Freddie Gray's Death Ruled A Homicide; Officers Will Face Murder Charges

[Not a Tailor 1,370]

I can tell you right now that the innocence project has somewhere in the vicinity of 75-80 black death row convicts whose convictions have been overturned last time I checked. Not sure of the details on all of them, but that even ONE innocent man has been on death row is too many. They've also overturned at least 50 convictions for white men and a dozen or twenty or so latino convictions. I DO know that there have been several cases just in the past couple years of DNA overturning decades old convictions where the crime was committed by a white person and not a black person and that's horrifying to me, at least. In at least one case, the courts had known for YEARS the DNA proved the guy innocent and they just did not care, even at his appeals, and his defense couldn't afford to fight any harder than they were (there was a black-white case and a white-white case, both recently, two separate cases).

If I do forget, forgive me, I've got a hectic month ahead of me.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Eli is one of my favourites and I want to know, Marvel, WHERE ARE THE BRADLEYS? They freaking wrote out Eli, after writing out Josiah. They LITERALLY put Eli on a freaking bus to Arizona and boom, it's all over for him and I am FURIOUS. Patriot was an AMAZING character and they could have done SO MUCH with him. They used him in amazing ways as part of a really good redemption arc that touched on drug issues and I loved him so much. Eli and Billy are my two favourite Young Avengers, very closely followed by Kate, because who DOESN'T love a teenage girl who's got her stuff in gear and who can show up the male character whose name she took EVERY DAY of the week.

I'm actually the comic fan, my wife is the one I'm slooooooooowly educating. One step at a time, I'm introducing her. I started with Kate, because she's got a Thing for really strong female characters.

Anyway. Yes. Eli. Eli is awesome and I rp him online because he DID NOT GET ENOUGH STORY and when I one day write for Marvel, I WILL MAKE SURE HE DOES and I want to get him RIGHT.

I've spent HOURS researching crime stats and attitudes, right down to how when a person in a position of authority looks at two six year old children, one white and one black, they will almost ALWAYS declare the black child to be closer to eight. That's a TERRIFYING statistic, (and I'm sure you know this, but I'm saying it for the benefit of others watching) because it means that people in authority are assuming that the black child has an eight year old's ability to understand cause and effect and therefore will punish the six year old black child as they would an eight year old. The kids never get a chance to be children. By the time (and again, I'm sure you know this! But others are reading) a black boy reaches the age of fourteen, people in positions of authority will guess him to be between 18 and 20. That means, for those of you watching at home, that a police officer will look at that fourteen year old's stupid, impulsive 14 year old actions and give him the same charges as they would an adult. While if a white fourteen year old boy does that same thing, he will more likely be seen as closer to fourteen.

I don't understand how people can't see this. I honestly don't know how so many black people in America manage to grow up to be upstanding citizens when the decks are literally stacked against them from kindergarten. When a black kindergartener is something in the ballpark of 8 or 10 times more likely to have the police called if he or she acts out than a white kindergartener does, when that black child is something like 12 or 15 times more likely to be suspended from school IN KINDERGARTEN for the same stupid stuff a white kindergartener does, how does ANY black person in America manage to live to adulthood and NOT end up a criminal?

You had me at Marvel. I didn't follow YA that much, but I dabble enough to know exactly what you're talking about. I'm an X-man, through and through. TBC, we're talking 80-90's blue/gold team, Jim and Jae Lee artwork. Even the 90's cartoon is special to me. Not this ####### now. I remember when Kate put Clint in his place when he tried to be Captain America. That lasted less than 3 hours...

What you're saying is something we all inherently know since birth. But good luck with the crowd here...

[Not a Tailor 1,370]

You had me at Marvel. I didn't follow YA that much, but I dabble enough to know exactly what you're talking about. I'm an X-man, through and through. TBC, we're talking 80-90's blue/gold team, Jim and Jae Lee artwork. Even the 90's cartoon is special to me. Not this ####### now. I remember when Kate put Clint in his place when he tried to be Captain America. That lasted less than 3 hours...

the original Excalibur team will always be my first.

Hilariously, did you know when they originally made Clint, he was supposed to be Steve's super secret son? They dropped that before it made publication, but he was supposed to be the result of cap's youthful indiscretion.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

the original Excalibur team will always be my first.

Hilariously, did you know when they originally made Clint, he was supposed to be Steve's super secret son? They dropped that before it made publication, but he was supposed to be the result of cap's youthful indiscretion.

Read a few of their early adventures. The drama came when Kitty, Pete Wisdom, and Colossus showed up. Talk about soap opera....

I didn't know that. You taught me something...

[Not a Tailor 1,370]

Read a few of their early adventures. The drama came when Kitty, Pete Wisdom, and Colossus showed up. Talk about soap opera....

I didn't know that. You taught me something...

I loved the Lockheed and Pete Wisdom stuff. It was before anyone knew that Lockheed could talk, so Lockheed ONLY talked to Pete and would threaten him and stuff (he didn't like Pete being with Kitty) and when Pete complained everyone went 'Pete's insane!!!!'

[lostinblue 1,989]

No way the charges will stick .. More burning and looting to come

Edited May 5, 2015 by lostinblue

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No way the charges will stick .. More burning and looting to come

I can see that happening

If they go to trail and found not guilty you will see more looting and burning

But I think the police will crack some heads this time and be better prepared

With a Idiot Mayor leading this city, I see lots of trouble brewing here......

[decocker 7,198]

So your defense for saying 'the crime was still committed by a black person' is 'all black people look alike?'

Holy crowbutts, batman, we have a new winner and champion of the racist olympics of CEHST!

i seriously had to read that post a few times to make sure that i was reading correctly. but yeah, that's exactly what was said.

[decocker 7,198]

No way the charges will stick .. More burning and looting to come

why don't you think the charges will stick?

I can see that happening

If they go to trail and found not guilty you will see more looting and burning

But I think the police will crack some heads this time and be better prepared

With a Idiot Mayor leading this city, I see lots of trouble brewing here......

for someone who doesn't know the difference between gb and paris, maybe you shouldn't be so quick to call anyone else an idiot.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

i seriously had to read that post a few times to make sure that i was reading correctly. but yeah, that's exactly what was said.

You have to admit that was classic. LOL

Seriously though. when the schools first integrated, about my 4th grade year, one of the voiced concerns was that the teachers would not be able to tell the black kids apart. At first coming from a well segregate environment, they were not as easily distinguishable , but we quickly leaned that was just another prototype.

I have a case of Prosopagnosia, which makes it embarrassing sometimes in the car business

[decocker 7,198]

You have to admit that was classic. LOL

Seriously though. when the schools first integrated, about my 4th grade year, one of the voiced concerns was that the teachers would not be able to tell the black kids apart. At first coming from a well segregate environment, they were not as easily distinguishable , but we quickly leaned that was just another prototype.

I have a case of Prosopagnosia, which makes it embarrassing sometimes in the car business

oh it was classic, but not lol classic. i've never understood the whole 'looking alike' thing, but then again i was lucky enough to be exposed to all shades of people from birth, all shades being equal. and i don't think you've quite diagnosed yourself right..

[VOL 425]

oh it was classic, but not lol classic. i've never understood the whole 'looking alike' thing, but then again i was lucky enough to be exposed to all shades of people from birth, all shades being equal. and i don't think you've quite diagnosed yourself right..

A lot of people look alike to me.

Asians are the worst - I can't tell the difference between Japan, Korean, CHinesse, Thai, Philippines.

Funny thing is when I go to Philippines, almost everybody in that countries assumes if you are white and have a long nose you must be an American.

[decocker 7,198]

A lot of people look alike to me.

Asians are the worst - I can't tell the difference between Japan, Korean, CHinesse, Thai, Philippines.

Funny thing is when I go to Philippines, almost everybody in that countries assumes if you are white and have a long nose you must be an American.

there's a different between asserting that people can have similar features and stating that if you were put in a room with a group of black people, you'd think they were all the exact same person ffs.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

A lot of people look alike to me.

Asians are the worst - I can't tell the difference between Japan, Korean, CHinesse, Thai, Philippines.

Funny thing is when I go to Philippines, almost everybody in that countries assumes if you are white and have a long nose you must be an American.

You get that also huh. It's really de humanizing

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

oh it was classic, but not lol classic. i've never understood the whole 'looking alike' thing, but then again i was lucky enough to be exposed to all shades of people from birth, all shades being equal. and i don't think you've quite diagnosed yourself right..

Oh I do have Prosopagnosia,. It's with all races.

I don't think it's racist to say that people that have the same eye and hair color could be more confused with one another than someone with blonde hair and someone with black hair. does that mean all black people look alike. Of course not that's absurd, but in general their looks are not as diverse.

there's a different between asserting that people can have similar features and stating that if you were put in a room with a group of black people, you'd think they were all the exact same person ffs.

Yes that is what I was trying to say.