Posted on 06/22/2015 7:58:54 AM PDT by Maceman
Interesting to ponder the different reaction of the a racist left in the 1993 Long Island Railroad Massacre compared with the recent South Carolina church shooting.
Excerpt from Wikipedia:
REACTION
. . .Many people in the African American community expressed concern that the Ferguson shootings would lead to a backlash of violence and racial animosities against the black community. Civil rights activists Al Sharpton and Herbert Daughtry urged that African Americans in general not be blamed for the crime; Sharpton, in particular, criticized what he called attempts "to demonize black and Hispanic dissatisfaction" by linking those groups to the murders.
Civil rights activist Jesse Jackson delivered a sermon at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Garden City, during a service attended by the victims' grieving families. Audrey Warren released a statement shortly after the shootings expressing sorrow for the victims and their families. Jackson stressed the shootings were the result of one man and should not be seen as indicative of all African Americans.
The day after the shootings, Nassau County Executive Thomas Gulotta called Ferguson "an animal". Jackson and other African American leaders criticized the comment as racially charged, but Gulotta later said his statement had nothing to do with race.
Full article at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_Rail_Road_massacre
Not surprising. The liberal view of similar events can be different, depending on what issue the liberals want to push as a result of tragic events.
I keep wondering when all the white reverends will come out in support of Dylann Roof.
“He was such a nice boy. Just beginning to turn his life around”.
It was “black rage” according to his commie lawyers William Kuntzler and Ron Kuby.
And budding (c)rap artist.
Since then (16 Facts About Phony Al Sharpton The Media Won’t Tell You)....word on the street is 'ol Al was 'dissuaded' from Charleston,S.C., imho for the greater good of our nation. Mr. Sharpton is a menace to all regardless of race.....
...and let’s not forget the two black males that engaged in a reign of terror along the Va. DC corridor, they had quite a few victims.
Then, as now, liberals were howling for more gun control.
Exactly. I even remember watching back in the late 1990s a TV biopic about Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy and her push for gun control because her husband died and her son was injured in that terrible incident. The movie featured Kuntzler telling the media that he would use the “black rage” as a defence for Colin Ferguson. If there a better example to compare and contrast with the talking class’ reaction to what happened last week, I would have no clue. Excellent to bring this up for discussion.
I was stranded on the Bethpage Rail platform.
It was cold, and a blizzard was forecast to be coming.
Long Island Railroad has three trunks, and this idiot shut down all three.
There were no payphones on the platform, and this was in the time prior to having a phone in your pocket.
I got to Ronkonkoma about 8pm.
This action begat a rabid anti-gun female Congressperson.
His court trial begat that insane ‘black rage’ crap.
This was the event that got the Black Talon ammo banned.
His name was Ferguson. Like in the twilight zone.
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