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Still don’t think white privilege exist?

Epic Beard Man

Bearded Philosopher
I think in cases like this the wealth and fame explains the leniency. The system doesn't even try to appear impartial when it comes to class. Makes you wonder what kind of crooked **** goes down behind the scenes. While perhaps not to the degree that others experience, middle and lower class whites still get **** on by the system.

How do we know she is rich...Being in real estate does not mean you have money....I have a sister in real estate and she is definitely not rich.
 

Epic Beard Man

Bearded Philosopher
Before people dismiss the idea that race never played a factor and immediately go into class....Someone tell me how they know she is rich unless I missed something....
 

Epic Beard Man

Bearded Philosopher
This is probably more of a class and gender thing than her race in this case. Rich women tend to get not even slaps on the hand.

Again I'm asking people how does her being identified as a real estate agent equates to being rich? She broke the law, and any DUI offense regardless whether its your first your license is suspended.
 

Epic Beard Man

Bearded Philosopher
Men Sentenced To Longer Prison Terms Than Women For Same Crimes, Study Says | HuffPost

Now add wealth to the fact that she's a woman.........

You end up with scenarios like this.

Felicity Huffman's 14-day jail sentence shows just how much privilege plays into criminal sentencing

Don't expect any of it will change , because it simply won't.

I know about the discrepancy between men and women and in the case of Huffman I believe her wealth as well as her ethnicity played a part. I'm sure more often in that case her wealth played more of an integral part considering her legal team and all.
 

Cooky

Veteran Member
Again I'm asking people how does her being identified as a real estate agent equates to being rich? She broke the law, and any DUI offense regardless whether its your first your license is suspended.

Actually, it's more about the attorney you hire and what connections the attorney has with his or her peers. This is why rich people tend to get off easy - because they pay for expensive lawyers. But it has nothing to do with race.
 

Epic Beard Man

Bearded Philosopher
A cab would have been much cheaper, it sucked.never got a DUI since.
It's not worth it

I actually agree with you here. Most people drive drunk and a lot of people get away with not being caught. In my case we were all drunk, I just happened to be less drunk than the other four. Towing fees, breathalyzer device in car, CalTrans, fines, not worth it. But even more it's not worth being drunk and potentially killing someone.
 

Epic Beard Man

Bearded Philosopher
Actually, it's more about the attorney you hire and what connections the attorney has with his or her peers. This is why rich people tend to get off easy - because they pay for expensive lawyers. But it has nothing to do with race.

Sure money plays a part but it is research evidence that in these factors race in addition to class plays a part. Would you like to see the racial discrepancy in legal sentencing?
 

Cooky

Veteran Member
Again I'm asking people how does her being identified as a real estate agent equates to being rich? She broke the law, and any DUI offense regardless whether its your first your license is suspended.

I'm sure she had connections to a good attorney. If she wasn't "rich" then maybe she was fortunate enough to have friends or family with good connections.
 

Epic Beard Man

Bearded Philosopher
@Father Heathen @Rival @David1967

Oh did I forget to mention that this woman also used her race as a reason to not go to jail?

Here is the in depth article and video per this link

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-too-pretty-for-jail-police-werent-impressed/

Edit: Not in the video but article the police officer wrote:

"Later, at the precinct, police officer Baker Odom wrote in his report, Cutshaw went further. She said she was also a “thoroughbred” and “white, clean girl,” Odom wrote."
 

Epic Beard Man

Bearded Philosopher
If the research evidence also shows proportionately who had reputable, paid representation.

Regardless of representation there are legal discrepancies based on sentencing. Not every lawyer is that good. People forget judges are people to and sometimes do not have an objective mindset.
 

Epic Beard Man

Bearded Philosopher
Felicity Huffman?

I'm thinking the woman in the video (OP) Huffman yes I know she is rich but I'm referring to the drunk woman. I'm trying to figure out how people dismiss even the fact that her race was a factor. If you see my post per my tagging you she used her race as a privilege to get out of jail time.
 

Father Heathen

Veteran Member
I'm thinking the woman in the video (OP) Huffman yes I know she is rich but I'm referring to the drunk woman. I'm trying to figure out how people dismiss even the fact that her race was a factor. If you see my post per my tagging you she used her race as a privilege to get out of jail time.

I wasn't saying that race wasn't a factor, but rather that it's a combination of factors. I think wealth, fame, and/or attractiveness play a larger part. I can guarantee that a middle-aged, balding, pot-bellied white dude in a beat up pickup truck wouldn't have received the same treatment as pretty princess.
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
Aside from the Felicity Huffman’s situation where her class as well as her race benefitted her only allowing her to only serve 14 days behind bars (as opposed to the black woman who served 5 years for almost the exact same crime), check this out


I don’t normally like to talk about private things in my life but I have a DUI. Got it my second year in graduate school leaving a fraternity party. California Highway Patrol pulled me over I man’d up to my wrong skipped the test and was taken to the tank.

What’s pertinent in me mentioning this is because while being interviewed at the station I was asked my level of education. I told them that I attend the University of Southern California and a second year graduate student. They didn’t believe so I showed them my student ID.

One cop smirked “well I went to college to!”

Point is I’ve seen other students of color never do not one crime in their life get a DUI which is a misdemeanor offense but sentence to six months AA class. Ordered to complete 100 hours of CalTrans, ordered to attend a six month MADD class.

This was first time offense. No priors no nothing. This video boils my blood. This isn’t her having “pretty privilege” maybe it works for cops but judges sentencing should have not considered her privileges in this case. This is unfair especially considering drunk driving at least in California DUI is looked at seriously.

Her driver’s license should have been suspended and she should have been ordered to buy a breathalyzer for her car like I did and everyone else. Even with a good lawyer which would drop the fines and even the classes but her driver’s license should have been suspended. But this happened in South Carolina so I’m not surprised.

As we say in the black community she has the complexion for protection.
White privilege would have to be balanced against other privileges, eg, black, female.
Affirmative action is still around, albeit with murkier application.
 
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