Its obvious you’re not humble, but luckily you save the rest of us some assumptions by wearing your biases in the Red Tail on your avatar.

I am glad to hear you say police bias is not a race problem, though. I would disagree with that, but that’s the great thing, we all are allowed to have our own opinions.

 

Chowda:

It never even occurred to me to research whether the UGE guy was White or not. To be honest, I don’t even see the relevancy. If I see anyone struggling with their bags, my first inclination is to help, if I have time. As far as the Karen’s are concerned, their first inclination is to belittle and insult. karen’s and dirty cops hate iPhones, because guess who the iPhones used to be? The karen. But iPhones are much more noble and honest,,,,far less self-serving

 

The Redtails were great Americans from the greatest generation. I’m very fortunate to have heard some of their stories in person while serving as an Air Force Aviator myself. Again, and American issue, not a racial one

 

What is exactly the American issue here? Langley throws the first hit (allegedly, by all sorts of media outlets) which no one can offer a video showing. If that is indeed the case, should he not be charged with battery?

 

I think a lot of people would agree with the struggles our country is facing ensuring fair treatment for all. But I don’t think trying to fit this incident inside that box is helping the cause. It kind of alienates people when racism is attributed to things that are either probably not race motivated, or could be, but the the person accused of racism is guilty til proven innocent, rather than waiting for all the facts to come in.

And I think the employee and officer’s race would be pretty important to know when making claims with the certainty you’re displaying.

 

The UGE employee is definitely guilty of battery, as he made the first touch. Battery requires physical contact. Assault on the other hand, only requires “reasonable apprehension “.

It’s interesting case-law. Based on a situation where White NASA engineers deemed to it funny to slap the lunch trays out of Black engineers hands without touching them; ergo circumventing the battery statutes.

That depends on your definition of “American “ is. To me, an American would have politely asked the guy if he needed some help or informed him that commandeering a wheelchair to carry his bags would raise some eyebrows. An “American “ company would have no use for an outsourced UGE. You get what you pay for…most times. This situation was totally avoidable, if mr UGE was acting like an American. What he got instead was justice and I hope a lesson. If you can’t help, call the police, or mind your fking business. The police did what they usually do; arrest the Black guy. That should be considered an American problem by all.

 

That’s a logical, but flawed conclusion. Most Americans are great irrespective of their color. But police bias is no different whether it come from a Black or White cop. We need good police officers and we need to train and compensate them; teachers as well. This situation was awful. Race only exacerbates the situation and forces some to take sides. Police bias and lying karens are ALL of our problem. Maybe if we saw it that way, sans race, we could actually make some headway on the issue.

 

I think you’re missing what I’m saying. The police/media/eyewitness reports all say that Langley threw the first “touch” before what we’ve seen on videos, but that a longer non-released video confirms this. Unless there is some mass conspiracy against Langley, sure sounds as if he got off pretty easy with assault.

 

will never see the inside of a courtroom if Langley takes the money. I hope he doesn’t. We’ll see

 

It just seems like you want to have a conversation about something that doesn’t fit what happened here. If you have some evidence that Langley didn’t escalate this to a physical altercation, please help the reader understand. Otherwise, I’m left with the impression that you’re using this incident as a pretext to discuss other injustices in society, not what actually happened here.