White privilege: Massive shootout/brawl, 9 people killed, no murder-charges.

[DetlefK]

http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/definition-white-privilege-nine-people-killed-20-shot-no-murder-charges-everyone
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/state/headlines/20151004-of-170-held-after-waco-biker-shooting-all-are-now-out-of-jail-with-none-charged-in-killings.ece

Remember the massive biker-fight in Waco a few months ago?

170 white people involved in a massive shotout and brawl.

9 people dead, 20 hurt.

While being rounded up by police, they were allowed to make phone-calls on their Smartphones.

The charges? "Organized criminal activity." No murder-charges, even though 9 people died. And only 22 have to wear ankle-monitors pre-trial.

[CBGLuthier]

1. Maybe no murder charges since cops shot most of them.

As for white privilege more than a few of these privileged men were allowed to die on the ground while the cops handled them. You are spinning the wrong way on this one.

[TexasProgresive]

2. I agree with CBGLuthier-There is too much unknown about Twin Peaks

I'm beginning to think this was a case of cop overreach again. The massive arrest of people and the subsequent sale of confiscated vehicles is absurd. I don't think we will ever learn the truth since it is all cops investigating cops.

[Democat]

3. Yes, everything is about race

And we must bring up "white privilege" in every conversation.

In this case, it appear that the police opened fire on a group of mostly white and Hispanic men. Is being shot at by police part of their "white privilege" as well?

[DetlefK]

5. Imagine 170 black men engaged in a massive street-fight.

How long would it take before the cops show up with wheeled tanks, machine-guns, snipers and helicopters?

Would they be allowed to wait on the curb, make some phone-calls, until they are processed by the cops on-site? Especially when the charge is "organized crime"?

How would the media react to the sight of 170 violent black men?

How would the media react to the fact that people died in that brawl?

How would the media react to the fact that these 170 violent black men are allowed back on our streets pre-trial?
Can you imagine the reactions from Fox News and the GOP?

Care to guess how long this event would be used as a proof for the moral failure of black people in general?



Now:
What do we hear in the national media about those 170 men?
Where is the outrage?
Where is the bluster?
Where is the blaming?
Where are the editorials in every major newspaper?
Why is no politician and no pundit rushing to give his comment about this?

[kelliekat44]

7. Yours is the real point. They could all reach for and use their cell phones. A black man reaching

for his cell phone would have been shot dead. How do I know this...it has happened on more than one accession. Reaching for a cell phone, a wallet, or registration.

[YabaDabaNoDinoNo]

10. There would be 170 dead black men all killed by the police

And all would be called thugs and criminals by the MSM

[Shandris]

11. I remember hearing about several huge flash mobs

I'm not taking a side in the topic itself, but pretending that 170 black men would get the US Army there is stupid when 200+ mobs were a more-than-unique sight in Chiraq.

[DetlefK]

16. I hope you are aware that the US-police employs wheeled tanks, machine-guns and snipers.

[Blue_Tires]

9. All I know is black folks have been shot/imprisoned for a lot less than this...

If you have an explanation for this disparity I'd love to hear it...

[npk]

17. Lots of people have been shot/imprisoned for a lot less than this

white, black and of all races and ethnicities.

And just for clarification I believe this situation is fucked up and these people are getting off with a slap on the wrist as far as I am concerned.

None of the 170 people initially arrested are still in jail, and only 22 have an ankle monitor on. That means 148 of those arrested are walking around free and face what amounts to civil disobedience charges. Bullshit!

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/state/headlines/20151004-of-170-held-after-waco-biker-shooting-all-are-now-out-of-jail-with-none-charged-in-killings.ece

Yes we have no idea how many were killed by the cops, but of course the implication is there that some of the dead bikers could have been killed by the police so there is the threat of lawsuits from families that one must consider. Still IMO manslaughter charges should have been brought, at the very least, against those that were identified by the witnesses at Twin Peaks as being actively involved in the brawl. Wonder if some of the witnesses are to scared to talk or testify.

There is no justice in this case. Nine dead and some of them could have been shot by police, and some of them were shot by people that are going to walk with a slap on the wrist.

[uponit7771]

19. Ummm, no.... there's a disparity, black men are 21 times more likely to be shot by police than white

... counter parts... propublica study.

There's no "all" races to that .... at all

[LanternWaste]

13. No more and no less than we must deny it in every conversation in which it is relevant.

And we must bring up "white privilege" in every conversation.

No more and no less than we must deny it in every conversation in which it is relevant.

[uponit7771]

18. So you think 170 black gang members would be treated this good!? tia

[oberliner]

4. One of the dumbest things Shaun King has ever written

Cops shooting a group of white people is not an example of white privilege.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

6. The cops have refused to release the ballistics reports. Ask why?

Once you're done race-baiting, that is. We'd hate to interrupt you.

[snooper2]

8. Alternet jumbs the shark yet again....author doesn't seem very bright, should do research

Actually, scratch that- Find a job in a different field LOL



(Oh, never mind author is just a random blogger on the intertubes- GOOD CONTENT )

Shaun King
http://www.alternet.org/authors/shaun-king-0

[onenote]

12. Weird example of "white privilege"

Over 170 people (a combination of white and Hispanic) rounded and arrested on a very broad "organized criminal activity" charges. Held for up to three months before being released on bail (and while they've all been released I don't believe the charges have yet been dropped against any of them). Around two dozen are still required to wear ankle bracelets.

The investigation, not surprisingly, is taking a long time -- it was a pretty chaotic situation. The fact that no one has yet been charged with murder doesn't mean no one will (although that's a possibility if the prosecutors don't believe they have evidence that can tie specific fatalities to specific individuals).

[riderinthestorm]

14. Uhm, some of the killed and arrested are brown

The emerging consensus appears to be the cops did the shooting so yeah, no charges would be par for the course.

29/170 killed or injured.

More than 100 arrested...

This article is wrong on several levels. There's plenty of examples of white privilege but not sure this is it.

[uponit7771]

20. "some"!? What if they're were "some" whites but 95% black? 160 black gang members would NOT

... be treated like this.

There IS a disparity in how races are treated by the police

[riderinthestorm]

22. I'm not disputing that

The OP has a factual error - "170 white people" isnt correct, not even close.

The police arrested most if not all of them. Shot and wounded a fair percentage. While a black crowd would have been treated "worse", this episode isnt a great example of "white privilege " imo.

[Glassunion]

15. Yeah... I would not count this particular instance as a white privilege.

Police shooting into a crowd of folks, and killing quite a few and injuring even more, isn't really something I'd hold a light up to in regards to privilege.

Remember, you only have the police narrative on this issue. Up until quite recently no one arrested or involved could speak on the issue, as there was a gag order in effect.

[pintobean]

21. Has Rachel Dolezal weighed in yet?