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When Was the Last Time Someone Made a Case for Justifiable Homicide of a Suburban White Kid [...]
#18614956 - 07/26/13 01:28 PM (10 years, 9 months ago) |
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Drugs AlterNet / By Sharda Sekaran
When Was the Last Time Someone Made a Case for Justifiable Homicide of a Suburban White Kid for Smoking Pot? In order to address racism, we must confront the drug war.
July 24, 2013 | This past week has brought an intense time of reflection and critical self-examination for many Americans. In the wake of the George Zimmerman verdict, there have been emotionally-charged conversations about the way young black men are viewed in the U.S. and how valued their lives are. All the way up to President Obama we are witnessing soul-searching attempts to confront the complicated role of race in our culture. In a public address, President Obama said 35 years ago, he could have been Trayvon Martin and was routinely racially profiled before he became a senator.
Revealed throughout the Zimmerman trial, as Trayvon Martin's character was scrutinized for signs of how threatened Zimmerman may have felt by him, was the uncomfortable truth that racism results in black men being commonly viewed as menacing simply for being human.
From clothing to intoxicants, what is normal and innocuous in another context becomes sinister when associated with black men and boys. Mark Zuckerberg's hoodie is a sign of millennial individuality and irreverence, whereas Trayvon's hoodie is a sign of being a "wannabe gangster." From Martha Stewart to Justin Bieber, marijuana is becoming increasingly socially acceptable. And although no one recommends marijuana use by teenagers, when was the last time someone made a case for justifiable homicide of a suburban white kid by noting trace amounts of THC found in their system, as was done in the case of Trayvon?
Being black means living a life saturated by double standards. When the skin you live in is viewed as inherently suspicious, anything you do can provoke fear and hostility. It takes a special effort to convince people of the humanity and worth of a young black man in a way that is not required for others. The day after the Zimmerman verdict, a friend and I went to see the film "Fruitvale Station," a poignant and powerful account of the life of Oscar Grant, a young black man from Oakland, and the events leading up to his death at the hands of a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) officer in 2009.
Trayvon and Oscar were from opposite sides of the country and in many ways lived different lives but in the aftermath of their murders, as arguments were put forth for why they could have been seen as suspicious or potentially threatening, a history of involvement with drugs was cited. Drugs remain an enduring part the collection of social and historical biases commonly summoned to put the character of young black men under a microscope. The underlying assumption seems to be it is not so much a matter what you do but who you are.
From caffeine to nicotine to aspirin to alcohol, when was the last time most of us have experienced a truly "drug free" day in our lives? By and large, we regularly consume some sort of substance that alters how we feel or offers pleasure instead of pain. This is why drug prohibition has been such a pernicious tool for perpetuating bias, corruption and bigotry. When the power is granted to selectively criminalize behavior that everyone engages in, unequal applications of law and social judgment are inevitable. This is why civil rights advocate and academic Michelle Alexander calls the drug war "The New Jim Crow."
Frank conversations about race at the national level are long overdue. If any good is come from the Trayvon Martin tragedy, hopefully it will include bringing this dialogue to the forefront. But we absolutely cannot talk about race without talking about the war on drugs. This failed social experiment not only leads to the disproportionate targeting, arrest, conviction and incarceration of people of color, despite equal rates of drug consumption across race, it fuels the underlying thread of judgment, stigma and marginalization that permeates how we value human life and enable acts of violence.
Sharda Sekaran is Managing Director of Communications at Drug Policy Alliance, the nation's leading organization promoting drug policies that are grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights.
http://www.alternet.org/drugs/racism-and-drug-war-are-intertwined?paging=off
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Re: When Was the Last Time Someone Made a Case for Justifiable Homicide of a Suburban White Kid [...] [Re: Simplepowa]
#18615890 - 07/26/13 04:24 PM (10 years, 9 months ago) |
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Re: When Was the Last Time Someone Made a Case for Justifiable Homicide of a Suburban White Kid [...] [Re: JCSuperstar]
#18616047 - 07/26/13 04:49 PM (10 years, 9 months ago) |
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Not sure what the big uproar about this whole Trayvon Martin shit is. Numerous young kids (of all races) get bodied by piggies and plain old dip shits every fucking day and there is no outcry about that...
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Re: When Was the Last Time Someone Made a Case for Justifiable Homicide of a Suburban White Kid [...] [Re: Absent Minded]
#18616285 - 07/26/13 05:24 PM (10 years, 9 months ago) |
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This http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/17978919/page/5 is the last one that I could think of, except it was alcohol not weed.
I've said it once and I'll say it again- journalists must have lower IQs than the people who work at McDonalds. Doing a google search really is not hard. I know 5 year old children who could look up a drug related justifiable homicide of a suburban white kid on an ipad, with no assistance, in less than 20 minutes.
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Re: When Was the Last Time Someone Made a Case for Justifiable Homicide of a Suburban White Kid [...] [Re: SmOakland]
#18616352 - 07/26/13 05:38 PM (10 years, 9 months ago) |
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Re: When Was the Last Time Someone Made a Case for Justifiable Homicide of a Suburban White Kid [...] [Re: Johnny Depp]
#18617269 - 07/26/13 08:47 PM (10 years, 9 months ago) |
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Robin Hood, Beatniks and Hoods, Hoodlums, living in the Hood. Why are people making a big deal of this now, when the hood has been synonymous with crime and bad people for ages. The hood has been used to conceal people's identities during crimes since the dark ages.
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Re: When Was the Last Time Someone Made a Case for Justifiable Homicide of a Suburban White Kid [...] [Re: Johnny Depp]
#18618932 - 07/27/13 09:03 AM (10 years, 9 months ago) |
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SmOakland said: This http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/17978919/page/5 is the last one that I could think of, except it was alcohol not weed.
I've said it once and I'll say it again- journalists must have lower IQs than the people who work at McDonalds. Doing a google search really is not hard. I know 5 year old children who could look up a drug related justifiable homicide of a suburban white kid on an ipad, with no assistance, in less than 20 minutes.
The story you link to is a black teen who was shot by an asian man. Maybe you should check with some 5 year olds before you post
His dad was white, and the fact that the shooter was asian is not relevant at all.
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Re: When Was the Last Time Someone Made a Case for Justifiable Homicide of a Suburban White Kid [...] [Re: SmOakland]
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Re: When Was the Last Time Someone Made a Case for Justifiable Homicide of a Suburban White Kid [...] [Re: Simplepowa]
#18620777 - 07/27/13 06:34 PM (10 years, 9 months ago) |
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This whole Trayvon case uproar is absurd. African-Americans are making fools of themselves left and right by making reactionary, unfounded racist accusations. They're whining about one case in which six people decided there was reasonable doubt that Zimmerman thought he faced grave bodily harm. It doesn't mean the entire nation is racist. Our legal system is founded on the principle that it is better for a guilty man to go free than an innocent man be convicted.
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Re: When Was the Last Time Someone Made a Case for Justifiable Homicide of a Suburban White Kid [...] [Re: Simplepowa]
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Re: When Was the Last Time Someone Made a Case for Justifiable Homicide of a Suburban White Kid [...] [Re: Johnny Depp]
#18621184 - 07/27/13 08:51 PM (10 years, 9 months ago) |
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SmOakland said:
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SmOakland said: This http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/17978919/page/5 is the last one that I could think of, except it was alcohol not weed.
I've said it once and I'll say it again- journalists must have lower IQs than the people who work at McDonalds. Doing a google search really is not hard. I know 5 year old children who could look up a drug related justifiable homicide of a suburban white kid on an ipad, with no assistance, in less than 20 minutes.
The story you link to is a black teen who was shot by an asian man. Maybe you should check with some 5 year olds before you post
His dad was white, and the fact that the shooter was asian is not relevant at all.
Your reply is not relevant to the fact that you literally proved the opposite of your argument. I can't believe you didn't run away from this thread with your tail between your legs, or even delete your post. I believe the double face palm is often over used, but in this case

Just stop grasping at straws and give up. You have to choose your battles son.
My argument is that journalists could not be bothered with a little research. I don't really understand what your are trying to say here.
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Re: When Was the Last Time Someone Made a Case for Justifiable Homicide of a Suburban White Kid [...] [Re: SmOakland]
#18622227 - 07/28/13 02:38 AM (10 years, 9 months ago) |
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Re: When Was the Last Time Someone Made a Case for Justifiable Homicide of a Suburban White Kid [...] [Re: jack_straw2208]
#18623173 - 07/28/13 10:01 AM (10 years, 9 months ago) |
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Weird thing I know someone who pertains to this article title and he did the deed the 24th :s
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Re: When Was the Last Time Someone Made a Case for Justifiable Homicide of a Suburban White Kid [...] [Re: natzyshroomer]
#18623909 - 07/28/13 01:08 PM (10 years, 9 months ago) |
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When is the last time....?
When Roderick Scott shot Christopher Cervini.
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Now stop with this over-media-hyped racist nonsense.
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Re: When Was the Last Time Someone Made a Case for Justifiable Homicide of a Suburban White Kid [...] [Re: CidneyIndole]
#18627632 - 07/29/13 08:18 AM (10 years, 9 months ago) |
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I have a buddy that was at a halloween party some years ago. He happens to be white. He stepped out for a cigarette at this party. As he is smoking, 2 young black men come up and ask him for a cigarette. He reaches into his pocket to get his pack and oblige them. As he is reaching one of these little "gentlemen" pulls a gun and shoots him right in the stomach. It severed his urethra just below the bladder and tore into his intestines. These young "men" then proceeded to rob him of all his possessions.
Now, my friend is not big or intimidating, the little fucking pieces of shit could have just showed the gun and said, "Give me your money." and he would have. Afterwards the one that shot him got a teardrop tattoo thinking he killed my friend. The kid hasn't even been prosecuted, the cops know who he his.
Why wasn't that national news?
An old man in a nearby neighborhood had his house broken into by a couple young black "gentlemen". They beat him to death, and when asked why, they replied they were bored.
Those sacks of shit would never have done that to an old black man. Obviously racially motivated.
Why wasn't that national news?
I thought civil rights was for equality? Seems like blacks are getting special treatment. I talk about how racist black culture is these days to whites, and people say, "how can that be racist?". Fucking brainwashed into thinking racism is only when whites discriminate against blacks. Black people always go around disrespecting whites, always. And whites in my area just smile and nod, and think they are being a good person by letting these fucking niggers walk all over them.
Don't get me wrong, I have black friends, and not all black people are niggers (and some white people ARE) but overall black culture is just a big "FUCK YOU, WE ARE SUPERIOR!" to white men.
Equality should mean just that.
Also, more than likely (as I have seen from any black neighbothood) Trayvon was probably trying to act like a tough guy, "Ima go up and swing on white boy and he wont do shit." Except this time someone blasted his wannabe tough guy ass.
Should Zimmerman have shot him? No. Should Zimmerman have been punished for taking a human life? Yes.
But when your culture, your whole family, teaches you to walk around like some superman, don't be surprised when some motherfuckers take you down a peg.
Seems to me there are certainly more racist blacks than whites these days.
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