Suspects' race shocks black community

Richmond Times Dispatch ^ | Oct 26, 2002 | NICOLE JOHNSON AND MICHAEL MARTZ

[putupon]

First, Vanessa Harris was happy.

Then, she was shocked.

Turning on the morning news, she was relieved to see an arrest in the sniper shootings. But the first words that came out of her mouth were, "Is he black?"

Like Harris, many blacks in the Richmond area were surprised by the details of the alleged snipers' race.

[RWG]

I just couldn't believe he could be black"...only a racist could say something this moronic.

[RWG]

"You wouldn't anticipate that level of dysfunction in the black community"...because it would take years of therapy to get up to that level of dysfunction.

[4Freedom]

Whoa, the PC police are going to give you a ticket for doing unauthorized statistical analysis.

Do you have a license to do that math? ;^)

[johnny7]

... because we tend to think only white people do these kinds of things."

Us poor white folks start all the wars and burn down black churches.

All white males in Texas drag blacks on a chain from their bumpers.

Jews are evil because they have so much money. Islam is a religion of peace.

Excuse me, I have to throw up my breakfast!

[RWG]

No race has a monopoly on evil...Perhaps not, but nationality and/or religion sure seem to be pretty good indicators of evil-doers.

[4Freedom]

How many million recent, legal and illegal immigrants have been allowed to enter the U.S. from that part of the world?

The crime statistics in the U.S., they are a changin'.

[Thebaddog]

These people are also fitting another stereotype which is people who talk to the media with their brains turned off. Of course that's assuming that these are real people and not fictionalized. There's another stereotype.

[SkyPilot]

Evil lurks in the hearts of all, regardless of race. The guards at Dachau were white, and the blood of innocents I saw on the grass outide of the airfield in Rwanda was spilled by fellow blacks.

God sees us as we are--sinful. It is only by His grace that there is hope.

[mombonn]

"But when the evidence was presented I was really surprised, because we tend to think only white people do these kinds of things."

Think what the reaction would be if one word in the sentence I highlighted was different. If it said, ". . . we tend to think only black people do these kinds of things", the person who dared utter such a thing would have been run out of town.

Personally, I'm just glad they got the guys. Color is irrelevant, motive is not.

[muggs]

I just couldn't believe he could be black"...only a racist could say something this moronic.

I agree and think there is as much, or more, racism in the black community than in the white community.

[rickmichaels]

"It's a shock. You typically expect a serial killer to be a middle-age, Caucasian with glasses," said Kerry Williams, a state employee.

Wow. A state employee making racist and stereotypical comments.

Makes me wonder if those taxpayer-funded sensitivity-training classes are working.

[Libloather]

...because blacks are already treated stereotypically...

Isn't it possible that blacks treat themselves stereotypically?

[germanicus]

Just for the record, I view this as a Muslim sniper who happens to be black. If there is any group that I would now view a little differently, it is black muslims, not blacks in general

I totally agree. 9/11 was the wakeup call for muslims everywhere to strike out with justification, whether it be by organized groups or alone. Add a muslim with homicidal tendencies to the mix and you have a John Muhammed.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

It will be when Jesse or Al or Farakkkhan come out in defense of it and blame it on the oppression of the black man, either in the military, or jobs, or...

Wait and see...

[Ligeia]

I wonder if one reason Chief Moose continued to be the face of the investigation was because authorities had reason to suspect a black man, negating any charges of racism from the usual suspects. I know I was surprised at the race of the killers, though not their militant Islamicist views.

[Musket]

"You wouldn't anticipate that level of dysfunction in the black community."

Ummm..... ever hear of "The Million Man March"??? Which was led by Jew and Amercia hating Louis Farrakan who is a Black Muslim? Not to mention the fact that a disproportionate number of all crimes including murder in the US are perpetrated by blacks. Yeesh, where have these people been?

[JZoback]

That's amazing

I never thought for a moment if the sniper was a white guy, that would be a blot against the white race.

I wouldn't think it was a blot against any race.

To find out he was a Muslin was not a shock at all.

When are these people going to fiqure out it's about religion hatred and not race.

[kcvl]

we tend to think only white people do these kinds of things."

Kerry Williams, a state employee. "You wouldn't anticipate that level of dysfunction in the black community."

Well, EXCUSE ME! I believe these are racist's statements. Where are the politically correct these days? I thought only white people could be racists.

[leadpenny]

"It's a shock. . . . . " said Kerry Williams, a state employee. "You wouldn't anticipate that level of dysfunction in the black community."

This delusional thinking is a direct result of the race-baiting by the likes of Farrakan, jj and crazy fat al. That a large percentage of black people would find comfort in believing that only "whitey" would have done this, continues to amaze me.

Worse than a racist, Kerry Williams, is a racist who doesn't know they are a racist. You are a racist.

[gunnedah]

Whenever the world gets past this race bit we will all come to the conclusion that evil comes in all colors,types,shades and nationalities.The rest of the world has become so white conscience that they are blinded by real evil.The PC crowd has accomplished its goal and has overtaken the world with its smoke and mirrors.Evil comes from within and has no color.DONT WORRY!BE HAPPY!