spector suggests bozak might be available this offseason on the cheap

https://www.spectorshocke...l-rumor-mill-june-2-2020/

SPECTOR’S NOTE: Bozak also has a 10-team no-trade clause. If he’s willing to waive it, the Blues might have to pick up part of his cap hit or include a significant sweetener to move him.
- homiedclown

Toronto and St. Louis make him sound extremely appealing

So know we have football players coming out and saying that the looting and rioting is a form of communication. Instead of using there supposed platform to say carrying a sign and protesting are all right but looting and rioting and burning people's business to the ground are bad. What are you telling people, ok let's go communicate some more and riot in the streets.
- Buff36

Well Kaepernick protested peacefully and it got them nowhere.

I don’t think the looting and rioting is appropriate either but I mean it’s garnering attention.

Kind of amazing the Sac Kings can force their announcer out of a job because he doesn't support the terrorist group known as Black Lives Matter. Shocking actually, if you don't vocally support a terrorist group, the NBA can have you fired.

There sure is a racism problem in America. White liberals and most minorities are racist as hell.

Well Kaepernick protested peacefully and it got them nowhere.

I don’t think the looting and rioting is appropriate either but I mean it’s garnering attention.
- Pegullaville

True, it's garnering attention Evil begets Evil.

Well Kaepernick protested peacefully and it got them nowhere.

I don’t think the looting and rioting is appropriate either but I mean it’s garnering attention.
- Pegullaville

Kapernick's protest "got nowhere" because he was grandstanding and the average population saw right through it. He did it for his own brand, which worked beautifully for him. He got a lucrative deal with Nike despite being a backup quarterback, but did nothing to accomplish what he was supposedly trying to.

Well Kaepernick protested peacefully and it got them nowhere.

I don’t think the looting and rioting is appropriate either but I mean it’s garnering attention.
- Pegullaville

Yep. I bet it's going to stop cops from killing white people at a higher rate than they kill black people.

It seems like you're making 2 competing arguments -

1.) It's not happening

2.) If it is happening, they deserve it

I'll simply reiterate what I said before. I think crime and law inforcement response are a result of disproportionate economic inequality in the African American community that goes back a long way. The other possible reasons, if you choose not to believe that this is a manifestation of poverty - is that black people are lazy and/or more violent than others. That to me is ridiculous and racist on its face. We are one species.

I also don't think most cops are bad people. I think police are an obvious symbol of the system, a system which really doesn't work well for some groups. To that extent, I feel very bad for the good ones - and there are plenty.

All of this is going to keep cropping up unless we address the underlying conditions. I have no idea what the solution is. But that's the problem as I see it.
- jcragcrumple

Actually, I'm arguing the one point I made: on a national, statistical basis there is zero evidence of racial bias in policing. The study, which you cite but I don't think you've read tbh, uses logarithmic extractions to make a lifetime guess of probability. However, the raw data are the raw data, and we know for a fact more white people per encounter with police will be killed than black people every year.

It's a damn good thing white lives don't matter like black lives do else this country would be burnt to a cinder in less than a week.

Kind of amazing the Sac Kings can force their announcer out of a job because he doesn't support the terrorist group known as Black Lives Matter. Shocking actually, if you don't vocally support a terrorist group, the NBA can have you fired.

There sure is a racism problem in America. White liberals and most minorities are racist as hell.
- lacaprup

Trump is a symbol of racism, I don’t believe he’s a liberal.

I don’t think politics has anything to do with a racism.

Trump is a symbol of racism, I don’t believe he’s a liberal.

I don’t think politics has anything to do with a racism.
- Pegullaville

Unintentionally ironic?

Trump is a symbol of racism, I don’t believe he’s a liberal.

I don’t think politics has anything to do with a racism.
- Pegullaville

Solid post north - american flacco

Racism is taught at a young age in my opinion.
Political affiliation is more of an adult concern.

Unintentionally ironic?
- BareMetal

Whether a person is a Democrat or a Republican, Liberal or Conservative.

Prejudicial decisions stem from a persons ethical propositions and moral code.

Whether a person is a Democrat or a Republican, Liberal or Conservative.

Prejudicial decisions stem from a persons ethical propositions and moral code.
- Pegullaville

Trump is a symbol of racism, I don’t believe he’s a liberal.

I don’t think politics has anything to do with a racism.
- Pegullaville

Question. How do the families that lost a loved one over the last 3 months, who were barred from the hospital and not even allowed to hold a proper funeral for them watch the news next week to see the George Floyd funeral going across all channels 24/7 and not think that it is not about politics? Where are the great health officials now condemning all of what is going on as well that most likely high populated funeral next week? Those of us that questioned what in the hell was going on with this virus were repeatedly told to not question the science. Has science taken a hiatus right now? The rioting will be worse next week during the funerals because of politics, so I completely disagree with you on that, respectfully.

There’s actually been some really good dialogue lately between folks that I’ve enjoyed and then there’s this. Are you one of the ones right now kneeling before them begging for forgiveness because that is some Jonestown s$&@ happening right now and an absolute disgrace to African Americans in my opinion. Shake hands or hug or give the Predator muscle handshake for crying out loud. But in all seriousness soak up some of the stuff some people are posting and look into things a little bit further, I was young and leaned left for quite some time, drank the koolaide that I heard from the media until I was about 26. And if all lives truly do matter let’s pay respects to David Dorn who you will not hear anywhere in the MSM, nor will he have a 5 day funeral like Floyd.
- buffalokb

Yikes the funeral is not a big deal

Question. How do the families that lost a loved one over the last 3 months, who were barred from the hospital and not even allowed to hold a proper funeral for them watch the news next week to see the George Floyd funeral going across all channels 24/7 and not think that it is not about politics? Where are the great health officials now condemning all of what is going on as well that most likely high populated funeral next week? Those of us that questioned what in the hell was going on with this virus were repeatedly told to not question the science. Has science taken a hiatus right now? The rioting will be worse next week during the funerals because of politics, so I completely disagree with you on that, respectfully.
- buffalokb

These riots and protests do not change the fact that the president of the United states mishandled covid.

On fox news, trump acted like it was a dem hoax, acted like cases were going down and said it would go away , when the weather changed. Also, suggested injesting chemicals and taking an unproven drug. Which is now proven to not help.

This is different than his mishandling of the protests.
Separate (frank) ups among many (frank) ups.

Respectfully

My 2 cents: mandatory service for all at age 18. What I got out of the military is actually living with people from every corner of America (was in Basic with 2 brothers from American Samoa) allows one to develop respect for every single person. There were 50 whites in my company, and 50 non-whites; I also learned how to properly use, clean, care for and respect firearms; I developed self-respect and humility; maybe most of all I was part of something bigger than myself and I am more proud of being a citizen in this country because of those years.

I know mandatory service is not a popular notion, but I think it would be good for our country.

Thank God I was not in combat, and Thanks to all who have served in combat, especially those who were injured or a loved one of someone who did not make it back.

These riots and protests do not change the fact that the president of the United states mishandled covid.

On fox news, trump acted like it was a dem hoax, acted like cases were going down and said it would go away , when the weather changed. Also, suggested injesting chemicals and taking an unproven drug. Which is now proven to not help.

This is different than his mishandling of the protests.
Separate (frank) ups among many (frank) ups.

Respectfully
- Boss34

I’m telling you right now if Covid has “passed” and there isn’t a massive spike in the death resulting from these riots then I agree he and the entire country mishandled it, we should have never closed everything down and tanked our franken economy and way of life. But at least we can agree on something, all government does is frank things up, so get the hell out of our way.

Question. How do the families that lost a loved one over the last 3 months, who were barred from the hospital and not even allowed to hold a proper funeral for them watch the news next week to see the George Floyd funeral going across all channels 24/7 and not think that it is not about politics? Where are the great health officials now condemning all of what is going on as well that most likely high populated funeral next week? Those of us that questioned what in the hell was going on with this virus were repeatedly told to not question the science. Has science taken a hiatus right now? The rioting will be worse next week during the funerals because of politics, so I completely disagree with you on that, respectfully.
- buffalokb

You make a very good point.

Science shouldn’t be taking a hiatus, especially when African Americans are at a much higher risk for contracting Covid and a have a much higher risk from dying from it.

That still does not take away from the fact that we make a moral decision to judge someone based on their colour, race, culture however.

Well Kaepernick protested peacefully and it got them nowhere.

I don’t think the looting and rioting is appropriate either but I mean it’s garnering attention.
- Pegullaville

it's not just looting and rioting, it's killing


let them protest during the day, order curfews when the sunsets and enforce it 100%


they will never have the balls to do this though

I’m telling you right now if Covid has “passed” and there isn’t a massive spike in the death resulting from these riots then I agree he and the entire country mishandled it, we should have never closed everything down and tanked our franken economy and way of life. But at least we can agree on something, all government does is frank things up, so get the hell out of our way.
- buffalokb

🤝

Solid post north - american flacco

Racism is taught at a young age in my opinion.
Political affiliation is more of an adult concern.
- Boss34

my guess is if people of color talked normal, stopped shooting each other every night and acted civil in times of crisis

the future generations would be less racist then the present


and racism goes 2 ways, there is a lot of black people that are racist toward white people, my guess is a greater percentage

my guess is if people of color talked normal, stopped shooting each other every night and acted civil in times of crisis

the future generations would be less racist then the present


and racism goes 2 ways, there is a lot of black people that are racist toward white people, my guess is a greater percentage
- homiedclown

That's not true you're just talking about a small % and making the good ones look bad..

That's not true you're just talking about a small % and making the good ones look bad..
- gerbe75pts

Didn't you do that for all cops?

Trump is a symbol of racism, I don’t believe he’s a liberal.

I don’t think politics has anything to do with a racism.
- Pegullaville

A symbol of racism to whom? The black people not in jail because of the First Step Act he got passed? Or, maybe the 100lbs white women on the street getting attacked in broad daylight by groups of thugs for the audacity of asking them no to loot?

The people who demand unequal treatment in hiring processes, who demand unequal protection under the law for special groups, the people who demand unequal treatment in every walk of life for special groups all seem to be under one brand of politics in America.

That's not true you're just talking about a small % and making the good ones look bad..
- gerbe75pts

Oh how the tides have turned.