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Bomani always spitting that real. The character buildup of this murderer and terrorist has already begun.
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How does South Carolina NOT have a hate crime statue?? Inexcusable.
Bomani always spitting that real. The character buildup of this murderer and terrorist has already begun.
How does South Carolina NOT have a hate crime statue?? Inexcusable.
Well said man I am with you.... I understand the power of media thats why I asked the question to you guys.
I guess kinda my point in this situation is that I dont want our battle with the media over proper labeling to take away from the compassion that should be extended to the victims or the focus of making sure this guy and anybody that helped him are brought to justice.
For this particular situation... i just dont see the value in us saying "Hey Media, call this guy a thug like you do our brothers and sisters because of....."
The Terrorist label also... I think the guy is a terrorist but i mean the word has certain ramifications. Should we limit it to race on why its not used or could we open it up to the media having concern for public awareness? Can they call the guy a terrorist and expect the public to not take unnecessary precautions? "A terrorist is on the loose, cancel all church events in the surrounding areas."
I understand your point of having compassion and bringing the terrorist to justice, however that can also be done while trying to force these corporations hands. Regardless of the case i think telling the truth would set a huge precedent going forward if they were to make changes in these descriptions. Using terrorist would open people up to the idea that it's not just Muslims or people of middle eastern descent who conspire to harm groups.
It would send precedent that black people being murdered should be viewed and given the same amount of sympathy and support as any other group of innocent people being slaughtered.
White America NEEDS to have it shoved in their face that racism exist and is still very deep rooted... this heinous act should be representation of what happens when you constantly have the media, harping on stereotypes of black people and the justification of ignorance. Those factors combined lead to 9 dead black people along with a community & children traumatized.
Don't call the #CharlestonShooting a tragedy. An accidental housefire is a tragedy. This is terrorism - and not a horrible accident.
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) June 18, 2015If a house burned down in Iowa, that's a tragedy, but homeowners in Alaska don't all of a sudden get nervous because of that tragedy.
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) June 18, 2015
Pastors and churches and black institutions (including black families) are on HIGH ALERT. Tragedies don't do that. Terrorism does.
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) June 18, 2015
My latest. Why we must call Dylann Roof a terrorist. http://t.co/xte8SNS2sJ pic.twitter.com/ecqHFgp8jS
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) June 18, 2015
To call the #CharlestonShooting terrorism would require a bold admission: that Black people are American citizens.
His Mug shot makes it look like he might have down syndrome..
A good book to read is called White Terror which chronicles state sanctioned terrorism against freed blacks after the passage of the 13th and 14th amendments.Gun rights were originally created for blacks for protection against domestic terrorist organizations and white mobs. After slaves were freed, many white men felt economically disadvantaged because blacks having been slaves for so long basically had a wealth of experience in many fields (unintentional play on words). Jim crow and post reconstruction era policies were and are white affirmative action programs.
Eh, I can't believe I'm about to defend Alabama, but I am.I don't think they're the only Southern state to have that. It's literally *** backwards in the South, I lived in Alabama for the first 18 years of my life. Damn KKK still having marches in 2015. You'd be disgusted at the vitriol still directed at black people openly down in that region.How does South Carolina NOT have a hate crime statue?? Inexcusable.
i'm sure he gifted his son with some of that good ol racism tooCNN said the gun was given to him by his father for his b-day.
Think it was a .45