And Andersen’s story had the sea witch literally cutting out the little mermaid’s (who didn’t even have a name), tongue as well as offering to restore her voice and her life as before if she could slaughter the prince and his new bride so their blood would wash over her feet and make her fins come back. So honey…

Oh man, I feel for you.

I was responding to Raineyb’s response to OP Enoch’s observation that Police seem to work much harder and faster when investigating or arresting Black people, vs white ones; specifically for racial harassment.

I’m sure we all can agree the justice system has some cracks, but i don’t think this is the best example to make your point. This women should have known better and makes our community look bad. No words can explain away what she did, and she should be punished to the full extent of the law.

Good. Also, let this be a reminder to some Black and Brown folks out here - the MAGA movement does not include you.

“Perhaps you sound like a trump voter if everyone calls you on that.”

This was a senseless, heartless, hate-filled, brutal attack on an elderly person. She could’ve killed him and for what? Because he and her daughter might have grazed each other walking on the sidewalk. She then said the man made some kind of advance to her child to get the other 4 men involved in the…

She beat a nonagenarian in the head and face with a concrete brick, broke his ribs, and nearly killed the man for allegedly bumping into her child. Not to mention her blatant racism during the attack...

Go fuck youtself and your whataboutisms.

Thank you God! But they don’t think it’s a hate crime? Listen, I’m Black, & I think it’s a hate crime: you’re attacking someone w/a brick, & telling them to “go back to your own country”...that covers the bases for me.

I kinda get what you’re trying to say but... this smells fine, it’s what’s supposed to happen, it’s the other shit you mention that stinks.

“but hey we love immigrants right?”

Don’t whatabout on this one.  It’s not a good look.  

She beat an elderly man with a brick for no reason...I’ll take immigrants over homegrown assholes any day.

I don’t take back what I said. Race/ethnicity is usually the cornerstone of any kind of verbal or physical attack that’s reported here and I found it odd that it wasn’t spoken about (or made into a topic) here as well. Here, it was reported very matter-of-factly instead of using facts and feedback from the writer as…

Know you want to make it a Thing, but: the victim was highlighted and there was video of the beating embedded into the article as there was a still for him. The lady and her helpers are in the video. Go to many crime article here and you will not see “This person, WHO IS QUITE WHITE did X...” unless there was some…

Funny how The Root always highlights race when it’s POC victims and white attackers, and then casually and discreetly doesn’t mention the race of the attacker when they’re not white. you know well enough the majority of your readers assume they are white because of the general tone of your website.

This country really is trash. I’m 6'3 and have multiple tattoos. I also used to have really long hair and weighed about 240 pounds. I noticed a lot of smaller people would always instigate shit with me when I looked like that. My first thought whenever I got into a situation where it can go bad quickly was who will…