Where's the place between "I got nothin'" and "I got too much"?
I Know the Rabbi in The Plot Against America – Jeffrey Salkin
Kyle Rottenhouse Wasn't Convicted Because In America White 'Reasoning' Rules - Michael Harriott
People don't really know where that "reasonable man" standard comes from, generally, do they?
"The 'reasonable man' test derives from the description of a nondescript English character called the 'man on the Clapham omnibus' – a reasonably educated, but average, hypothetical passenger on a London bus route whose thoughts and actions are defined as 'ordinary'.
The US supreme court case Graham v Connor enshrined this concept into law. The reason police are often acquitted of killing unarmed citizens is that they can argue that a 'reasonable' police officer would have used deadly force, even if the officer turned out to be wrong and the victim was unarmed.
When I first heard this principle, the first thing I thought was: 'A white person came up with this.'
Because all of our opinions are shaped and colored by our experiences, 'reasonable' is a subjective notion.
Only white people’s perceptions are made into a reality that everyone else must abide by."
harsh but fair, imo ^^
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