#BlackLivesMatter

Post by **Ibanez** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 11:22 am

Protesting and shutting down a bridge.

http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/TheB ... nd-at-4-pm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Traffic will be stopped in all four lanes at the downtown point on the Cooper River Bridge, Mt. Pleasant-bound, at 4 p.m. today as activists stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matters Movement demanding an end to rampant systemic racism that is targeting and killing black people. The bridge shut down is a direct response to not only the murder of [Walter] Scott but to the long-standing racial profiling of North Charleston police of Black communities. We know that this is not just a local problem and is part of a widespread epidemic across South Carolina and the nation.

Post by **ASUG8** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 11:26 am

Inconveniencing thousands of drivers accomplishes exactly what again? Protest at City Hall or the Police Station, not a major artery in a different city from where the shooting took place.

Post by **bandl** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 11:34 am

Ibanez wrote:Protesting and shutting down a bridge.

http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/TheB ... nd-at-4-pm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Traffic will be stopped in all four lanes at the downtown point on the Cooper River Bridge, Mt. Pleasant-bound, at 4 p.m. today as activists stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matters Movement demanding an end to rampant systemic racism that is targeting and killing black people. The bridge shut down is a direct response to not only the murder of [Walter] Scott but to the long-standing racial profiling of North Charleston police of Black communities. We know that this is not just a local problem and is part of a widespread epidemic across South Carolina and the nation.

Looks like no one drives that bridge so who gives a shit?

Post by **Ibanez** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 11:55 am

bandl wrote:
Ibanez wrote:Protesting and shutting down a bridge.

http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/TheB ... nd-at-4-pm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Looks like no one drives that bridge so who gives a shit?

Perhaps I should've chosen an image of the bridge AFTER it opened.

GannonFan · Post by **GannonFan** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 11:56 am

Gorgeous bridge, drove over it this summer on our stopover in Charleston (still owe Ibanez for the dinner recommendation - food was great).

Agreed, weird to go to a different city to protest - that would be like the folks in Ferguson going to the Arch in St. Louis to protest.

Also strange, no protests in Philly when the Black cop who was in a GameStop to buy his kid, who just made the honor roll, a Playstation as a reward was gunned down by two Black guys who popped into the store to rob it. Did his life not matter because he was wearing a badge?

Post by **andy7171** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 11:57 am

That bridge was much needed.

Post by **ASUG8** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 12:08 pm

andy7171 wrote:That bridge was much needed.

It's going to be worthless in about an hour.

Post by **kalm** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 12:10 pm

#commuterlivesmatter

Post by **ASUG8** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 12:10 pm

Hey Ibanez, how are your convenience stores and Best Buy holding up so far?

Skjellyfetti · Post by **Skjellyfetti** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 12:13 pm

Your own link seems to say this story is bunk now.

ASUG8 wrote:Inconveniencing thousands of drivers accomplishes exactly what again?

Post by **Ibanez** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 12:35 pm

ASUG8 wrote:Hey Ibanez, how are your convenience stores and Best Buy holding up so far?

Looks like getting a new TV, computer and stereo system. #LootThisInRememberanceofMe

Post by **SDHornet** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 12:37 pm

Skjellyfetti wrote:Your own link seems to say this story is bunk now.

ASUG8 wrote:Inconveniencing thousands of drivers accomplishes exactly what again?

Jelly FTW.

Post by **Ibanez** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 12:38 pm

ASUG8 wrote:
andy7171 wrote:That bridge was much needed.
It's going to be worthless in about an hour.

the other bridge to get into mount pleasant is already backed up.

The Eastbound lanes go to Mount Pleasant. Not Charleston or North Charleston. Idiots.

#geographymatters

Post by **Grizalltheway** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 12:48 pm

Ibanez wrote:
ASUG8 wrote:
It's going to be worthless in about an hour.
the other bridge to get into mount pleasant is already backed up.

The Eastbound lanes go to Mount Pleasant. Not Charleston or North Charleston. Idiots.

#geographymatters

#unlessyou'reandy

Post by **ASUG8** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 12:57 pm

Skjellyfetti wrote:Your own link seems to say this story is bunk now.

ASUG8 wrote:Inconveniencing thousands of drivers accomplishes exactly what again?

Hyperbole much? Tragic as this murder was, I don't think it rises to the march in Selma.

Stick to posting charts.

Post by **Ibanez** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 1:08 pm

Skjellyfetti wrote:Your own link seems to say this story is bunk now.

ASUG8 wrote:Inconveniencing thousands of drivers accomplishes exactly what again?

Bunk implies something is absurd. It's now reported as cancelled.

Herr Spin Doctor.

Either way, protesting and stopping traffic into Mount Pleasant is pointless. They're better off protesting and causing havoc on River's Avenue or I-526.

Rob Iola · Post by **Rob Iola** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 1:38 pm

Skjellyfetti wrote:Your own link seems to say this story is bunk now.

ASUG8 wrote:Inconveniencing thousands of drivers accomplishes exactly what again?

Hey! You cropped out Bush!

Post by **Ibanez** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 1:43 pm

Rob Iola wrote:
Skjellyfetti wrote:Your own link seems to say this story is bunk now.

Hey! You cropped out Brian Williams!

Accuracy.

Post by **93henfan** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 2:11 pm

The niggras have been shutting down major arteries all over DC since Ferguson. It doesn't make much of a difference from normal DC traffic.

Post by **kalm** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 2:40 pm

"Mount".

Post by **Grizalltheway** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 2:43 pm

kalm wrote:"Mount".

It's just a descriptor for what siblings do there....

Post by **Ibanez** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 3:10 pm

Grizalltheway wrote:
kalm wrote:"Mount".
It's just a descriptor for what siblings do there....

Not there. It's the liberal part of the city. IMO.

Rob Iola · Post by **Rob Iola** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 4:17 pm

Ibanez wrote:
Rob Iola wrote: Hey! You cropped out Brian Williams!
Accuracy.

Front row, third from the left, in black face...

CitadelGrad · Post by **CitadelGrad** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 6:30 pm

GannonFan wrote:Gorgeous bridge, drove over it this summer on our stopover in Charleston (still owe Ibanez for the dinner recommendation - food was great).

Agreed, weird to go to a different city to protest - that would be like the folks in Ferguson going to the Arch in St. Louis to protest.

Also strange, no protests in Philly when the Black cop who was in a GameStop to buy his kid, who just made the honor roll, a Playstation as a reward was gunned down by two Black guys who popped into the store to rob it. Did his life not matter because he was wearing a badge?

Um, the Ferguson protestors did go to the Arch and many other places in the City of St. Louis.

JohnStOnge · Post by **JohnStOnge** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 7:50 pm

What gets me is hearing the "played" "NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE" chant in association with this incident. What the HELL are they talking about in this instance?

Let's see: The cop was fired and charged with murder.

What, exactly, do you want with respect to "Justice?' What else can the authorities do?

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