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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

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I do.I find it massively insulting to the professionalism of the police/CSI people to presume that because the victim was black,that they did a poor job intentionally.
I think that the idea that most cops would waste their career, throw away a pension,risk imprisonment,not to mention the damage to reputation and family, as well as possible civil repercussions,to try and not do a good job on a case because the color of the victim is ludicrous.Especially in light of the fact that,well,most murder victims in this country are black.In Baltimore as of last week, we've had 126 murders. 118 black, 7white, 1 Latin.In other words,all CSI techs do is process black bodies.They have standards of professionalism.They have a code and ethics they've sworn to support. To imply that they intentionally choose not to do a proper job because the victim was black is to do them a callous injustice.Especially since you have not a single fact to base that accusation on, and it's a damn ugly implication at that.

I dont care if you find it massively insulting. I have posted proof that it DOES happen earlier in this thread. 16 officers in one department did just that... "wasted their career, throw away a pension,risk imprisonment,not to mention the damage to reputation and family, as well as possible civil repercussions,to try and not do a good job on a case because the color of the victim is ludicrous" I find it massively insulting that you believe simply because they are law enforcement officers that they are above the "pale" and shouldnt be questioned.

And you can find it ludicrous all you want... I happen to know it happens that law enforcement can be criminal, they can be fucking lazy, and they can certainly not give a damn about people.

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ORIGINAL: Kana

1-There should never have been a trial.The cops called this one right from the start.
2-The parents knew what happened.There was a police report.
3-You are right that Martins lawyer made it into a race case (Which again,why should it be.Its a latin attacking a black-how did whites get drawn into this morass?),and it did come at great cost-the over 1 million dollar settlement that the HOA gave (And,oooooh,I bet they regret settling now),of which the lawyers will get what,somewhere between 40-60%.

Which is what this whole thing REALLY was about.
Gotta get paid.

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Yeah,and like any careers,there are exceptions and bad cats.But to presume without any evidence that all are doing so is insulting, it is demeaning,and it's wrong. And it belittles you.
We have zero evidence in this case to suggest that such racism occurred. Until said time, it's incorrect and pretty much slander to assume that such racism tainted their actions.Should we be on guard against it?/ yep.

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That's like saying,hey,in NYC, a bunch of cops attacked a black guy,shot him in the back 37 times-thus,ergo, QED-all cops are racist.
Some are. Some aren't.
But it's inflammatory and a red herring to imply that it occurred here.

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

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Yeah,and like any careers,there are exceptions and bad cats.But to presume without any evidence that all are doing so is insulting, it is demeaning,and it's wrong. And it belittles you.
We have zero evidence in this case to suggest that such racism occurred. Until said time, it's incorrect and pretty much slander to assume that such racism tainted their actions.Should we be on guard against it?/ yep.

All investigations begin with a question. I would question this investigation. Race would simply be one question... another would be training.. a third would be laziness... and there could be others.

Why you are so suddenly pissy because I questioned what the hell happened at the scene I have no clue.. nor does it matter. I will still ask if it was race related. I would also question their training. Does that make you feel better that instead of being racists they could just be lazy?

Mistakes happen... thats why mistakes are investigated. Why are you so willing to let these people off the hook? We arent even talking about anything major, they dont know how to process a body at a crime scene?

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That's like saying,hey,in NYC, a bunch of cops attacked a black guy,shot him in the back 37 times-thus,ergo, QED-all cops are racist.
Some are. Some aren't.
But it's inflammatory and a red herring to imply that it occurred here.

And we find out who are by questioning.

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Sorry-didn't mean to come off as Pissy, T.
Heck,didn't know I was.
You know I try real hard to keep things calm that dialogue can occur,keep attacks and anger out of things.
If it came off that way,it wasn't intended to. Was just kinda rolling with the point/counterpoint thing

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You know sometimes I like the way you talk.

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

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Sorry-didn't mean to come off as Pissy, T.
Heck,didn't know I was.
You know I try real hard to keep things calm that dialogue can occur,keep attacks and anger out of things.
If it came off that way,it wasn't intended to. Was just kinda rolling with the point/counterpoint thing

Its ok.. it happens a lot down here. I didnt mean to imply they were all racist... I was simply tossing out a thought I had all along. There were many questions about the way the crime scene and Martin's body was handled. I would like to find out why. The wrong information can send someone to prison who doesnt belong there... or someone free who should be in prison. Many cases rely heavily on the information coming out of an autopsy, but they can only do so much with what they get from the scene.