The Sean Bell Trial Verdict Is In

"All three had prior arrests for illegal firearm possession, Bell also had two arrests for dealing drugs"

So there you go, sympathy=zero

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Originally Posted by bbobb

Are you really that dumb that you don't understand the concept of calling the CRIME racially motivated? Yeah, Sharpton is all over it because he's black, but that doesn't mean he's calling the crime racially motivated.

Try thinking before posting. It does wonders.

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Wow. I think you actually believe what you're saying. Okay then.

I think I'm actually reading what has been said, not making up bullshit.

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Originally Posted by bbobb

I think I'm actually reading what has been said, not making up bullshit.

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So after reading whatever has been made available, you honestly believe that Sharpton is pursing the matter as a simple police brutality situation, race notwithstanding? I just want to make sure I understand what your position is here.

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Originally Posted by squall_vb

So after reading whatever has been made available, you honestly believe that Sharpton is pursing the matter as a simple police brutality situation, race notwithstanding? I just want to make sure I understand what your position is here.

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Originally Posted by Dolemite

One cop was black, one was half black/half white, and one was hispanic. Anyone who calls this "racially motivated" is a retard.

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You really need to work on your reading comprehension. Sharpton is pursuing it because it was a black guy, plain and simple, so yeah, he's doing it as a matter of race as always.

But he's not fucking calling the crime racially motivated, because the crime itself was not racially motivated.

What's so fucking complicated about this?

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Originally Posted by bbobb

You really need to work on your reading comprehension.

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I'm not inclined to take advice from one who resorts to personal attacks as a primary defense in a conversation. But thanks anyways.

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Sharpton is pursuing it because it was a black guy, plain and simple, so yeah, he's doing it as a matter of race as always.

But he's not fucking calling the crime racially motivated, because the crime itself was not racially motivated.

What's so fucking complicated about this?

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The victim was black, as were two of the three cops. (Yes, I'm counting the half-black cop as black for the sake of argument.) That makes race irrelevant as a talking point in this matter. What we're left with is a situation where police officers are accused of using excessive force on a civilian with priors.

So Sharpton's role would be...?

Do you guys realize you're arguing the same point?

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Originally Posted by Calliander

Do you guys realize you're arguing the same point?

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Hence my confusion...

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Originally Posted by squall_vb

If you want to blame overzealous police officers for using excessive force, that's one thing. There might not be any evidence to back such an accusation, but at least I could understand where you're coming from. But racial prejudice? No dice.

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You don't think that's it's possible that a black man might be apt to assume another black man is more likely to be packing a gun than a white man based on applying his own anecdotal experience? This is a kind of prejudice that everyone is susceptible to on one level or another. We all make assumptions on people before we get all the fact, and when it comes to this particular assumption in question, that's a dangerous one.

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Originally Posted by Frogacuda

You don't think that's it's possible that a black man might be apt to assume another black man is more likely to be packing a gun than a white man based on applying his own anecdotal experience? This is a kind of prejudice that everyone is susceptible to on one level or another. We all make assumptions on people before we get all the fact, and when it comes to this particular assumption in question, that's a dangerous one.

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People of all races own and carry guns. I'm white, and I'm armed.

Be that as it may, I'll humor you for a bit. Let's presume that it is truly as you say. Let's just go with the idea that these cops could have been acting on some form of racism ingrained in them through professional experiences with a disproportionate number of armed, angry blacks.

Even if all this were true, one question still remains:

On what planet is Al Sharpton ever a part of the solution?