Originally Posted by suzzer99 (Post 17410570)

Thug is a loaded word that at the moment means "black criminal". When was the last time you heard of a white thug? Maybe in the future thug will go back to being race-neutral and not a big deal.

Rappers use it for the same reason they use the N-word: to take ownership of it, and also to try to sound badass.

Originally Posted by suzzer99 (Post 17410570)

Thug is a loaded word that at the moment means "black criminal". When was the last time you heard of a white thug? Maybe in the future thug will go back to being race-neutral and not a big deal.

Rappers use it for the same reason they use the N-word: to take ownership of it, and also to try to sound badass.

Originally Posted by Frazod (Post 17410582)

When I hear the word I tend to think of some hulking mob guy. Or Bill Romanowski. All white guys.

I guess I’m behind the times.

Originally Posted by Katipan (Post 17410686)

You're a goon if you're white which doesn't sound nearly as cool.

Originally Posted by Bearcat (Post 17410698)

Rich white kids ****ing up shit in Gilbert, AZ....

https://www.azcentral.com/story/opin...t/72158675007/

Originally Posted by KCUnited (Post 17404363)

Hopefully if some of the wounded were involved or were eye witnesses they will cooperate so those responsible are held accountable

I live in Mayberry and there was a kid beat to death at a house party with 1000 kids there. Theres hundred of hours of video but none caught the actual act and no one will come forward as a witness so no arrests have been made even though it happened in a crowd of people

Originally Posted by Katipan (Post 17410706)

I miss goons just being overly protective hockey players.

Originally Posted by stevieray (Post 17410691)

when you tattoo thug lyfe across your torso, people take notice.

Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 17406536)

Not sure what happened to the original post or link, but I'm pretty sure this is what the link was supposed to be:

https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-new...ed-by-officer/

TL;DR - A gunman in Arvada, CO in 2021 was on a mission to kill cops. He took out one officer and was waiting on more to show up, but a civilian snuck up on him and took him out. The cops showed up, saw a man with a gun, and killed the hero thinking he was the gunman they were looking for. It's a super sad story.

Here's a more recent article about the aftermath and settlement.

Originally Posted by Raiderhater (Post 17406591)

I don’t see anything political about it. You were weighing the pros and cons of the different decisions, and the court of public opinion is certainly something that is a part of the aftermath.

Originally Posted by ghak99 (Post 17406829)

He's probably trying to get out of the dog house after she watched his country music performance.

Originally Posted by Frazod (Post 17410582)

When I hear the word I tend to think of some hulking mob guy. Or Bill Romanowski. All white guys.

I guess I’m behind the times.

Originally Posted by Katipan (Post 17410686)

You're a goon if you're white which doesn't sound nearly as cool.