its as simple as that. There are a lot of agendas and questionable posting histories running through this message board. People are automatically suspicious of alts because of that.

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If the driver was white and the victim was black, this would be a much bigger story, and it wouldn't fade away quickly like this one will. Everyone would know the victim's name, there would be hashtags demanding justice, the whole enchilada.

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Lorenzo_2003 posted...

I doubt its as simple as that. There are a lot of agendas and questionable posting histories running through this message board. People are automatically suspicious of alts because of that.

Thank you for the clarity good man

MarqueeSeries posted...

Could literally be anyone. It's a pain in the ass to use the block list when they just make new accounts

I give em a month at most tho

Blocking is for the weak.
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Simon_Petrikov posted...

? I don't follow.

Google Dave Chappele black white supremacist

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SJWFaqs posted...

Not according to this chart:

https://www.motorists.org/issues/speed-limits/state-chart/

As it is when you're driving on a major highway with no obstructions and little traffic you sometimes don't realize how fast you're going. But I guess I'm the only one who does that and everybody else is going exactly the speed limit?

Sammy Hagar would really hate Delaware.

Anyway it's safer to adjust with the flow regardless of speed.

Been going like 70 in a 65 and still have people blast by me at 80.

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The23rdMagus posted...

Stop. Blaming. The. Victims.

How many people need to be deliberately hit by cars before people realize it's a calculated and evil reaction to protests?

Some peaceful protesters murdered an 8 year old girl riding in a car in Atlanta over the weekend. Why should the drivers risk their lives by stopping?

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Protesting on a highway is fucking dumb.

Rebel_Patriot posted...

Some peaceful protesters murdered an 8 year old girl riding in a car in Atlanta over the weekend. Why should the drivers risk their lives by stopping?

i see logic is not your strong point

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Why can't they just stand on the sidewalk or at least in the emergency lane and yell at people driving by?

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PrettyBoyFloyd posted...

Why can't they just stand on the sidewalk or at least in the emergency lane and yell at people driving by?

you mean without closing the highway?

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