Comments on: Charles Barkley, changer, defends the thin blue line

By: J.J.

J.J. — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 19:40:52 +0000

Ymaraakar: “Why don’t you ask Detroit that.”

A good point that I hadn’t thought of. Touche’. 🙂

By: Ymarsakar

Ymarsakar — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 11:52:32 +0000

Barkley’s got it exactly right.

Why don’t you ask Detroit that.

By: Ymarsakar

Ymarsakar — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 11:51:02 +0000

A libertarian doesn’t go around talking about black jack money for taxes.

By: GRA

GRA — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 07:01:06 +0000

I use to be an ardent support for gay “marriage”, but now I’m not. I’d like to see how Barkley came to support such a bizarre “right.”

And if the GOP “lost their minds” I wonder what he thinks of the DNP. Do they have the heads on screwed right?

By: avi

avi — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 04:22:23 +0000

first white born and raised biracial with no african american slave blood, but from a slave owning family.

By: Paul in Boston

Paul in Boston — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 01:30:29 +0000

Blacks were 100% Republican up until the New Deal and for good reason. Martin Luther King, both Jr. and Sr. were Republicans as well but by that time the blacks had mostly changed parties due to the social welfare programs. Condaleeza Rice and Colin Powell represent the tail end of the post Civil War black identification with the Republicans.

There does seem to be some slow movement back as evidenced by very negative comments about Brown and Martin by some black preachers and politicians from the South but it’s not significant so far.

By: Cornhead

Cornhead — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 00:48:27 +0000

Barkley is a regular commentator during the NCAA basketball tournament. He usually has a bold and different take. Sharp guy.

By: parker

parker — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 23:18:54 +0000

I can respect Barkley because he seems to come to his own conclusions independent of the msm meme. Do I agree with him 100%, of course not, but I do believe he is, for the most part, an independent thinker. Just by differing with bho, holder, sharpton, etc. he shows his ability to think outside the play the race card box.

By: J.J.

J.J. — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 23:07:12 +0000

“What would the neighborhoods be like without the cops?” Barkley’s got it exactly right.

I have a neighbor who’s a retired cop. The stories he tells curl my hair. When they go on duty everyday, they just want to come home alive. Because their are dirtbags out there who will challenge their authority, they have to be prepared to use force. When you are in an encounter, there are only seconds – even micro-seconds – to make judgments about how much force is appropriate. The truth is, if you want to get beat up or killed, resist arrest or assault a police officer. They are trained and prepared to use force and they sometimes use too much. But that’s always on the precautionary principle that one can never be sure how much is just right, so more is better. Make no mistake about that.

The lesson that most people should take away from the Michael Brown, Eric Garner killings is that it is stupid in the extreme to resist arrest or challenge the cops. Yes, some policemen are less then courteous in their dealings with citizens. Those of us who feel we have been mistreated by the police can always deal with the situation through official channels. We should all be glad we have that right. In many countries there is no such right. In the meantime if you’re confronted by a cop, follow his commands and live to have your day in court. That’s better than ending up in the hospital or the morgue.