Because I'm Black

[indago]

“If I was white, you wouldn’t be arresting me. You’re doing this because I’m black.”

Journalist John Eligon wrote for The New York Times 11 January 2012:
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What started as an argument with an employee over a $50 bill ended with the women bloodied and hospitalized after they went over or around the counter, only to be beaten by the employee with a long metal kitchen utensil. ...Although the women got the worst of the confrontation — Ms. Darbeau was hospitalized for several days with a broken skull and arm; Ms. Edwards had many cuts and bruises — a grand jury indicted them and dropped assault charges against the employee, Rayon McIntosh, who argued self-defense. ...The cellphone video shows one of the women striking Mr. McIntosh first, and then jumping over the counter to go after him. Mr. McIntosh grabbed a thin rod used to clean the griddle and delivered a dozen or so blows

...The grand jury not only dropped the charges against Mr. McIntosh, but also elevated misdemeanor trespass charges against the women to third-degree felony burglary.
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article (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/12/nyregion/2-women-in-mcdonalds-fight-plead-not-guilty.html?ref=todayspaper)

[Šñøü†ê®]

It is bizarre the prosecution was only going to deal with that savage behavior with probation. What kind of insane legal system initially punishes someone for defending themselves? Is Sharia Law totally flucked up like USA law?

[9ball8]

Dude, calm down. If cops come on a scene with a bunch of bloodied people, each claiming they were victims of assault, they take everybody downtown. Sort it out later. Which they did. If you read to the bottom of the OP, you would realize that the grand jury elevated the charges against the assailants to felony burglary. A federal prison will help the idiots figure out the difference between a victim and an assailant.

[Going Postal]

Because I'm black.

That's true. But not in the sense she means. Blacks have higher testosterone which means aggression, inpulsiveness, lack of frustration tolerance, extraversion, and anxiety are all high. Which means what, you smart off to a black woman or question her and The Angry Black Woman rise to the fore. You have fucked up; grab a cylinder object and start swinging.

[KillZone]

Dude, calm down. If cops come on a scene with a bunch of bloodied people, each claiming they were victims of assault, they take everybody downtown. Sort it out later. Which they did. If you read to the bottom of the OP, you would realize that the grand jury elevated the charges against the assailants to felony burglary. A federal prison will help the idiots figure out the difference between a victim and an assailant.

Yeah, the police cannot read minds, so in cases like this, they get a big net initially and sort it out later.

When a story with emotions breaks, it is wise to look at it again in a few days. We humans tend to get emotional and not think.

Unlike some on DA, I admire the police for many reasons in spite of the fact that there are a few bad cops.

Me? I'm dialing 911 if someone tried to cause me harm. Others can go it alone. Not me. :nonono::nonono: