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Excuse me? I was the only one being followed in the store. I was the only Black person in the store that day. What would that look like? So I'm insecure because I told of my experience? I have a question. Can you refute anything I have just said based on my experience? I'm talking about what I experienced on that day.
I'm not trying to refute anything. Obviously one person can only follow one person at a time. I don't doubt your experience, whether perceived or real, I'm sure something happened. I do question your ability to know and sense everything going on in a store all at once, however.
There might be many who would celebrate Black culture in Britain. On other hand, does it refute that there are many who still have ill feelings towards Blacks?
The way I see it, just because there are many who celebrate a certain culture, it does not refute that there are those who hold prejudice feelings.
Many long time racial campaigners believe that racism in modern Britain is less to do with the white population and more to do with different ethnic and religious groups and immigrants being racist towards one another.
I'm not trying to refute anything. Obviously one person can only follow one person at a time. I don't doubt your experience, whether perceived or real, I'm sure something happened. I do question your ability to know and sense everything going on in a store all at once, however.
One person can only follow one person at a time. However, why was I picked? How come no one else was picked. Why only me?
The bookstore was in a mall. It was a smaller space than most bookstore. I was in the middle of the store too, so I could see alot of stuff going on. Also, the register can be seen from the center of the bookstore. And this is how it happened.
One person can only follow one person at a time. However, why was I picked? How come no one else was picked. Why only me?
The bookstore was in a mall. It was a smaller space than most bookstore. I was in the middle of the store too, so I could see alot of stuff going on. Also, the register can be seen from the center of the bookstore. And this is how it happened.
Who knows , maybe since you were in a suit they wanted to attend to you and give you a more superior service as opposed to some skateboarders . I have NO problem when someone comes up to me and asks me how they can help me..
If thats how you see things then it will come off racist otherwise it would come off as a nice gesture the cashier made to you. Seriously .
Who knows , maybe since you were in a suit they wanted to attend to you and give you a more superior service as opposed to some skateboarders . I have NO problem when someone comes up to me and asks me how they can help me..
If thats how you see things then it will come off racist otherwise it would come off as a nice gesture the cashier made to you. Seriously .
But how would I know if that is what they are really doing? Having worked in retail before, it is rare for people do go and follow someone in a store. I like wearing suits, but I figured that if I wore a suit, no one would follow me in a store.
Videos like these further validate that racism in America is structural and embedded into the fiber of its institutions, which means there is no such thing as equal justice. White privilege is alive and well, ask Michael Dunn.
They pretty much validate that when a black guy is seen trying to break into a car, a guy decides to call the cops (as the video shows), while when a white guy does it, no one called the cops, that time.
Could it be due to the fact that people know that far higher percentages of crimes (in proportion to population) are committed by black people, than by white people?
Maybe the guy who called the cops, overreacted. (And maybe he didn't.)
But the point is, he had a reason for his reaction.
If you don't like that, then perhaps you can do something to get the black people who commit such excessive numbers of crimes, to stop doing it.
That would be far more appropriate than complaining that the guy who called the cops, was doing something he shouldn't.
Blacks commit more crimes proportionally than whites.
Want to change the perception of the people in the video? Tell the black community to stop committing so many crimes. Perhaps when and if this occurs, public perception would change.
If one was swimming and saw a carp, vs a great white shark, approaching you, which one would worry you most?
Were we committing all the crimes back when we were being beaten and lynched??
Most of you people are missing the big picture here. People lock their keys in cars sometimes and do this same method to unlock it. The big difference was the presence of the 2. The white guy was dressed clean cut and looked like your average joe , as they black male was dressed down to a " thug " appearance.
Most cops and people will react to a " thug " appearance , doesnt matter if you are black , white , hispanic , or asian.
Another problem is that most crimes in the USA are committed by the black community.
The white guy had on a t-shirt and jeans.
The black guy had on a tshirt, jacket and pants. How exactly is that a thug uniform?
You say that the problem is that most crimes in the US are committed by black people, but the video alone tells you that white crime often goes undetected.
The white guy had on a t-shirt and jeans.
The black guy had on a tshirt, jacket and pants. How exactly is that a thug uniform?
You say that the problem is that most crimes in the US are committed by black people, but the video alone tells you that white crime often goes undetected.
how does this single, staged incident 'tell us' this?
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