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In reply to the discussion: Man Beaten By Mob In Detroit After Hitting Boy With Truck: Was It A Hate Crime? [View all]JustAnotherGen
(31,818 posts)Before we jump to conclusions.
Could it have been a hate crime? Sure.
Could it have been racial prejudice? Sure.
But I would hope the same folks who were wait and see about Zimmerman will give the folks in this scenario the same benefit of the doubt they did Zimmerman. Let's Let the justice system do its job. I mean - It is flawless doncha know?
And if these guys have a good lawyer who makes the point the man was armed with a truck and was driving while white in a black neighborhood and they get off/walk - that I will see oodles of threads and posts about how justice was served.
OP - edit your post to read Dominant Culture and Racial Prejudice and you will get entirely different responses. The way you have framed the discussion raises the hackles of the average white guy in America with a professional victim mentality.