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Originally Posted by BarryRX
It appears that way to me too. A few points to be made here. If and when white people are stopped disproportionately while walking or driving just because of the color of their skin, then some of these comments would make sense to me. If and when white people are given harsher sentences for the same crimes than other people, then some of these comments would make sense to me. If there was a long history of white people being enslaved, lynched, denied jobs, denied housing, denied loans, all based on the color of their skin, then some of these comments would make sense to me. The shooting in Orlando appears to be accidental while the police were responding to a call about an intoxicated man brandishing a gun. There was no intent to shoot the woman. (And let's not forget that once again a brave police officer was injured protecting us). To imply that the two shootings are similar is wrong, but to further imply that there is reverse discrimination against whites because the media isn't fanning the flames in Orlando is ignorant.
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In this day and age, all races should be treated equally. But no race should be given advantage just because of their color, such as affirmative action, That isn't fair. If a person does something wrong than they should be punished. I don't know the statistics of white versus black crime and I don't care. Just that each are punished for breaking the law.
The shooting in Orlando appears to be accidental but we don't KNOW what really transpired in Ferguson. When I see this guy steal things and push around the shop keeper I am not thinking positive no matter WHAT his color is. What IF he did climb in the police car and try to beat up the police officer? We don't know what happened yet completely. I am prejudiced because I was raised by a police officer and I have always respected the law and officers of the law.
If this police officer deliberately killed this young man, what was his motive?
If he struggled with the victim and the victim was trying to hurt him, his adrenaline would have been high.
I think we need to keep an open mind and try to be color blind. It is just as bad to blame one race as it is to blame the other. None of us had any choice in the color of our skin. But we have choices daily in how we act. Being enslaved was a long time ago, just as the second world war was a long time ago. This is now. None of us had any say in people being enslaved or Germans killing Jews. No one I know would have agreed with either thing. Everyone I know find both things abhorrent.
I find it awful that people use this as a screen to loot and steal. That is very wrong to me.