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I have to take issue with this "The six officers in Baltimore are going to be found guilty even if they are innocent." because

They can't get a fair trial in Baltimore especially after the DAs and Mayor's prejudiced comments about getting justice for Grey. There will be a change of venue. But the trial will cost taxpayers multi-millions of dollars.This is such a high profile case the defense will be the best in the nation and even laymen can poke huge holes in the DA's case.

I'm not saying the cops are innocent of everything, negligence might be the worst possible charge, but how can they charge the female cop who was basically nothing but a bystander to the arrest? There is no way to prove the injury occurred in the truck but the driver is the one accused of second degree murder. The more I hear about this I still think he was injured in the take down or had an injury that was aggravated. How do you go from peddling a bike and running away to having to be dragged straight legged to the truck?

MLK said in 1961 that the problems blacks have aren't going to change until the 10% of the population which they are stops committing 51% of the crimes. That really hasn't changed, has it?

Hi ya Pops! I know you have missed this mad Irishwoman!! Glad to see you are thriving still here and approve of your coffee choice today . . . The Irish variety! Hope its with an Irish whiskey! Thanks for Monday headlines!

Pop and Lady,

I agree with your sentiments and analysis and that's why these ladies aren't Tramps.

It is not only students that should be thrown out of the schools , I think much of the faculty should go as well. By the way, I have one thing to say to the ugly girl stomping on the, the video that I have seen many times on TV. "Shut up, Porky".

Further , a white NYPD officer was shot in the face by a black guy with a criminal record over the weekend. Where is the outrage? Where're are the demonstrations and rioting by whites in NYC? (Answer: They are working and letting justice take its course.). Where is rev al? How come the empty suit in the white house hasn't opened his mouth? Where is justice for white people?

I had to laugh at the guy on TV during the Baltimore riot who said, "Everytime I get arrested the cops treat me bad."

I guess in his mind, and the minds of many, that we need to change the cops rather than changing their own behavioir so they stop getting arrested?

These disgusting students have never done a damn thing to defend our flag so to them it is just a piece of cloth with no real value. Perhaps if they served even one year in the Military they would feel differently. They have no concept of all those who have given their own lives so that they can strut around some College campus walking on our flag.

Every one of these students and the College Administrators should be hauled to one of our borders and shown the exit door. Perhaps they could find a country who would welcome them wiping their feet on that countries flag. I'm thinking they might be in for a surprise.

"An ugly picture of our country is emerging"....we are in total agreement over that line, Pop. We may not be in agreement over the reason for it, but I agree, this nation needs fixing. :) Have a great week.

Remember the old saying, "Give a man a fish and feed him for one day. Teach him to fish and feed him for the rest of his life."

It seems the war on poverty is limited to giving fish to those who need assistance. The Politicians who make these decisions are eating Lobster while they hand out the fish.

Perhaps if they would ever admit the war on poverty has been a total failure a plan to really correct the problem would evolve. I know many in private industry would be more than willing to take part in government sponsored training programs.

It is sad that there are examples of violence in the world, and that by bullying and punitive actions, groups advance their missions. Maybe I am too soft, but I feel that we are in need of kinder mentorship/leadership.

While I also agree that the destruction of our flag is not a good thing by any stretch of the imagination, I feel that there should be a more cognitive and palpable means to address this transgression. Punishment is not a journey that necessarily leads to higher learning. I believe that it generates more anger, resentment, isolation, dissonance and regressive activity (germane to this issue--recycles itself).

We must lead by example. Kindness and respect for human dignity (all human agency) and all articles (belongings affixed and otherwise to this land) should be considered in teaching and training the world to embrace interdependence. Who we are and what we do impacts the world.

Anger begets anger, and kindness begets more kindness. It begins with one domino.

Thanks for always massaging both hemispheres of my brain.

And THIS needs to be memorized and/or carried with each & every REAL American who truly does WANT OUR COUNTRY BACK!! FROM THIS MOMENT UNTIL WALKING INTO THE VOTING BOOTHS IN 2016!! This is all I have to say at this point pop, except another fabulously written hub in the "Tell it Like it IS," series!...UP shared, pinned, tweeted, mass e-mailed, passed out on street corner! Peace, Paula

RobinGrosswirth - While I totally understand what you are saying, I believe we are past the point where kindness will make any difference at all.

We now have ISIS, a hate filled group whom are determined to destroy every human being who is not willing to change to their religious beliefs. Their mass slaughter of hundreds of human beings should be a signal that any kindness would be wasted on them. This group is growing in numbers by the day and that should be very alarming to all of us.

I suspect that any show of kindness would result in them lopping off your head and handing it to you.

Despite the televised prejudicial remarks of the prosecutor, I doubt that all 6 members of the police force will be found guilty by any jury. Plea bargaining will probably take place and one member will inform on the others. As is often the case.

That flag-stomping display is disgraceful - those cretins should be punished.

When hope dies, so does all existence. I have to hold on to something.

R

Robin - Having hope is a good thing and most of us say "I hope" quite often. But with all the changes we have seen in this world in the last few years "hope" by itself will not solve the problem. We really need to get proactive and deal head on with some of the threats facing our country. If we don't, all the hope in the world will not save this country.

The subject of this hub is about some of our own citizens trampling our flag. I can say "I Hope" they don't do this anymore, or I can take action that will make them never want to do this again. If they really hate this country that badly they should just go somewhere else that might suit them better. Doing nothing about this type behaviour is just letting them know that it is OK to keep behaving this way.

Pop - I agree with you that, "our society is being run by dangerous, lawless morons." Might I add very evil morons. However, destroying the American flag is a 50 year old display which doesn't hurt anyone. Yes, I agree that the flag represents (or is supposed to represent) what is great about our country, but the only pain this can inflict is psychological. My perspective is that they can stomp, burn or do anything they want to the flag.....unless that flag comes from MY flagpole!

We should ask the thousands who have risked their lives so that we can still have this flag what they think about it. Unfortunately we can't ask the thousands who have given their life for this flag and our freedom.

Deeply distressing and equally disgusting.