Rand Paul - "So there’s a very good chance that unrest in Ferguson had nothing to do with race"

[gho3st]

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news...-ferguson/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS

Sen. Rand Paul says unrest in Ferguson might not have initially been caused by race, but perceptions in the aftermath have contributed to the racial tensions now associated with the incident.

“Let’s say none of this has to do with race — it might not,” he said in an interview that aired Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “But the belief, if you’re African-American and you live in Ferguson, the belief is — you see people in prison, and they’re mostly black and brown, that somehow, it is racial, even if the thoughts that were going on at that time had nothing to do with race.”

The Aug. 9 shooting of unarmed black 18-year-old Michael Brown, has sparked a wave of protests in Ferguson and around the country. Mr. Brown was shot by officer Darren Wilson, who is white, and there are multiple ongoing investigations into the circumstances of the shooting.

“So there’s a very good chance that this had nothing to do with race, but because of all of the arrests and the way people were arrested, that everybody perceives it as, ‘My goodness, the police are out to get us,’ you know,” Mr. Paul said. “And so that’s why you have to change the whole war on drugs. It’s not just this one instance. And I don’t know what happened during the shooting, so I’m not going to make a judgment on the shooting, but I do know what’s happening as far as you look at who’s in our prisons.”





Mr. Paul, a possible contender for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, has also said the country should rethink programs that allow the federal transfers of military-grade weapons to local communities — programs that have received renewed attention in the wake of images of militarized law enforcement personnel that have emerged from Ferguson in recent weeks. After the urging of some in Congress, the White House announced it will be reviewing the programs.

“Homeland Security gave $8 million to Fargo to fight terrorism in Fargo, North Dakota. And I say, if the terrorists get to Fargo, we might as well give up,” Mr. Paul said. “I say that as a joke, but I mean, it’s like, what are we doing spending $8 million in Fargo?”
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[DEAD7]

In before the "shut up racist cac" ignorance.

 

[Serious]

 

[Loose]

He dropped some knowledge












but still fukk this racist cac

 

[mc_brew]

In before the "shut up racist cac" ignorance.

shut up racist cac....

note: cac can also mean c00n ass c00n....

 

[Fillerguy]

Paul pulled a vet politician move.

1: He managed to appease team by saying Browns death had nothing to do with race.

2: Paul mentioned the drug war and it affects on minorities, that's always a brownie crowd pleaser.

3: Didn't commit to either

In one fell swoop the son has done what the father never could. Rand may actually go all the way if he manages to not go full republican during the primaries.

 

[the cac mamba]

if it came down to say, this dude vs hillary, id vote for him

 

[Prince.Skeletor]

See the left is also very much to blame for this!
let me explain!


Trayvon, was it racial? Yep!
But here's the thing, the stupid liberal media rather than being unbiased, they only focused on really young pictures of trayvon, when it first came out I thought he was much younger based on pics, and then the fact he had skittles in his pocket. Oh such a sweet lil young baby with candies in his pockets.
The liberal media focused so much on a younger picture of Trayvon and focused a lot on skittles being in his pockets.
Thing is if they remained unbiased they would have still WON, there was no need to skew the portrayal of Trayvon as a person.
Then the right says, ohh.... it was probably Lean, skittles is used to create lean!
So that's what they focused on, stupidity.
On both sides, they are just changing the topic, focusing on stupidity which ends up with no solution, ever!

Ferguson, man there was LOADS of cops on black brutalities, but everything is focus on one man, which is a drop in the ocean.
And the left are trying too hard to make it about race, when if you just be unbias you will see it is, no need to oversell it.

So what is happening?
They are creating a perpetual seesaw effect, where they divide on conquer!
the right will scream he was a thug not a lil boy, and the left will scream oh he was just a cute lil teddy bear.

Who caresssssssss who he was!!!!
Them cops KILLED the dude, put the cops in jail, no need to dramatize the issue!!!!!
IDIOTS!!!!!!!!!

MSNBC and Fox are the SAME!!!
It's a one party system, divided into two called should we screw the people this way or that way party.

WAKE UP!

 

[ltheghost]

Sounds like someone is going to run for President...took a page out of his father's book for this one.

 

[Brown_Pride]

See the left is also very much to blame for this!
let me explain!


Trayvon, was it racial? Yep!
But here's the thing, the stupid liberal media rather than being unbiased, they only focused on really young pictures of trayvon, when it first came out I thought he was much younger based on pics, and then the fact he had skittles in his pocket. Oh such a sweet lil young baby with candies in his pockets.
The liberal media focused so much on a younger picture of Trayvon and focused a lot on skittles being in his pockets.
Thing is if they remained unbiased they would have still WON, there was no need to skew the portrayal of Trayvon as a person.
Then the right says, ohh.... it was probably Lean, skittles is used to create lean!
So that's what they focused on, stupidity.
On both sides, they are just changing the topic, focusing on stupidity which ends up with no solution, ever!

Ferguson, man there was LOADS of cops on black brutalities, but everything is focus on one man, which is a drop in the ocean.
And the left are trying too hard to make it about race, when if you just be unbias you will see it is, no need to oversell it.

So what is happening?
They are creating a perpetual seesaw effect, where they divide on conquer!
the right will scream he was a thug not a lil boy, and the left will scream oh he was just a cute lil teddy bear.

Who caresssssssss who he was!!!!
Them cops KILLED the dude, put the cops in jail, no need to dramatize the issue!!!!!
IDIOTS!!!!!!!!!

MSNBC and Fox are the SAME!!!
It's a one party system, divided into two called should we screw the people this way or that way party.

WAKE UP!

exactly.
Dems: You should hate them because they hate you and call you thugs.
Rethugs: You should hate them cause they're thugs.
People pulling the strings: