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[–]DrexylSpivey 26 ポイント27 ポイント  (9子コメント)

All media be like "black unarmed teen killed by a cop for trying to give love snuggles to a police officer. Here's the cop's love bruises, here's the unarmed teen in a band uniform. Teen was coming back from a store he innocently robbed. The parents really gave a shit about him. This is clearly racism."

[–]tronald_dump -7 ポイント-6 ポイント  (8子コメント)

found the white teenage suburbanite!

[–]callddit 7 ポイント8 ポイント  (7子コメント)

I mean he's not wrong, though. I'd say, especially from CNN, I saw a lot more sympathizing with the black teenagers than the white cops, in each instance. For both Michael Brown and Trayvon Martin they emphasized the "unarmed" in "unarmed black teenager" as well as the "black". They continually used photos of them when they were significantly younger to paint the picture of a spotless angel and to further vilify the perpetrators of the crime.

Note that I haven't stated my opinions of either case, but that's the truth of the matter. Although I suppose people's opinion of what the media portrays more often depends on which news sources they frequent the most.

And before you call me a "white teenage suburbanite", I'm a 19 year old black dude who is painfully aware of racial tensions. Not that my race should have any relevance to the point being made, but since you chose to bring it up.

[–]tronald_dump 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (1子コメント)

everytime a sadsack white kid shoots up a school, we hear about the importance of mental health, and a lot of outrage over violent video games and media.

when an actual diagnosed mentally-unstable homeless black man gets shot 6 times in broad daylight in LA, literally everyone rushes to discredit it. "Welp, guess he shouldnt of resisted!"

the issue isnt mike brown stealing cigarillos. its mike brown getting An entire clip emptied into him for PETTY THEFT.

[–]callddit 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

I don't disagree with that. Like I said my post wasn't indicative of my opinion, it was just an observation of American media when both events happened.

I never said there wasn't an issue with what happened in either case. I just said that there was sympathy shown in the media. Even with the most recent event you mentioned, CNN is talking about the police allegations, but they actually also mention mental illness in the article too, and as far as I've seen they've been talking about both his mental illness and the issue of police brutality in the media. They also talk about how people who knew him say he was a "kind person". It's not like they are perpetuating a single, negative narrative.

[–]YungSnuggie 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (4子コメント)

I saw a lot more sympathizing with the black teenagers than the white cops, in each instance

oh no, someone sympathized with a teenager more than an adult with a literal license to kill

[–]callddit 3 ポイント4 ポイント  (3子コメント)

Did I ever say the sympathy was unwarranted? No, I didn't. I just stated that it happened. You're reading too deeply into what I said.

[–]YungSnuggie 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (2子コメント)

but lets not act like thats not a super common opinion (especially in this thread)

i really wasnt responding to you directly

[–]callddit 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

No, I agree, I've seen a lot of comments to the effect of "thug" and "criminal". Reddit in general (at least in the past, more recently I've seen a lot more people discussing police brutality) has been more inclined to defend the cops.

[–]DrexylSpivey 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Seems like you were directly responding to him because you quoted his actual words. Then you labeled him as someone blindly supports the police. After he responded, clarifying (to only you, because you're a moron) his observation on how media portrayed the event. Then your response to his response was that you acted like you were just talking about "other people" not him. You're making it tough for people to have an honest dialogue. Nobody wants waste there time talking to someone who's so quick to label others as racist or ignorant. Especially when they can't stay on a specific topic on the subject (such as the media) when they are so quick to deem someone to not having a creditable opinion as soon as you suspect the slightest hint that their view is against your overall opinion of police or race.