Michael Jackson, Innocent or guilty? Options

[YourSuperior]

Do yall believe Michael Jackson molested those kids?
I dont.

[sadolakced acid]

can someone move this to entertainment?

[aznxdreamer]

can someone move this to entertainment?

i think this is more debate-ish.

[sadolakced acid]

i think this is more debate-ish.

well, it's more a controversial topic, not a debate.

right now we seem to be debating wheter blacks get fair treatment or not.
not about michael jackson.

the topic in itself sets itself up as a poll, not a debate..

anyways: i guesswhile it's here, i'll debate a bit about blacks and fair treatment.


Blacks have historically gotten worse treatment because of thier color. Even the "impartial" courts were biased.

take from the pre-civil war, in the north. if a judge ruled a black was an escaped slave, his payment for the case was 10 dollars. if the judge ruled a black was not an escaped slave, his payment for the case was 5 dollars.

racism was also prevalent. Frederick Douglass tells of how white ship's caulkers would refuse to work beside him because he was black. and this was in the north.

however, this started to change as black people got better treatment. (better than before).
they were gradually given rights, etc.

fast forwards to the 90s.

now, in the 90s, it has gone too far. Compensation to the fact that a person is black is being used.

being black is basically defined as a handicap, and black people are generally treated better when dealing with large coorporations. this is becasue a black person can sue a company for being racist, but when does a white man get to sue a company for racism?

so black people will get much better treatment in job selection, promotions, etc. in order to avoid getting a lawsuit.

however; when it comes to individuals, individuals in america believe they can say what they want because of the first ammendment. Therefore, individuals are more likely to be biased against blacks.

However: this is just a more likely. The jury has a stastistical chance of being biased against a black. however, this does not mean that if a black is brought to court, the jury will be biased against them.

just because more people drown in water when watermellons are ripe doesn't mean watermellons are the cause of drownings. It is because when watermellons are ripe, people are in the water more, because it's summer.

similarly, just because more blacks get a guilty sentence doesn't nessisarily mean there is a bias against blacks in the justice system.

it is more likey that blacks are more likely to be poor, and thus have to have a public defender instead of thier own lawyer. A public defender is more likely to do worse on a case.