Rep. Steve King (R-IA) said on Wednesday that he saw no reason to be concerned about the possibility of racial profiling in police clashes with protesters in Ferguson, Mo. because the protestors all appeared to be of a single "continental origin."

King appeared on Newsmax TV on Wednesday where host J.D. Hayworth asked him about the escalating conflict in Ferguson. When asked about the concerns raised by members of the Congressional Black Caucus about the possibility of racial profiling, King said those were unsubstantiated.

"This idea of no racial profiling," King said, "I've seen the video. It looks to me like you don't need to bother with that particular factor because they all appear to be of a single, you know, of a single origin, I should say, a continental origin might be the way to phrase that."

pacino wrote:that's not even remotely true, but what a hilarious way to put it

pacino wrote:witness accounts of the shooting

Federal civil rights investigators and the FBI are carrying out their own inquiries into the controversial case. In the town of 21,000, there’s a history of distrust between the predominantly black community and the largely white police force.

“Race relations is a top priority right now and, as I said, I’m working with the Department of Justice to improve that,” Jackson told reporters Wednesday.

Only three of the city’s 53 officers are African-American, and Jackson said he is working to change that. About two-thirds of the residents of Ferguson are African-American, and most of the rest are Caucasian.

Dorian Johnson, who said he saw the shooting, told CNN on Tuesday that the officer who opened fire is white.

pacino wrote:that's not even remotely true, but what a hilarious way to put it

jerseyhoya wrote:

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:In addition to it being indefensible, this will be held up by the "what about xyz" crowd who love critiquing every American action, domestic or abroad, as if the fact that the police in St. Louis County, Missouri having a crappy couple of nights mean we should ignore tens of thousands of people dying on a mountain somewhere because our moral standing is sufficiently poor that we don't have the ability to intervene to prevent them from dying of starvation/dehydration/beheading/crucifixion or whatever.

Then look at the later post where he quotes Twitter posts. He's complaining about the damn commie libs who love to hate on America and tout our problems as a reason that we shouldn't meddle in foreign affairs.

American liberals and American conservatives and libertarians of a more isolationist bent to some extent. But also foreign leaders like Putin who will no doubt bring up Ferguson the next time the State Department complains about how he handles domestic opposition or we suggest intervention or condemnation of some regime that's slaughtering its citizens. He'd have opposed our action X regardless, but the events in Missouri would lend his criticism the veneer of reasonableness, which is a shame.

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:In addition to it being indefensible, this will be held up by the "what about xyz" crowd who love critiquing every American action, domestic or abroad, as if the fact that the police in St. Louis County, Missouri having a crappy couple of nights mean we should ignore tens of thousands of people dying on a mountain somewhere because our moral standing is sufficiently poor that we don't have the ability to intervene to prevent them from dying of starvation/dehydration/beheading/crucifixion or whatever.

Then look at the later post where he quotes Twitter posts. He's complaining about the damn commie libs who love to hate on America and tout our problems as a reason that we shouldn't meddle in foreign affairs.

American liberals and American conservatives and libertarians of a more isolationist bent to some extent. But also foreign leaders like Putin who will no doubt bring up Ferguson the next time the State Department complains about how he handles domestic opposition or we suggest intervention or condemnation of some regime that's slaughtering its citizens. He'd have opposed our action X regardless, but the events in Missouri would lend his criticism the veneer of reasonableness, which is a shame.

If that was your intended point, fair enough. But it certainly didn't come across that way.

Bucky wrote:

pacino wrote:the buildup occurred after 9/11 when the US was providing this stuff like candy for 'preparedness'. Remember the Boston bombing??? a backpack put everyone in fear and the weaponary came out

the aftermath of 9/11 resulted in federal funding directly to municipalities for homeland security purposes. the "military surplus" boondoggle didn't start until much later.

td11 wrote:@ShaunKing
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. @GovJayNixon just confirmed that the State Police & Federal Authorities are going to relieve St. Louis County PD of their duties here.

Wheels Tupay wrote:This is why you don't arm local police forces like they are the military.

CalvinBall wrote:richmond you are a tad off the rails right now

td11 wrote:i can't believe they still haven't released the shooting officer's name