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No you have not disproven anything because the point is that white Americans tend value to the life of a white Wall Street executive more than they value the life of a black guy from the Midwest. And if a black cop shot and killed an unarmed white Wall Street executive and there was no trial, despite eyewitness testimony that the executive posed no threat to the black cop, regardless of whether there were accounts to contradict that, there would be outrage from many whites who support the current grand jury decision.
So post an example of such an occurence. I've come as close as, I believe, possible. An unarmed white man shot by a black cop where the black cop was exonerated and I (and most would) agree with that outcome. Dealing with a hypothetical is not only difficult, but impossible to argue.
But... If the exact same situation occured with just the race of the actors changed, I would still support the outcome that was achieved - exoneration of the black police officer and condemnation of the white executive - in your hypothetical.
Many of those currently condemning the cop woudl not only not know about it, but would agree with the decision since the emotional response would be very different.
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