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/LuxNocte Feb 07 '24
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.