Running racism in America thread

Worth noting the amped-up police response to the protests in Minnesota versus those in Michigan.

 

It isn't.

But he's still the only person associated with the murder of Eric Garner to go to jail.

 

And y'all still don't think Amy Cooper was trying to get Christian Cooper killed? Okay, then.

 

I think she grew up with people never telling her “no” and she was doing whatever she could to get her way without really considering the consequences.

 

Good point. Still, how can anyone live in this time and not think about the implications of saying over and over that they were being threatened by "an African-American man?" That's what gets me. She doesn't just identify him as a man. She repeatedly mentions his ethnicity.

Edit: Unfair to New Yorkers.

 

Does she call the cops if the man asking her to put the dog on a leash is white?

 

None of us know for sure. Maybe she was trying to get him killed. Maybe she was annoyed with him and trying to get him in trouble with the law, cost him money and grief. Maybe she's just a spoiled-ass rich bitch. Maybe she's a decent person who had a real bad day, but the video argues against that.

Given how it worked out, I think she's probably taken sufficient punishment and can serve as a bad example.

 

I doubt it. It would have been just another youtube rant.

 

It's the use of code words. You're right about not knowing what was in her head. The use of the code words... May she is so far in her own bubble that she doesn't think about the implications. I kind of hope she's that clueless, but her actions show someone who gets evil when she doesn't get her way.

Would she have taken any responsibility if something bad had happened to Christian Cooper? Even financial loss or career disruption could be dire. Given her "I'm sorry you're upset" apology, I doubt it. I'm crawling inside the head of a pretend Amy Cooper again, so who knows?

 

Look many times we never know because who admits anything? I don’t get wrapped up in “do I know what they meant?” What we get to do, and the responsibility they have, is the standard is “knew or should have known.” Ms. Cooper doing what she did, knew or should have known that her actions were despicable and would cause her serious consequences. She did the act and must live with the consequences. She had a choice.

 

You're right.

But it's not like you can say, "There's a guy with a mask . . . !" and accomplish anything these days.