Black Children as Young as Kindergarteners Are Getting Hand-Cuffed and Arrested Across the US:

[alp227]

48. I alerted, and the jury was divided.

On Tue Jun 3, 2014, 03:16 PM you sent an alert on the following post:

it has less to do with them being black
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5042237

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

YOUR COMMENTS

Nice try at dog whistle racism by combining that "less to do with them being black" phrase but then ending with "a lot of these kids come from awful families and are not raised correctly and are problem youths." I wouldn't have alerted if the last sentence wasn't included, because the last sentence is pretty much the same argument used by Thomas Sowell http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/sowell041911.php3

"President Barack Obama has joined the chorus of those deploring bullying. But his own administration is pushing the notion that a disproportionate number of suspensions or other punishments for members of particular racial or ethnic groups is discriminatory. In other words, if a school suspends more black males than Asian females, that is taken as a sign of discrimination. No one in his right mind really believes that, but it is part of the grand make-believe that pervades our politics and even our courts."

Sorry. This is over-the-top, insensitive, bigoted, and also echoes right wing propagandists like Sowell. Remember, racists have done an excellent job repackaging their bigotry for polite society, from Reagan making a speech about "states' rights" in Mississippi, to Newt Gingrich's "food stamp president" quip about Obama.

JURY RESULTS

A randomly-selected Jury of DU members completed their review of this alert at Tue Jun 3, 2014, 03:24 PM, and voted 3-4 to LEAVE IT ALONE.

Juror #1 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: I usually allow opinion to stay but this is over-the-top hurtful, as well as wrong.
Juror #2 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Agree that the last sentence is a red flag. Poster should have read the article.
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: It is their opinion -- that poor children are more likely to be mistreated. The last sentence IS troubling but we'll get this poster when/if they clearly they step over the line. They didn't quite cross it this time IMHO
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: let the light shine on them...
Juror #6 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given

Thank you.