# where Black Lives Matter now? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 30, 2016, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-black-lives-matter-now/764511 "2016-08-30T21:52:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-black-lives-matter-now/764511/21 "2016-08-31T02:35:36Z")
Deaf Lives Matters would normally stage a protest over an incident like this but when they were contacted they said they hadn’t heard about the shooting. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-black-lives-matter-now/764511/22 "2016-08-31T03:02:44Z")
Where is **DrDeth** now? ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-black-lives-matter-now/764511/23 "2016-08-31T05:06:59Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > I have a sneaking suspicion this isn’t going to work out quite like **DD** thought it would. And I suspect we won’t see anymore of him in this thread. That’s because you’ll have to wait for the ATMB thread complaining that he could no longer participate due to everything being moved to the Pit against his will. Or some such. ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-black-lives-matter-now/764511/24 "2016-08-31T05:24:58Z")
Deaf Lives Mutter ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-black-lives-matter-now/764511/25 "2016-08-31T05:26:36Z")
> [@faithfool](#): > > That’s because you’ll have to wait for the ATMB thread complaining that he could no longer participate due to everything being moved to the Pit against his will. Or some such. And it’s not a real Pit. Just a designated space on a hard drive. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-black-lives-matter-now/764511/26 "2016-08-31T06:20:40Z")
The one time you want DrDeaf to be in the room, he ain’t there. He’d probably out for a smoke. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-black-lives-matter-now/764511/27 "2016-08-31T09:23:54Z")
**where Black Lives Matter now?** > [@DrDeth](#): > > … > A cop just shot down a deaf man, who was attempting to sign to the officer. The deaf man was unarmed. > […](http://heavy.com/news/2016/08/daniel-kevin-harris-k-charlotte-north-carolina-police-shooting-hearing-speech-impaired-deaf-mute-sign-language-jermaine-saunders-killed-trooper-patrol/) [Trevor from GTA V] You look like you struggle with simple tasks. [end trevor] ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-black-lives-matter-now/764511/28 "2016-08-31T09:47:34Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > How many deaf, white guys were killed by cops in the last 5 years? > > Not to minimize this guy’s death, and he almost certainly didn’t deserve to be killed. But if there is not a systematic problem that needs to be dealt with, then I don’t see why we can’t let the existing oversight methodology run its course. Actually, by percentages, quite a few. Deaf people are a pretty small portion of the population, but they account for a very high number of “shooting by misunderstanding.” A lot of things happen-- they don’t hear a command to raise their hands, and reach in their pocket either for pen and paper, or a car that says “I’m Deaf,” and are shot while “reaching for a weapon.” They sign to a companion, and a thought to be flashing gang signs. They are cuffed before anyone realizes they are Deaf, and their struggles and attempts to sign or speak get them beaten. And Deaf people are acutely aware of each incident, believe me. However, black people get shot on a much greater scale. And yeah, a white guy who gets shot, Deaf or hearing, is not under the umbrella of black lives matter. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-black-lives-matter-now/764511/29 "2016-08-31T09:56:49Z")
> [@Projammer](#): > > [Baton Rouge Police Emerge as Unifiers After Flooding, Black Lives Matter Protests](http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2016/08/29/baton-rouge-police-emerge-unifiers-flooding-black-lives-matter-protests/) Breitbart are outright liars that make Fox look like a serious news organization in comparison. Anything they say should be presumed to be a lie until proven otherwise by someone else. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-black-lives-matter-now/764511/30 "2016-08-31T10:33:39Z")
My friend Bob died of an aneurysm and Susan Komen was nowhere to be found! ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-black-lives-matter-now/764511/31 "2016-08-31T10:58:54Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > Breitbart are outright liars that make Fox look like a serious news organization in comparison. Anything they say should be presumed to be a lie until proven otherwise by someone else. When proven otherwise, just assume they are incompetent at lying. ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-black-lives-matter-now/764511/32 "2016-08-31T11:29:06Z")
#deaflivesmatter Better now? ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-black-lives-matter-now/764511/33 "2016-08-31T11:41:13Z")
I’ve seen several right-wing Facebook memes belittling BLM for not sending relief supplies to Baton Rouge. Apparently they’re the only political activists that have the responsibility of funding humanitarian relief, nary a post about why the Tea Party or NRA aren’t sending trucks of supplies to Baton Rouge. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-black-lives-matter-now/764511/34 "2016-08-31T11:56:29Z")
> [@GrumpyBunny](#): > > #deaflivesmatter > > Better now? He probably want s it in MIME format. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_fun_ball/32/17664_2.png) [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-black-lives-matter-now/764511/35 "2016-08-31T13:33:50Z")
Where the hell was blue lives matter? They have been making a big deal in the last few months that not only black lives matter. Where were they? ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-black-lives-matter-now/764511/36 "2016-08-31T14:51:13Z")
> [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](#): > > Where the hell was blue lives matter? They have been making a big deal in the last few months that not only black lives matter. Where were they? Blue man group concert. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-black-lives-matter-now/764511/37 "2016-08-31T15:06:29Z")
> [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](#): > > Where the hell was blue lives matter? They have been making a big deal in the last few months that not only black lives matter. Where were they? PING:Drunky Smurf ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-black-lives-matter-now/764511/38 "2016-08-31T15:56:28Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Deaf Lives Matters would normally stage a protest over an incident like this but when they were contacted they said they hadn’t heard about the shooting. Tacky, Dude. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-black-lives-matter-now/764511/39 "2016-08-31T16:40:57Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > [http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/23/us/north-carolina-deaf-man-police-shooting/](http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/23/us/north-carolina-deaf-man-police-shooting/) > > A cop just shot down a deaf man, who was attempting to sign to the officer. The deaf man was unarmed. > [Daniel Kevin Harris: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know](http://heavy.com/news/2016/08/daniel-kevin-harris-k-charlotte-north-carolina-police-shooting-hearing-speech-impaired-deaf-mute-sign-language-jermaine-saunders-killed-trooper-patrol/) This probably has to be explained to you slowly so you’d understand: There. is. not. a. widespread. epidemic. of. police. unjustly. killing. deaf. people. therefore. BLM. has. no. reason. to. protest. this. Same reason why they don’t protest black on black violence (everyone already agrees its wrong). Same reason why they don’t protest police on white violence (doesn’t happen often in comparison). If that is too fast for you, I’ll type slower next time ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-black-lives-matter-now/764511/40 "2016-08-31T17:20:14Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Blue man group concert. Blue face is offensive. [The Fugates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Fugates) have a right to dignity. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-black-lives-matter-now/764511.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-black-lives-matter-now/764511.md?page=3)