'Black people can harbor anti-Black sentiments': CNN commentator argues former officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death could have been influenced by racism

The Blaze ^ | January 27, 2023 | Alex Nitzberg

[Twotone]

Left-wing CNN commentator Van Jones authored an opinion piece suggesting that the former police officers charged in the death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols may have been tainted by racism, even though the officers are black, as was the victim.

The five men, who have all been fired from the Memphis Police Department, were charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault, and more. Video footage of the Jan. 7 incident was released on Friday. Nichols died just days after incident.

Jones contended that the black officers could have been influenced by racism.

"In short, racial animus can still be a factor, even when the perpetrators are all Black," he wrote.

"At the end of the day, it is the race of the victim who is brutalized — not the race of the violent cop — that is most relevant in determining whether racial bias is a factor in police violence. It's hard to imagine five cops of any color beating a White person to death under similar circumstances. And it is almost impossible to imagine five Black cops giving a White arrestee the kind of beat-down that Nichols allegedly received," Jones asserted.

"One of the sad facts about anti-Black racism is that Black people ourselves are not immune to its pernicious effects. Society’s message that Black people are inferior, unworthy and dangerous is pervasive. Over many decades, numerous experiments have shown that these ideas can infiltrate Black minds as well as White. Self-hatred is a real thing," he wrote. "That's why a Black store owner might regard customers of his same race with suspicion, while treating his White patrons with deference. Black people can harbor anti-Black sentiments and can act on those feelings in harmful ways."

[PROCON]

Of course, it's CNN and their dimwitted audience eats it up.

[Vigilanteman]

Jesse Jackson once famously said that if he felt he was being followed on the street some dark night and turned around and saw a white person, he would breathe a huge sigh of relief.

[Chicory]

Maybe the black store owner regards black customers with suspicion because he has seen that they are more likely to shoplift, rob, or break out into violence?

But no, it has got to be internalized racism!

[V_TWIN]

My only question is what took so long

[Sirius Lee]

The CNNtard is correct for once. Based on the amount of black on black violence, they really don’t like each other.

[PGR88]

[Dutch Boy]

I think he is wrong in this case. However, look at how many liberal white s have anti white sentiments.

[Vaduz]

The MSM have an abnormal obsession with racism they tie everything to it because the lack the ability to reason why things are like they are.

Biden is an outstanding example of their lack of good judgement and reasoning and an agenda to cover up the facts they are of little use to anyone and the cause of many problems.

[FreedomPoster]

CNN’s spin on this:

[Jewbacca]

When you only have a hammer, everything is a nail.

So five black cops, with a black supervisor, black democrat chief of police, black democrat mayor, black city manger, black democrat city council, and comfortably majority of black citizens is … white supremacy.

[Bob434]

The left are mental. With their global warming nonsense, if it’s hot, it’s global warming, if it’s cold, it’s global warming. If the seas rise, it’s global warming. If the seas drop it’s global warming.

If a white person did the beating, it’s racism. If a black person did the beating it’s racism. No matter what, it’s zlways racism accordi ng to,the left

[NorthMountain]

Now you’re gettin’ it! Everything is “White Supremacy”!!!

Down with Whitey!!!

[Midwesterner53]

Did they happen to mention even one name from anywhere in the country of a black on black murder from this weekend?

[Bob434]

The problem is that other networks don’t call out CNN for being the morons that they are, so their noses just keeps growing and growing.

[NorthMountain]

BTW, you’re “White” for the purposes of politically correct condemnation of “White supremacy”.

Plan accordingly.

;’}

[dfwgator]

[dfwgator]

White = Anyone who isn’t a communist

[packagingguy]

Mayor is White (intentionally capitalized because I’m racist, bigot, sexist, homophobe); I know him.

But he’s a Democrat, you got that part right.

[bunkerhill7]

The pots calling the kettles black.