Black Teen Sues over Arrest after Buying an Expensive Belt

These black shoppers need to chill out. I'm indian which isn't even a source of terrorism as far as the US in concerned and yet the TSA airport screeners treat me like Im an al qaeda fighter everytime i travel. I get the pat down and more and yet have no beard and Im not even muslim.

I think its more of an injustice that every christian arab and indian person gets searched with extra scrutiny at the airport bc of past terrorist attacks when those were carried out by muslims, we aren't all muslim fanatics bc we're dark

and fwiw with a bigger sample size im sure those cops would be right a few times out of a hundred, so its best if they do their jobs just like TSA does at the airports. Suspicion is 9/10ths of the law, if you look out of place it is best to check it out.

 

Well this explains everything.

 

No it doesn't. But it helps to paint the picture.

 

When 9 black teens steal items from Barneys, and the the 10th walks in and buys something legitimately, how can you blame Barney's or any other store for being suspicious? The problem is not Barney's when many other stores are thinking the same thing. The root of the problem is black crime, period. No disputing that.

Yet another racial extortion scheme here. When will our society quit giving in to these race hustlers? Hopefully soon. Non-racist people do not have a guilty conscience and don't feel the need to overcompensate and give blacks all of the sympathy. The ones that do (primarily liberals) are just putting their inner racism on display. Without this inner conflict with regard to discriminating against blacks, they wouldn't feel the need for all of the handouts, affirmative action, voting for unqualified black politicians, etc.

 

So you are saying 9 out of 10 black teens steal... Interesting. Where did you come up with this stat?

 

When 9 non black a-holes make erroneous claims about a majority of black people, and then the 10th non black guy gets called a racist, can you really blame anyone for calling him a racist ass?

 

neither you nor Major got the point (hint: it wasn't that 9 out of 10 black teens steal)

a lot of truth in FV's post

glad to see we're getting more free thinkers (enlightened) around here. Break the chains of the liberal indoctrination one by one

 

I get the point. It's like when 9 out of 10 conservatives post racist crap. You can't be faulted for thinking the 10th one is just as racist. Makes sense if you're enlightened.

 

Wow. Just wow.

You see, his point is completely invalid if his stats are. I think you should be intelligent enough to realize that.

He's saying the problem is black crime and uses what one could assume to be fake completely made up stats to come to that conclusion.

 

Obviously the 9 out of 10 was hyperbole, and you get the point, but many deliberately choose to ignore the crux of my argument. Can anyone focus on the core of my argument? Why do you think that GLOBALLY, people associate young black males with crime? What a fool someone must be to think that this issue is specific to the store Barney's. Do you think everyone on earth got together and just decided to discriminate against one race? No, of course not. The problem in America at least is a fundamental deterioration of the black families and their values. There are so few two parent homes for black children. There are so many fathers in prison. There exists so much poverty because young blacks idolize the wrong role models. Christianity needs a revival in this culture.

And racism is far more broad than racism against blacks in America. The media and the Democratic party has pushed this sympathy card and racism attack angle to the extreme. Obama uses it every time he gets into hot water. Do you think his speech on racism during the '08 campaign was not timed to distract from the Jeremiah Wright fiasco? Do you think the Trayvon Martin attention was not timed to distract from the many scandals of this year? Heck, even Obama weighing in on the Redskins name recent was a distraction technique focused on race. Obama will forever have the moral high ground on all matters associated with race, so long as the media can end people's careers with the racism charge. Pure and simply. Think hard about that.

Last point I'll leave you with. Did you know that there are more slaves on earth today than at any other point in history? Our media would not dare tell that story, for fear of minimizing the slavery endured by blacks in America and being branded a racist. As a result, millions of young children are living in slavery today. This is but one example of pushing a biased agenda and the horrific impacts it has on society.

 

Probably because you felt it necessary to use absurd, racist hyperbole to try to make your point. Tells us a lot about the quality of the argument. If you're going to act like a racist idiot, don't be surprised when people call you a racist idiot.

Yeah, there was never any racism against black men before this. It's all their fault.

 

Name calling, racism charge, focusing on minutiae... now you see why we can't address the core issues and have an honest dialogue on race. That's a shame. Blacks and others continue to suffer while people shy away from the true problem out of fear of being branded a racist.

 

I suppose racists can't help but show their true colors in a topic like this. Not surprised bigtexxx agreed with FV Santiago. I've never seen someone completely excuse racial profiling and then shift all of the blame on the race being profiled. Just think about that for a second.

This black teen did not do anything wrong. With out any assumptions, it seemed all he did was walk in, may have been dressed a certain way, and buy an expensive belt. FV Santiago, tell me what did HE DO to deserve being profiled racially?

I already know what you are going to say, based on your last posts it's this black teen's fault that his race commits more crimes than others, statistically. Do you even know how idiotic you sound?

 

You had and have zero interest in an honest discussion on race. You demonstrated that very clearly. You are being called a racist because you made a racist statement which you tried to hide as hyperbole. If you prefer not to be called a racist, you should avoid saying racist nonsense in the future.

 

First... We don't know everything that happened. At this point we only know his side of the story. It may very well be just as the young man said. However we don't know.

Second... While it is try that a great deal of retail theft/fraud is committed by poor and/or blacks, it does not mean it is acceptable to assume that someone is a thief. I understand that it is human nature to categorize and notice patterns, but it is not acceptable for a retailer or police force to automatically assume someone is a criminal.

Third... The issue here isn't simply racial, it involves class. Do you think Michael Jordan or Barrack Obama would have had this happen to them? The attitude is, poor people cannot afford this store, thus they must be stealing. Further, there is a strong effort for class segregation.

Try shopping on the Gold Coast wearing Wranglers and a t-shirt and you will be snubbed regardless of your race.

 

In the Macy's story, the black guy was a fairly successful actor.

 

Also, being snubbed is different than being arrested, being told your ID is fake, etc.

 

When I first moved to Chicago I was refused service on the Gold Coast... Said I needed cash only...

I am not minimizing the story, only pointing out that class plays a part. If Patrick Ewing is recognized and walks into Barney's they will roll out the red carpet because they assume he has money.