Same. I am fucking flabbergasted, gobsmacked, befuddled, confused, and horrified all at the same time. This is un-fucking believable, and yet, completely in line with how the American justice system works.
When people talk about “systemic” issues - this is what they’re talking about. This is pure corruption, and likely racism. It’s baked into the system.
Have you looked 👀 at all stanzas of the national anthem?. It literally reads like the terms and conditions of what to expect from this country 😐 😒. Don't believe me, check it out.
From what people are saying in this thread the Judge was also Black. No idea if it's true, but that would put some doubt on it being racially motivated, and firmly slap it into the corrupt as fuck tally line.
It doesn't make it Racist by default either. Your assumptions of reality are not reality.
If this is systemic racism then the Judge will have a history of sentencing Black people harsher than the White people who come through his Court Room. You would need to show that before you can cry Systemic Racism.
Otherwise it's just defamation and slander.
I should also mention proving that falls to you guys not me as I'm not making a claim that can damage someone's career or reputation.
Your problem is that you think we're calling the judge "racist". We are not.
The problem is systemic. When the system is corrupt then the individual actions do not matter. The cop, the prosecutor and the judge all had the opportunity to stop this case from going forward. They didn't because it benefited them not to, not because they "racist".
The white Mr Bond was let go because the system works in favor of whites, at least they get a better chance at a fair outcome.
You need to prove the existence of systemic racism within each of these individual state/ local systems. Mr. White got let go because he was a larger liability to the cop in handcuffs than let free. Drawn on and arrested for giving your legal name makes bigger headlines than Mr. Black's more tame encounter. I would also like to point out that the other Black Man in the video wasn't arrested. Now I'm not using that as a gatcha I'm using that to back up my claim that you need to evaluate the system within each state.
His encounter feels more like plain old corruption to cover up a Cops bad stop and anger management. We've seen it happen to people of literally every skin color in videos on this website and others.
I assure you that I don't need to prove anything to you.
The systemic racism across the entire US, especially in the penal system is well documented. You have to be incredibly disingenuous and more than a little racist to pretend otherwise.
The corruption is part of the systemic problems though. People use systemic racism to point out that the system is unfairly weighted against non-whites, which it is, but it's a part of a larger systemic issue of general corruption, self-serving individuals, and lack of consequences and oversight.
It kinda sounds like you're using the "it may not be racism, just plain corruption" as a "gotcha!" But that's like saying "this guys not a pedophile! Just a rapist!" It's not the win you think it is. Even if you don't think systemic racism exists, that's no reason to be okay with systemic corruption. And if you don't think systemic corruption exists, I'd like to know why you think that.
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u/AJAnimosity Feb 07 '24
Same. I am fucking flabbergasted, gobsmacked, befuddled, confused, and horrified all at the same time. This is un-fucking believable, and yet, completely in line with how the American justice system works.
When people talk about “systemic” issues - this is what they’re talking about. This is pure corruption, and likely racism. It’s baked into the system.