Epic Beard Man
Bearded Philosopher
Very recently there was a shooting of an Australian woman that was soon to be married, that goes by the name Justine Ruszcyk (or Justine Damond her fiancée's last name) that had called police regarding a possible rape (or assault) in an alley behind her house. When police arrived two officers had showed up Justine approached the driver side of the vehicle and she was shot and eventually died. You can see more here:Justine Ruszczyk: Woman killed by police a month before wedding - CNN.com
Now, my co-workers and I were discussing the reactions on facebook today regarding this tragedy and sadly many of us in reaction to this used the common statements also used when unarmed black men are killed:
"Why was she reaching for her waist?"
"She had marijuana in her system"
"She was a thug"
"Let's wait until all the facts are out before we reach judgment"
"He shot her because he was in fear for his life."
Now of course we said that in mock of those who say the same for African-American men who are shot and killed while unarmed, Now this story is interesting because this is a white woman from Australia who was killed by a Somalian Muslim. So now, in the court of public opinion the microscope is now not only pointed at his ethnic heritage but his religion as well. Out of curiosity I looked at various comments on Facebook and out news outlets and it didn't disappoint as various people called out his "terrorist ties" which is stupid since he was a cop and went through a strict background. Some even mentioned that "blacks couldn't wait to kill whites." My co-workers and I furthered discussed the silence of bluelivesmatter.....Similarly when Philando Castille an African-American man with a license to carry a concealed weapon was killed, the NRA who is big on second amendment was silent.
Let's be honest here, in cases where the police are involved and there is a killing, the reactions of people especially those that aren't a part of the minority demographic, demonstrates the racial bias' and double standards that exist in the U.S.
Now, my co-workers and I were discussing the reactions on facebook today regarding this tragedy and sadly many of us in reaction to this used the common statements also used when unarmed black men are killed:
"Why was she reaching for her waist?"
"She had marijuana in her system"
"She was a thug"
"Let's wait until all the facts are out before we reach judgment"
"He shot her because he was in fear for his life."
Now of course we said that in mock of those who say the same for African-American men who are shot and killed while unarmed, Now this story is interesting because this is a white woman from Australia who was killed by a Somalian Muslim. So now, in the court of public opinion the microscope is now not only pointed at his ethnic heritage but his religion as well. Out of curiosity I looked at various comments on Facebook and out news outlets and it didn't disappoint as various people called out his "terrorist ties" which is stupid since he was a cop and went through a strict background. Some even mentioned that "blacks couldn't wait to kill whites." My co-workers and I furthered discussed the silence of bluelivesmatter.....Similarly when Philando Castille an African-American man with a license to carry a concealed weapon was killed, the NRA who is big on second amendment was silent.
Let's be honest here, in cases where the police are involved and there is a killing, the reactions of people especially those that aren't a part of the minority demographic, demonstrates the racial bias' and double standards that exist in the U.S.
