Starkist
10-15-2002, 01:17 AM
You know the story. Black man stopped by police. Black man allegedly pulls gun on police. Police shoot black man. Black people protest and demand justice.
A case like this has been going on in the Seattle area for what seems like forever. A white police officer stopped to check out a suspicious vehicle. The man in the vehicle was black. According to the officer the black man drew his gun on him so he shot and killed him.
There was a trial. Eleven jurors voted not guilty, a black woman being the lone dissenter. The so called "African American Community" led by preachers screaming about the evil white men and injustice have marched, protested, and even blocked Interstate 5. The point they are trying to make is beyond my grasp.
The problem is that no matter what happened the African American Community will still vilify the police and white people. White people are shot more often than black people, but there is no community outrage. It seems that anytime a black person is killed it is unjust. Circumstances do not matter. Guilt or innocence do not matter. All that matters is another excuse to blame white people, the police, and the man.
One black woman interviewed tonight said that she does not worry about getting shot because she is not committing crimes and pulling guns on people. That is the way it should be. Obey the law and you do not have to worry! A handful of black spokespeople are creating situations that don't exist, seeing racism where it isn't, and convincing their own followers that they are victims who deserve something.
They say that until there is justice there will be no peace. I say that their concept of justice racist. Should police let gun wielding black people shoot at will?
Update - I just noticed that the family of the man who was shot is sueing for $25 million. Does it never end?
A case like this has been going on in the Seattle area for what seems like forever. A white police officer stopped to check out a suspicious vehicle. The man in the vehicle was black. According to the officer the black man drew his gun on him so he shot and killed him.
There was a trial. Eleven jurors voted not guilty, a black woman being the lone dissenter. The so called "African American Community" led by preachers screaming about the evil white men and injustice have marched, protested, and even blocked Interstate 5. The point they are trying to make is beyond my grasp.
The problem is that no matter what happened the African American Community will still vilify the police and white people. White people are shot more often than black people, but there is no community outrage. It seems that anytime a black person is killed it is unjust. Circumstances do not matter. Guilt or innocence do not matter. All that matters is another excuse to blame white people, the police, and the man.
One black woman interviewed tonight said that she does not worry about getting shot because she is not committing crimes and pulling guns on people. That is the way it should be. Obey the law and you do not have to worry! A handful of black spokespeople are creating situations that don't exist, seeing racism where it isn't, and convincing their own followers that they are victims who deserve something.
They say that until there is justice there will be no peace. I say that their concept of justice racist. Should police let gun wielding black people shoot at will?
Update - I just noticed that the family of the man who was shot is sueing for $25 million. Does it never end?