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Originally Posted by AtLastHome
Watching some news on this right now. Of course the risk of racial rioting in Oakland, CA are being thrown all over. This is a very emotionally charged case for Oakland residents, especially African American youth. But, I think this presumptive thinking is racist. Am I wrong to think this? It just feels to me that this is always the stereotypic reflex- all the black people are going to riot because the verdict is less than many of them may feel is due.
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Just out of curiosity, were you watching the local Faux Newz station (KTVU 2)? I expect talk of protests, and given what happened before, of riots; San Francisco has a heavy population of professional protesters, and they all probably jumped on BART to head to Oakland the second they heard a verdict was being delivered. The presumption that it's going to be African Americans sounds likethe racist spin that I would expect from KTVU.
My resident criminal defense attorney can't understand why the involuntary option was even given to the jury. This is akin to an acquittal.