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Black boy shot in the back. Asian store owning murderer gets off.
But Black people will still go and shop at those stores.
Glutton for punishment.
Then again, they were given loans to open businesses in black communities while the same loan officers will deny black entrepreneurs the loans.
By design.
@ZsaZsa
It is completely understandable to look at a tragedy like this and feel a deep sense of heartbreak and frustration. The idea that a 14-year-old child lost his life over a completely false suspicion of stealing water bottles is deeply devastating, and it exposes some of the most painful realities about America's gun culture and racial bias.
This tragedy occurred because of a lethal combination of persistent racial profiling and the systemic saturation of firearms in American society. The deceased was falsely suspected of a minor infraction simply for existing in a convenience store, triggering an aggressive, armed pursuit by private citizens who escalated a non-violent situation. Minor misunderstandings rapidly transform into fatal encounters, and lives are cut short by a culture that prioritizes armed vigilantism over the safety of citizens.
It is deeply unsettling to confront the reality of why a 14-year-old was carrying a loaded semi automatic pistol. In an American environment where more guns than people exists,this is a heavy price of a system that guarantees the right to bear arms with minimal friction.
Sigh
@sgtdjones
@JahJah
notice where it happened.
The husband of my younger brother's sister-in-law is from NC. He says as a kid coming home from school he saw a black body hanging from a tree... partially burnt too.
MLK jr. " Laws cannot change the heart but can restrain the heartless."
Wi cyan even depen' pon di law now!
It is hard to plead Self Defense when the deceased was shot in his back.
Will look into the story.
@JahJah
Here's another.
[url=7-year-old boy's throat slit ...granny badly wounded during home invasion - Kaieteur News[/url]
Some really sick people.
@JahJah
But Black people will still go and shop at those stores.
Blacks should boycott this store. 3 bottles of water is not worth any child's life.
Saw the videos. Not sure how a yute running away from an aggressive grown man, his son and a gun would be seen as the aggressive one.
Reminds me why I hardly visit the US of A.
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The prosecution had difficulty explaining this :
It is deeply unsettling to confront the reality of why a 14-year-old was carrying a loaded semi automatic pistol.
The accused won.
@sgtdjones
Unsettling indeed but has no bearing on being shot in the back especially if he was fleeing. Here in SF Bay Area a guy is in dire trouble for chasing a. Armed intruder from. his house to the street where he then shot him on the back as he fled.
@Brerzerk
Justices have fundamentally different philosophies on how to interpret the law. Some practice "originalism," aiming to apply the laws as was understood when it was written, while others view it as a living document that adapts to modern societal values. These differing frameworks frequently result in rulings that split along ideological lines.
The Supreme Court has shown an increased willingness to overturn long-standing precedents, making the law feel less settled and more susceptible to changing political tides.
When major rulings break down along ideological lines, it fuels the belief that the "blind lady" of justice is swaying to partisan pressures rather than interpreting; the concept of stare decisis. Such no longer exists in America.That doctrine provides the backbone for the rule of law by keeping the legal system orderly and predictable.
This should not have happened , the gun fell out of the young man's pocket. Sigh.
Practical Law in Canada
@Brerzerk
Here in SF Bay Area a guy is in dire trouble for chasing a. Armed intruder from. his house to the street where he then shot him on the back as he fled.
is the armed intruder white? in florida , you can "stand your ground" like George Zimmerman and kill Treyvon Martin
@JahJah
Black boy shot in the back. Asian store owning murderer gets off.
A jury of 12 sat through a five day trial and cleared him unanimously. What do you know they didn't? Based on my limited purview, i.e., a few newspaper reports, it seems the prosecution only put forward a murder charge and so the jury had no manslaughter or other option.
But Black people will still go and shop at those stores.
Which stores? Convenience stores? Gas stations? Businesses owned/operated by Asians? Since Asians comprise over half the world's population, maybe you ought to have some more definite parameters.
Then again, they were given loans to open businesses in black communities while the same loan officers will deny black entrepreneurs the loans.
By design.
I smell a conspiracy theory. Is it possible that these Asian shopkeepers provide a valuable service to 'black communities' and that their prevalence in this market suggests they have some degree of advantage in terms of work ethic, family structure, kin networks.
