Yeah, hes a white guy. Still, he got a trial. He wasnt shot by the police when they went to arrest him. Sure he didnt steal cigars (allegedly) or sell loose cigarettes in public. Williams wasnt caught carrying a toy air rifle around Walmart (John Crawford) or playing with a BB gun in a park (Tamir Rice) or dressing up like his favorite Anime character (Darrien Hunt). He only stole county equipment and hoarded enough guns to arm a small militia. Unlike the young men and boys listed above, no one had to gin up evidence of his wicked character, or post facto justifications for why he should be killed by officers of the state. Ill bet Im the first person to label him a thug or a brute or an animal. Thats because the use of those terms have been reserved for young African American males of late. These terms, such as thug, are acceptable code words for a certain racial slur that starts with the letter N. They are used to reinforce racial stereotypes among whites regarding African Americans - that they are criminals, a brutish, dangerous, amoral, drug infested people who represent a threat to civil society. So while Eric Williams is one sick, evil SOB, he does have the color of his skin going for him. You wont hear of any Fox News host or right wing radio jocks calling him a thug. They probably wont mention him at all, and if they do, there wont be any discussion of white on white crime. They sure as hell wont touch the subject of his gun collection, which is every white Americans God given right under the second amendment.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 03:54:56 +0000
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