[PM_Mama00]

Originally posted by valkyrie


PM_Mama, if you think that people (and specifically black men) are never wrongly accused of crimes, I invite you to spend a day with me at my work. It happens all the time, and athletes are guaranteed the same rights under our constitution as you are. If he is charged with a crime, the state needs to prove it BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT, and unless and until that happens, he is PRESUMED INNOCENT.

There is a huge difference between being CHARGED with a crime and being CONVICTED of one.

The "equal rights activists" are hopefully out there protecting the rights of everyone, from famous athletes to the homeless guy sleeping in the park.

Ah yeah. Don't get the "specifically black men" comment. I named Michael Jordan because he's the most famous basketball player that I know of, and OJ Simpson for obvious reasons. Not my fault that they are coincidentally all black.

And about being wrongly accused... my ex boyfriend/good friend who I love dearly is probably going to jail next week on his birthday for something that he didn't do or had anything to do with, but there is really not a lot of evidence to prove him innocent. So yes, I do believe people can be wrongly accused.

And yeah I hope the equal rights activists are protecting everyone. My whole point of my post was to say that there are a LOT of athletes who get away with things... as well as politicians, actors/actresses, musicians, and it's sick. When any other normal Joe would get arrested for drug abuse or whatever, if he got charged/convicted he woudln't be able to work because he'd be in jail (I guess... that's how it is in my friend's case). However, a lot of famous people, like Robert Downey, Jr. are continuously released and let to work again. Or in athletes situations, play again and receive millions of dollars.