Cities in Crisis

What a load of crap… All lives matter… not just people of colour...

You have your chance on the 3rd. of November… Voice your dissatisfaction there or waste peoples time in a blog...

All you’re projecting is your misplaced attitude.

-- If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD

Nice piece and I appreciate your thoughtful post. That said, I would be careful about relying on CBS for an accurate picture of the world. Stats on police use of force are shaky and often presented in a biased way. But the most comprehensive count of incidents we have (from the Washington Post) found that 14 unarmed blacks and 25 unarmed whites were killed by police in 2019. So, more whites were killed. Of course, blacks are only 15% or so of the population, so proportionately more blacks were killed. But rates of crime and police encounter are higher among blacks, which might explain some or all of that proportional difference. So it’s unclear whether or to what extent the racial differences reflect racism. Either way, the chance of anyone being unarmed and killed by police is similar to the chance of being killed by lightning.

Whatever the case may be, the narrative about the issue currently circulating in the media is unbalanced and unhelpful to say the least.

Art is often tied to feelings, moral dilemmas, strife. This represents the rawness of it pretty well.

-- Galootish log blog, http://www.timberframe-tools.com

Thank you LBD. You read my mind on this complete over reacting situation. I agree with you 100%. Mel

-- MEL, Kansas

If You cant Breath How did you say you cant breath?

I have to ask ‘what part of turn around and put your hands behind you is so hard to understand’ ?

-- Dick, Malvern Ohio - my biggest fear is that when I die, my wife sells my toys for what I told her I paid for them

If You cant Breath How did you say you cant breath?

- stevejack

+1

-- "Lack of effort will result in failure with amazing predictability" - Me

Thank you, Mr Campbell, for sharing your art and what inspired you.

Mr LBD, you didn’t have to read Mr Campbell’s prose. If you feel your time was wasted by doing so, that’s on you.

To those who say that “all lives matter” I ask the honest and simple question: then why do so many people not act accordingly?

I think that if everyone who says that life matters embodied that sentiment in their actions – all actions including political, economic, and rhetorical choices – then our country would be better off.

Please be kind. Ronald has the right to express his feelings and thoughts in the art of woodworking. Obviously he put thought and effort into this. I’m not taking a side, but Ronald represents a lot of people. If this work represented his belief (or disbelief in God) would you attack his post in such the same manner if you believed the opposite? Be part of the solution, not the problem.

-- NorthWoodsMan

This piece has brought out so many thoughts from so many people. Most of the response has been great but that is not what I was looking for. I wanted all responses as it tell me it hit home. Art should be provocative and this piece is. Thank you all for the attention both good and bad.

-- Ron Campbell https://www.facebook.com/ronald.g.campbell

Nice work!!

If You cant Breath How did you say you cant breath?

- stevejack

+1

- bigblockyeti

You might ask George Floyd that question. Oh, wait, you can’t, because he’s dead!

This is why politics has no place on a woodworking forum. Please keep your opinions to yourself! I’m sure the percentage of people of color on this site is very small but you risk offending them (us) as I am one of those people. You might be surprised at the amount of vitriol that I used to receive when my picture was my avatar. Many of you know Jay Bates through his youtube channel. He and his wife adopted a child of color and the disgusting comments that were posted to his channel were disturbing to say the least.

So, again, I say that a woodworking site should be all about woodworking, regardless of your politics.

-- Andy - Seattle USA

^ You have made assumptions about who’s being talked about, thanks for making it political! All that was stated was a medical question about a person’s, any color person’s pulmonary system.

-- "Lack of effort will result in failure with amazing predictability" - Me

^ You have made assumptions about who s being talked about, thanks for making it political! All that was stated was a medical question about a person s, any color person s pulmonary system.

- bigblockyeti

-- Andy - Seattle USA

I wanted to flag the post/project as offensive, but you can only do that on the replies

-- Putty

Nice work!!

Thank you for your opinion. I. am a grandfather of two grandsons of color. We worry about them daily but. they have been lectured on how to respect authority and elders. This piece has been thought provoking on both sides. I have been accused of being left and accused of being right with this piece. But at least you are thinking about the problem of systemic racism It still exist.

If You cant Breath How did you say you cant breath?

- stevejack

+1

- bigblockyeti

You might ask George Floyd that question. Oh, wait, you can t, because he s dead!

This is why politics has no place on a woodworking forum. Please keep your opinions to yourself! I m sure the percentage of people of color on this site is very small but you risk offending them (us) as I am one of those people. You might be surprised at the amount of vitriol that I used to receive when my picture was my avatar. Many of you know Jay Bates through his youtube channel. He and his wife adopted a child of color and the disgusting comments that were posted to his channel were disturbing to say the least.

So, again, I say that a woodworking site should be all about woodworking, regardless of your politics.

- Andybb

-- Ron Campbell https://www.facebook.com/ronald.g.campbell