[quote name='Chase']If not, why? Had the race roles been reversed, this would have been already championed by pretentious celebrities and spread across news outlets.
Warning: Somewhat graphic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwoEh-ZwlCI[/QUOTE]
Here's the deal: Black people have had it pretty bad in the US and still do considering the Civil Rights Act was less than 50 years ago. Now I don't know if you read the entirety other thread, and I assume you haven't, but those kids found in your video will be relentlessly pursued and prosecuted.
Contrast this with how Zimmerman case was handled by the Sanford Police. It took public uproar and national attention before they got serious about even considering charging him with anything.
If your argument is about reverse racism, black people are racist too, no one talks about black on white crime, etc, remember these little facts:
- If a black or white person kills a white person, they're sentenced to death at twice the rate if the victim was black.
- Black communities are subject to disproportionate police attention relative to their populations,
- Black defendants are sentenced far more severely than white defendants for the same crimes.
How is this relevant, you might ask? Well, the reason why you don't hear about black people beating up white people is because they hardly ever get off the hook, whereas you can't say the same for white people. Are both capable of racially motivated crime? Absolutely. But it's not that simple because prejudice is a very complex thing that isn't always equal.
edit: The kids that did this should be punished, no doubt.
edit2: toned it down a bit.