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Originally Posted by skippy3481
Jackson said his PUSH group would pay her way through college, I wonder if that offer will still be good. Somer heres my problem with jesse and Al. They both run groups that if by run white people would be considered racist.. Instead of advancing black people why don't we advance all people. Why can't they be equally outraged with when a black man rapes a white woman. Anytime something happens to a black person, its because they are black. I've seen this thought again and again firsthand. Until they get out of this thinking, they will never get closer to equality. Jesse and Al need to realize, sometimes its not about race.
If its more politically correct you can substute african-american for black. To be honest I'm not sure which is the current pc term
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Been over and over this and frankly, I'm unwilling to spend any more time on it...my points have been made in this thread. Last comment: You cannot act as if there is no past, no history. "Treat everyone the same" rings hollow in the ears of folks who have seen their entire race treated unfairly. As a human being, I decry any act of violence against any person, it simply isn't that simple though, not when you factor in generations of hatred, mistrust, abuse etc. One of the cleared Duke players said it best in his news conference yesterday...he said words to the effect of...this really opened my eyes to a world that I didn't know existed. If the police and DA can go unchecked and railroad someone like me, what must they be doing to people who don't have the resources that my family has to fight back? As I stated previously, the great irony here is that all the media attention probably saved these boys from being railroaded and landing in jail with made-up evidence...this is the reality of black folks in this country even today! How often are innocent black men and women found guilty of a crime simply because the police expected them (they were black afterall) to be guilty and a DA prosecuted more to advance his/her career than to worry about what really happened. How often are they victimized by a Public Defender either too overworked and without financial resources or simply incompetent? How many rich white guys are on death row? How many rich white guys are in prison period? OJ beat the rap because he had the money to hire the best lawyers in the country, the police and DA's office were at best incompetent and yes, cause a jury said..."take that!" in response to years of perceived injustice. So, simply saying, "everyone should be treated the same" is a joke until those with the power to actually see that happens take a stand and insure same!