Quote Originally Posted by BanginJimmy
I have to give up on this thread. We have Tony, Total Blender and Airmax that will not see the black man at fault no matter what the situation is. I mean really guys, how much crystal clear evidence do you need to figure this out? Gates over-reacted and pulled the race card, Crowley was a complete professional throughout. There is NO other explanation to be had when you look at the evidence.

I keep hearing about how racism is alive and well in this country, we have whites still being blamed for something that happened in our grand and great grandparents days at the very latest and even that was only in the south. For the rest of the country it ended more than 150 years ago.

Its time to quit being alarmist, and realize that while racism does exist, not everyone is a racist just because they happen to be white. The Jackson and Sharpton, and now Gates crowd are making claims of racism a complete joke. The last 2 major cases of "racism" both happened to be complete BS. If you really want race relations to improve, look inward just as much as you look outward. Keep the idiots like Jackson, Sharpton, and Gates out of the news. Keep hateful people like Rev. Wright off the pulpit. Most important, speak out AGAINST people that make BS claims of racism.
No need to give up. You have clearly skipped several of my post. I said, and Tony also I believe, this incident was not racially motivated by the officer, and also that Gates was out of line.

With that said, you feel racism end more than 150 years ago is so far off the mark it would take me the better part of my work day to correct. Abe Lincoln signing a document did wonders on paper, and you know what the kick back was.....lynching and continued slavery. Remember the 1920s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s.....you get my point. A piece of paper means jack shit when the majority can have their way. No one feels every act by a white person is racial. The "whites" that are blamed occurs due to the fact that MANY WHITES STILL PRACTICE the mentality of the "old south". Dude, I can't stress it enough, until you walk in a black, caramel, or mocha Americans shoes, you will never understand. Your friends can express to you what occurs, but you can relate to the frustration 100%. A simple counter to my arguement would be "You didn't live in those times", but I studied the history and was hit hard on a personal level.

Quote Originally Posted by preferredduck
i lost my job because i was called a cracker in a corporate enviroment, who do i complain to and who do i suue because i bet if i used a racial slur back i would have been reamed and mr sharpton would be outside my house with a loudspeaker. seriously guys i was racially descriminated against at a company with 85% black employees and was picked on from the day i started but when i was called a cracker i was offended, my black supervisor heard him say it and guess who got in trouble and lost their job. . .me. my mother works for the gov't, a fellow employee was caught stealing yet she is not fired because she will sue becuase she is black, her boss even said so so please explain this fellas. it makes no damn sense.
That should not have occured and I'm sorry you had to encounter that type of treatment. Not to point blame, but I am prettty sure in your orientation there was a piece that covers the process of handling this situation. If your supervisor did not correct it, then on to his boss. No help there, on the the corporate level. Still doesnt work, call a lawyer. In regards to the lady stealing and threatening to sue, sounds like there was no sufficient evidence, else the gov't would have thrown the book at her.