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In reply to the discussion: The Ferguson "robbery" incident report has some problems. [View all]Half-Century Man
(5,279 posts)The point isn't whether or not young Mr. Brown stole $1.00 or $100.00 of stuff. The point to make is he stole. The killing was a righteous shoot because he crossed the line. By looking at this video, everyone could tell he would just move on to bigger and more violent crimes.
Any and every minor criminal act is the foreshadowing of murders yet to come.
This is an example of white privilege as used by law enforcement. That this person is a member of those persons; worded to ward off questions and accusations of racism. Make the those criminals, not persons of African heritage.
There is a similar tactic used to vilify the poor and disenfranchised, lets call it wealth privilege as used by police. As it is applied to more than just minorities, it is harder to get away with.