As someone who has spent most of his life in the Northeast and Midwest, I wish you would stop repeating such nonsense. Unless you are being sarcastic, in which case it is still silly to be sarcastic in such a cryptic way.
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As someone who has spent most of his life in the Northeast and Midwest, I wish you would stop repeating such nonsense. Unless you are being sarcastic, in which case it is still silly to be sarcastic in such a cryptic way.
angrybellsprout
Prince
The vast majority of the black population is still located in the South. Sure there are pockets of black populations in the North, but there is no comparison to the South.
That is not at all the same thing as what you originally said, though. "There are no black people outside the South" is not even close to "there are fewer black people in other parts of the US than in the South".
Thank you Reverend Sharpton.
I mean really. Is that the best you can do? Excuse crime behind a label of racism? Thats beyond lame. And in that case, he should have just left the shotgun there then and not taken it at all. Its not like the kid was in any shape to use it after they were done with him.
We have all white jurys in every state in the union sometimes...does it mean all towns everywhere are racist?
I am sorry, but you need some more hard evidence than that.
You do realize that the main kid still being held has a criminal record right? That this isnt exactly his first go around with the law. Right? Does the fact that he has a criminal record impact your thinking on this at all? Or do you think its all just racism?
Because its still the lawful and correct thing to do regardless. Also, they had a choice....they could have just walked away from the entire thing couldnt they? Hell yes they could. But they didnt.
I personally havent seen any evidence that the police in that town are all white. Do you know this for a fact? Or are you simply assuming this?
Btw, I am not ex-military...I am still in service. Your welcome.
Again, I dont think you nor I know enough of the real facts to make any determination of that. If you believe the story that he pulled the weapon first, then you would be correct....however, I got a funny feeling that it may not have played out exactly the way the Revs. Al and Jesse claim.
You fail at the thread as you either (a) didnt read my earlier comments or (b) didnt comprehend them. I stated right off the bat in this thread saying that racism does exist and always will exist to some degree. Big deal - its a fact of life. But you dont react to it by commiting assault and battery. Two wrongs dont make a situation right.
I'm providing rationale for why the cops were not called. Should he have called the cops? Yes. I believe that even if he had called the cops he would have been charged with disturbing the peace or the cops would have ignored him and this would have happened anyway.
He was charged with 3 crimes. thats a fact. 2 of them stemmed from theft and robbery, 1 as distrubing the peace. the white kid wasnt charged with ANYTHING. why? was he not equally disturbing the peace? was he not brandishing a firearm?
The fact that it was an all white jury isnt racist in and of itself except when, you know, the case is racially charged and you have a bunch of noose hanging apologists on the jury.
Regardless I was wrong that the jury was stacked on purpose. It was in fact because of an all white jury pool, but one of the jurors was a friend of the victim's father. Mea Culpa.
The fact he has a criminal record is relevant in so much as what he has a criminal record for? Was he on probation? Why is his criminal past relevant in the severity of the charges pursued and prosecuted? If a person commits assault and battery in the past, do you charge them with murder for another assault and battery?
I dont think two wrongs make a right. the black kids were obviously in the wrong and should be punished, but the charges didnt fit the crime. And I believe that was due to racism on the part of the prosecuter and police department. I dont want the black kids to go without punishment. Thats why I said, probation, community service, expulsion. The kid with a previous record, should be in jail for probation violation if he was in fact violating probation. Do you comprehend this? Do I need to repeat this?
The white kids should have been expelled, no more, no less.
Also, I didnt read your first statement because usually it's so full of "well we don't really know what happened but the other side is obviously wrong" sentiment it isnt worth reading. You usually arent interesting until the 3rd or 4th post.
FOR THE RECORD PATTY:
THE INCIDENT AT THE STORE AND WHERE THE ASSAULT TOOK PLACE WERE NOT THE SAME EVENT! WERE NOT THE SAME EVENT!
http://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/p20-541.pdf (page 1)
Roughly 50% of the American black population is in the south, the rest is spread across the rest of the country.
MobBoss
Off-Topic Overlord
Update: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,297634,00.html
Looks like the last kid still in jail was denied bail.
Looks like the last kid still in jail was denied bail.
Pannonius
Reconquistador
These 6 guys should go to jail. I don't care what colour they are!
for what term, and for what charge? and as adults or juviniles? that is the point of contention that I feel is over the top and unfair and is based on racism within the prosecutorial office.
assault and battery? yes
for the max term proscribed to juvinile offenders? yes
I wouldnt have a problem with that really, other then it would take away some possibility that Jesse Jackson and Sharpton wont shut up about it ever, and that you quash any potential forgiveness for a poorly made decision in youth.
Pannonius
Reconquistador
Assault and battery seems sufficient. And race should be left out of judiciary.
angrybellsprout
Prince
The only person who really belongs in prison is the white kid who got beaten unconcious, and not his black victims.
MobBoss
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Leonel
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skadistic
Caomhanach
There's no way that was what the protest was about. Seriously, really?
Not unless the white kid was the same person who pulled the shotgun, but I doubt it. I'm under the impression that all the white kid did was brag a bit about some black kids getting beat up.
Not unless the white kid was the same person who pulled the shotgun, but I doubt it. I'm under the impression that all the white kid did was brag a bit about some black kids getting beat up.
Leonel
Breakfast Connoisseur
It would be if that wasn't what the protests today were about.
Yeah know I just don't know anymore. On one side I hear the white kid was provoking them, the other side I hear the black kids were looking for a fight. I mean the last allegation of white people victimizing black people was the Duke Lacrosse thing that turned out to be completely false about the rape thing so I just don't know anymore.
If only we had a certain 'chocolate' member to give his comedic input
skadistic
Caomhanach
The protests were about the black kids getting shafted and how prosecuting them for a crime was racist.
George2816
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OK then why was a protester on the news shouting "FREE THE JEWS! FREE THE JEWS!"
skadistic
Caomhanach
I don't know maybe he was lost. Its not like you have people show up at protests protesting other things too. Maybe you show me this happening, if it even happened. Given your track record I'll dismiss it until I see it myself.
Leonel
Breakfast Connoisseur
... racism?
But you gotta give me a break! I've lived in Asia for 18 years since birth!
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