So......they know they can’t discredit the attempted rape part. They can’t discredit Dr. Blasey Ford’s account of *what* happened so they’re going with, okay, it did happen but it was totally someone else.

Racism is not merely a simplistic hatred. It is, more often, broad sympathy toward some and broader skepticism toward others.

I love her theory that rape and assault are simply hijinks that (white) men grow out of, rather than refining their terrorizing techniques for decades.

Was it a mistake, or was it the fact that everything associated with him has to be the best, biggest, and strongest?

My guess is the police & persecutors are looking to pull what Anita Alvarez did for Rekia Boyd’s murderer: Undercharge the killer cop (in this case, with manslaughter), resulting in an acquittal when the facts of the case don’t support the lesser-charge. Then double-jeopardy kicks in preventing re-charging for the…

There is nothing black people can do to make themselves white. And that’s what it would take. 

It’s not reasonable at all. And you don’t have to spend weeks planning a killing to be a murderer.

There doesn’t seem to be a mechanism to compel Officers to do this?

I imagine that he knows about bitmojis for the same reason your son does: to hook up with underaged girls. 

Oliver’s 3-year-old has autism. Maybe he thought it was a good opportunity to raise awareness, but I suspect he was trying to shame the jury for considering condemning a child with special needs to grow up without his father.

Guys. Guys. OMG. OMG. OMG.

WHITE PEOPLE

Right, very much like with Marissa Alexander, and that case is just a stew of “would have, should have, everybody damn said”.

Right. I’m thankful he didn’t end up dead like LaTasha Harlin.

He looks like he dresses for success; and does the required reading, to me.

Whether she was actually shoplifting they’re definitely going to charge her as such now. Because now it’s about covering for this coward.

I would call this a panic arrest. When a cop screws up royal they have to arrest you. Blaming the victim is their main move.

Riiiiight, so it’s just coincidence that it disproportionately affects women?

This coming from the country where people are doing a “challenge” that involves getting out of their moving car and running next to it, threatening the lives of other people and their own life.

Sherrilynn Ifill, Esq. has a rather emphatic rebuttal to this