Another unarmed male killed by police. This time he's white, but as with the vast majority of victims he's a man. #MaleLivesMatter?

pnw_diver · 2015-08-07T04:10:04+00:00

I am just shocked that "Huffington Post" doesn't celebrate male deaths overtly, as anti-man as that dubious web site is. Presumably it's creepy feminist writers are quietly cheered along by news like this.

With that comment made, I'd like to thank you for pointing out that its men that the cops shoot to death, on an ongoing basis. Not someone black, or red, or green, or brown, but men. #MaleLivesMatter

I read a good article in the New York Times last weekend - a person of color remarked that, in light of the outpouring of grief over the killing of Cecil the Lion, that perhaps she should start wearing a lion suit around in case the cops shoot her effectively on the grounds that she is black.

Perhaps if men started wearing lion suits around, when we are abused or mistreated or gunned down by cowboy cops, we would elicit more sympathy?

Number357 · 2015-08-07T04:22:52+00:00

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2015-08-07T06:12:47+00:00

Some officers are out of control and ruining public trust in the whole criminal system. I saw an article of a cop in Alabama not far from where I am that was shot to death 2 years ago. He was unarmed. The officer knew he was unarmed cause he was buck naked. At one point he even laid naked in the street and the officer didn't try to use non-lethal means.

2015-08-07T14:37:42+00:00

This is not something that can be resolved as long as the cult of masculinity continues to revere stoicism, strength and violence. We're socialized to be powerful (i.e. look dangerous to some extent) and treat other men as dangerous so it's no surprise that men are more likely to be seen as a threath than women by police officers.

Mkcn97 · 2015-08-07T06:18:21+00:00

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Title	Another unarmed male killed by police. This time he's white, but as with the vast majority of victims he's a man. #MaleLivesMatter?
Author	Number357
Upvotes	39
Comments	11
Date	August 7, 2015 3:36 AM UTC (10 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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