06-14-2020, 10:55 AM
While not responding to a post by Bob Butler relating to a more recent cop-black killing ...
Ask yourself: would this have happened to a white guy in similar circumstances? I think we both know that passing a bad $20 bill would have gotten a white guy a trip to the cop shop, a citation to appear, and a release on his own cognizance. Does this look anything like that? Since the answer is clearly, NO, then look for the only difference between those the two cases: the perp's race. So yes, it was racist by definition.
(06-13-2020, 10:44 PM)Classic-Xer Wrote: What does that have to do with the recent death of George Floyd? You know, the most recent black death by cop that triggered the most recent spiral of violence across the nation. Are you sure that racism played a significant role in his death?
Ask yourself: would this have happened to a white guy in similar circumstances? I think we both know that passing a bad $20 bill would have gotten a white guy a trip to the cop shop, a citation to appear, and a release on his own cognizance. Does this look anything like that? Since the answer is clearly, NO, then look for the only difference between those the two cases: the perp's race. So yes, it was racist by definition.
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