"He just believed that no one would have called the police on him had he not been black. "
BS. ANYONE acting suspiciously (wandering behind people's fences, climbing over fences into private property, picking up and attempting to carry-off private property not belonging to you) as Ricky was would have had the same thing happen to them, regardless of skin color. You think if a white man was doing the same thing that the police wouldn't have been called? Absolutely they would have been, and rightfully so.
The police have to go by what is reported to them when they respond to a call... not try to determine if the details of the call are factually accurate before responding. That's why they go to investigate. They are keeping our neighborhoods safer from criminals of ALL skin colors by doing so.
"And that had he not been "Ricky Williams - Heisman trophy winner" the police probably would not have treated him as fairly as they did. Both of which are true."
Also BS. You can't make that statement as fact. That's conjecture based on the assumption that racism is rampant in everyone and a motive for anything that happens between 2 people of different skin color are involved. It's that kind of thinking that is in fact racist.
Are there racists people in this world? Certainly. And that includes a palpable anti-white movement in this country. Is EVERYONE racist and EVERY action racially motivated? Definitely not. That's ridiculous. We can't use race as an excuse every time someone gets questioned or punished for doing something they shouldn't be doing. Personally, I love Ricky. Seems like a great guy, doesn't hurt anyone, and for the most part he represents the University well. But does that mean that it's ok for him carry-out odd, suspicious activities without reproach? Certainly not. He got confronted by the police because they were called to respond by concerned citizens. And they did their job. If Ricky doesn't like being questioned by the po-po, don't do strange things that are borderline criminal (or could be perceived as such...... climbing other people's fences into private property, picking up private property). That's what happens in a society. You can't do whatever the heck you want. There is some degree of conformity to a set of rules or laws that we all adhere to.
This is a non-issue. And certainly not a race thing.
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