The context of the video? You mean the one where the attorney gave pause as to the motives of the police officer?In the context of the video, yes. Yes, that's what I'm suggesting. And you cannot suggest otherwise; like the weasels who analyzed this video, you would have to create a context (e.i. a narrative) in which the motives of the police were racially based. Essentially, the perception of cops being racist preexisted the traffic stop in the video or any act of true racism.
Ok, well that is an incredibly naive and disingenuous suggestion then.
And yes I can, especially given what the video shows and the racial tensions in this country. The likely hood that it is racially motivated is more probable than whatever else you're suggesting.
You're putting words into my mouth and being very dishonest. I said there is more evidence of her being pulled over for her skin color were higher than her being pulled over because of the color of her car."No credible answer, therefore racism"
There is no evidence. Your using abstract generalizations to justify claiming this traffic stop being racially motivated. It's no better when people use abstract generalizations to justify claiming a black person is at fault when stopped by the police a without having any objective evidence to back their claim.
Your lack of observation in reading my comment leads me to believe you have little perception of the video itself.
But racism and sexism are very prevalent in this country, so your point is moot.There's only a narrative, and that narrative is that the police are outrageously racist and are out to target minorities. When you believe racism is everywhere, you find racism everywhere. I'd imagine from some feminist's perspective, they would have seen this as an act of sexism at the hands of mysogynist pigs carrying the will of patriarchal America.
No, I'm forming a probable conclusion based on what I saw in the video and what I know of the racial tensions in this society.
When a ball rolls down the hill, you don't need it to reach the bottom to determine the destination or do you?
What you're arguing is that because there is no blunt racism that there is no basis of suggesting that it was racist. That is literally the argument used by almost all racists as an excuse. There is subtlety in every issue including racism. You don't have to have someone yell the "N" word to determine whether there is racist subtext in someone's words or actions.
The fact is that the police officer pulled over a black person and when he was pressured to give an explanation of why he did so without probable cause, he had no answer. This means that what he did in all probabilities is most likely of racist intent.
If you're telling me that it is not probable or just as probable as being pulled over for the color of her car, then I call bullshit on your part and ending this conversation.
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