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Double Standard?

Bodi

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Why when the 4 LAPD cops that beat Rodney King senseless were found not guilty did black America think they were guilty and so did white America but when OJ was found innocent of double murder (when he is obviously guilty) did black America rejoice while white America couldn't believe the travesty of justice?

IT seems like a double standard...
 
Bodhisattva said:
Why when the 4 LAPD cops that beat Rodney King senseless were found not guilty did black America think they were guilty and so did white America but when OJ was found innocent of double murder (when he is obviously guilty) did black America rejoice while white America couldn't believe the travesty of justice?

IT seems like a double standard...
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Seems that double standard cuts both ways on that.
 
Bodhisattva said:
Why when the 4 LAPD cops that beat Rodney King senseless were found not guilty did black America think they were guilty and so did white America but when OJ was found innocent of double murder (when he is obviously guilty) did black America rejoice while white America couldn't believe the travesty of justice?

IT seems like a double standard...
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In large populations you will always find aberrant behavior of different groups that seems to be contradictory. That does not mean a double standard, which is something else.
 
Fishking said:
Seems that double standard cuts both ways on that.
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Other than racists I don't remember regular people cheering when guilty people are found innocent.
 
I think it's a good idea to show people the whole video of the Rodney King incident:



Now two of the officer's involved were actually convicted in Federal Court for violating Mr. King's civil rights. Sgt. Stacey Koons, and Officer Lawrence Powell.

"Koon, Powell get two and half years in prison" Although Davies acknowledged that the jury had found the officers violated King's rights, he concluded that only the final six or so baton blows by Powell were unlawful. The first 55 seconds of the videotaped portion of the incident, during which the vast majority of the blows were delivered, was within the law because the officers were attempting to subdue a suspect who was resisting efforts to take him into custody, Davies concluded. Davies agreed with prosecutors that the officers had committed an aggravated assault and had used a dangerous weapon. But because of his finding that the first 55 seconds of the beating was lawful, Davies rejected the prosecution's contention that King suffered serious bodily injury during the unlawful portion of the beating.
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Koon, Powell get two and half years in prison - LA Times

So two did suffer some life changing consequences, albeit not as harshly as many would have wished.

I'd like people to look at the entire video and see if they think the Federal Judge's view that most of the blows were caused by Mr. King's resistance, and only after one officer (Ted Briseno) stomped on his back did they become abusive assault.

I have my own ideas about this, but...

At what point was his resistance at an end and the unnecessary beatings began in your view?
 
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Bodhisattva said:
Why when the 4 LAPD cops that beat Rodney King senseless were found not guilty did black America think they were guilty and so did white America but when OJ was found innocent of double murder (when he is obviously guilty) did black America rejoice while white America couldn't believe the travesty of justice?

IT seems like a double standard...
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Hmmm well I don't know any person that thinks OJ is innocent. Not everybody feels he did the murder but everybody feels he was involved somehow or participated in a cover up. That being said what I recall SOME black people celebrating (and I DO NOT agree with the celebration) that OJ in a way was treated white. A black man, seemingly killed a white woman and got off. There was a time that OJ or not, guilty or not in that particular case whoever the black dude was he was going to jail for sure. Again I don't agree with the celebration but it's not really a double standard to what you compared too, but it IS still a double startd for those that did it.
 
Bodhisattva said:
Why when the 4 LAPD cops that beat Rodney King senseless were found not guilty did black America think they were guilty and so did white America but when OJ was found innocent of double murder (when he is obviously guilty) did black America rejoice while white America couldn't believe the travesty of justice?

IT seems like a double standard...
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Double standards are for when the situations are similar. I think the differences between these two situations are fairly substantial.

I feel like what you're arguing is that black people tend to support other black people, i think this comes rather naturally from the perception (whether you think it's justified or not) that black people are treated more negatively by society on the whole. It makes sense that black people who believe this narrative would tend to appreciate rulings that favor a black defendant.
 
LaylaWindu said:
Hmmm well I don't know any person that thinks OJ is innocent. Not everybody feels he did the murder but everybody feels he was involved somehow or participated in a cover up. That being said what I recall SOME black people celebrating (and I DO NOT agree with the celebration) that OJ in a way was treated white. A black man, seemingly killed a white woman and got off. There was a time that OJ or not, guilty or not in that particular case whoever the black dude was he was going to jail for sure. Again I don't agree with the celebration but it's not really a double standard to what you compared too, but it IS still a double startd for those that did it.
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Bodhisattva said:
Just giving you and others a good vantage of what actually happened...
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What do you think that video shows that I said didn't happen or didn't know? :)
 
LaylaWindu said:
What do you think that video shows that I said didn't happen or didn't know? :)
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That is not why I posted it. I posted it to show what happened. IF you already know then great. If a person is limited by what they saw then it can help give a better more accurate picture.
 
Bodhisattva said:
That is not why I posted it. I posted it to show what happened. IF you already know then great. If a person is limited by what they saw then it can help give a better more accurate picture.
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Oh ok so it had nothing to do with my post and doesn't change anything, you were just sharing. Great, thanks.
 
Bodhisattva said:
Why when the 4 LAPD cops that beat Rodney King senseless were found not guilty did black America think they were guilty and so did white America but when OJ was found innocent of double murder (when he is obviously guilty) did black America rejoice while white America couldn't believe the travesty of justice?

IT seems like a double standard...
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Thing is, B, they guilty should be held accountable regardless of color. Justice seems to be decided on emotions when lawyers play the jury like puppets.
 
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