One of the American torturer is a black guy?

[Catherine Vincent]

What a shame! A lot of blacks in this country will catch a lot of hell because of him.

[oldhat]

1. Huh?

Uh...

[Kahuna]

2. WHAT?!?! That's ridiculous. Sheesh...

I wouldn't expect to see a statement like this on DU. :eyes:

[DaveSZ]

5. Give me a break

:puke:

[Kahuna]

6. Err.. Why should *I* give you a break?

:shrug:

[LittleApple81]

3. The same as the women? n/t

[Catherine Vincent]

9. Yes, I think you're onto what I'm trying to get at.

That England woman's crime puts all women in a bad light....

[Kahuna]

13. No it doesn't. By your logic, all women are Aileen Warnock (sp?)

The prostitute who was a serial killer.

[SemperEadem]

31. Aileen Wuornos

[Rebellious Republican]

4. I am assuming that you are a person of color cat_girl25? N/T

[Catherine Vincent]

7. Yes, I am.

For some reason (I don't know why) when a black person commits a heinous crime, all black people are stained with that crime. Sort of like that filthy murdering sniper that killed all those people in the D.C. area. I'm sorry but it's kind of hard to explain.

[rudeboy666]

10. still a weak statement

....color or not.

[Catherine Vincent]

19. Whatever....

[Kahuna]

12. I'm black. And I felt no incrimination because of the D.C. sniper..

and I don't feel any because one of the MPs was black. No thinking person would hold me responsible for what a member of my race does. By that logic, all white people would be as guilty as Hitler. See what I mean?

[Catherine Vincent]

16. But this guy in Iraq should know better knowing this country's

history against our ancestors. And I know what you mean by the Hitler reference, I just think it's different when it's black people. That's all.

[Kahuna]

17. A lot of people have evolved from connecting all black people..

with the acts of a few. Everyone hasn't. That's their problem. Anybody with a brain knows that race doesn't determine good or evil. Everybody of every race is capable of good as well as evil. Don't let what ignorant people think get to you.

I looked at your profile. You're in Houston. That may account for your way of seeing things. I've visited Houston. I wouldn't be at all surprised if you are subject to that kind of thinking considering you're in bush country. :hug:

[Rebellious Republican]

14. I understand completely and agree, was this pointed out by the

media or did you make this observation yourself. Personally I had not noticed, but then I was not looking for it, I am color blind by my nature. In case you were wondering, no I am not. ;-)

[Catherine Vincent]

18. I just found out a few minutes before I posted that one of them

was a black guy. I wish we all could be color blind and not only whites but blacks too.

[xultar]

22. I don't believe you are a Person of Colour, I don't buy it !!!! n/t

[Kahuna]

25. *Snarf* Let's go to the gallery and take a look see..

;-)

[Catherine Vincent]

26. Uh, yes I am.

It also says I'm colored on my birth certificate.:)

[Thrill]

8. Actually some of the things

that are being done to the Iraq prisoners were done to black people in america

[billbuckhead]

11. Is it Condeleeza Rice in a mask?

Armstrong Williams? Where's J.C. Watts?

[Selteri]

15. Those who would blame other black people

Those people who are going to be blaming other black people for what one member of their ethnicity does are just using it as an excuse.

[xultar]

20. WELL THEN, WHY AREN'T ALL U WHITE PEOPLE BEATING YOURSELVES UP THEN?

WTF STUPID EFFIN BULLSHIT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY?

[Joanne98]

23. Because we are to busy beating YOU up lol

[Catherine Vincent]

29. That's a good one!

[Kahuna]

24. She's from Houston, Xultar. She probably has to deal with..

that mentality in bush country. I visited Houston once. The types of people I encountered were very ignorant and the type of people would think like that.

For instance, a long distance coworker upon meeting me said, "We thought you would be a tall, cool, brunette." I said, "I am." What they meant was a tall cool, WHITE, brunette. Idiots. While out on the town, another coworker tried to sell the body of a white female for $20.00. He offered me up for $5.00. I met many a racist fool in Houston.

[xultar]

28. Are you kidding, I live in GA. I don't buy the original posters logic...

it's bullshit.

No Sistah or Bruva would say anything like that.

I'm not buying it. It doesn't make any sense. No matter what I face I don't expect something that happened in another country that white people were doing as well would cause me problems over here.

It doesn't make sense. Not one ounce of common sense.

[Catherine Vincent]

32. Well this sistah did.

You don't understand what I'm getting at so don't knock yourself.

[Catherine Vincent]

27. I thought it would be hard to explain to some whites how I feel about

this but apparently it's hard to explain to some blacks too.

[xultar]

30. I'm sorry if it was all Bruvas then yup. But ONE Bruva in Iraq with a

whole lotta white folks and it's gonna be transferred all the way over here from Iraq?

You must be VERY young.

I live in the south I was born here,
I've lived in
Georgia 2 times
Illinois 2 times
Idaho
Pennsylvania
New Orleans
Denver
Charlotte NC
Miami
Michigan

I've been to college, I'm a consultant and I've worked in many different states I fly every week...There's no way something that happened in another country that white folks participated in as well would bring negativity down on us.
If it was all Blacks then yes, you are right. But not 1 in a large group of whites.
Puhleeezzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

[Catherine Vincent]

34. I wish I was very young.

You have lived in more states than I have visited. I was born in Louisiana and raised in Texas. But your example of them being all black is a good point. But to me, even if it's one black involved, I know some ignorant caucasian down here will bring that up and somehow try and pin guilt on me.

[Joanne98]

21. one in 50% in the Army. I'd say that's pretty good.

[Tinoire]

33. Back to your original statement

because I'm just interesting in facts/observations... which one?

I'll be rewatching the video tonight. And oh yeah, I'm Black too before anyone starts.

I just want the facts in this thing.

I will however STRENUOUSLY disagree with your statement/assessment than any Black person in this country will catch hell because of one fucktard because if that's the case 5 times as many White people will catch hell & after all the crimes committed by White people, they'd be dead by now. What the hell was the point of or the logic in that?

That was a really stupid thing to throw out there- it doesn't even make sense.

Anyway, which one?

[Catherine Vincent]

35. What video?

And no, it was not a stupid thing to throw out there.

[xultar]

37. That is where I am. I'm not feelin it. But she says there is a Bubba

in her town that will find some way to bring it up.

Sounds to me like she hasn't handled herself effectively with the Bubbas enough to let them know that she doesn't play that shit.

Case in point. I work with a Bubba. The second he steped out of line, I put his ass back in the box. He knows that I WILL NOT TOLERATE ANY DISRESPECT FROM HIS ASS. He passes the information on to his team. Problem solved. PURE AND SIMPLE.

I establish my professional and personal relationships in the first couple of encounters. After that, if anyone thinks they can treat me unfairly, thinks that I will allow them to walk on me or stand aside because I'm Black or a woman, I UNLEASH.

I'm in technology and white men always try to take their balls out and throw them on my desk. I broil them and break out the steak sauce.

The others learn from that poor bastards mistake and approach me with professional respect and courtesy after that.

It is that simple.

[doubles]

36. Like Spike Lee, I do not believe black people are capable of these crimes.

[xultar]

40. Hummm I wouldn't go that far either...remember the old saying...

Never under estimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

It is amazing what people will do in a group that they wouldn't do alone.

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[xultar]

42. Oh GrooveBot....Will You Marry Me?

[Catherine Vincent]

43. I'm like you. I have a crush on Grovelbot too!

I was hoping he'd make his entrance (at least I hope grovelbot's a he!)

[xultar]

46. Yes, he's a he and was never a She. n/t

[Tinoire]

39. My bad. You said torturer which implies "picture"

I've had that execution video on my mind too much- it simply sears your soul.

But the gist is the same. "What" picture in that case? I haven't seen it or noticed it. And no, I am sorry, that was a stupefyingly unjustifiable thing to say because no 1 Black person represents his race any more than 1 White person does.

Not a single effing Black person will catch hell because one stupid brother did something stupid or evil in a sea of White faces doing the same stupid things.

[xultar]

41. Said with Amazing Clarity!!! n/t

[Tinoire]

44. Well I tried you old Wes Clark Dem you!

;)

Thousands of photos, one (which I haven't even seen) supposedly having a Black guy on it and sister woman gets all scared.

Times have changed.

Cat_girl25, you need to move the hell out Texas if that's the environment you're in! I lived in Dallas and Austin and know that the people there, no matter how Texan some of them were, were not that simplistic.

Pack and move if it's that bad in Houston now.

[xultar]

45. I've got the movin van.... for OSR Operation Sistah Rescue!!!

[Catherine Vincent]

47. I don't believe I said anything about a picture.

They showed two of the torturers pic on the news earlier and one of them was a black guy. That is how I found out. And how do you know not one black person will catch hell because of the stupid brother's action in Iraq?

[xultar]

48. Too many White Folks are in the Pix. That's how. n/t

[ninkasi]

49. Just out of curiosity, Cat-girl25

How old are you? If you live in Houston, probably what you've experienced depends on your age. No problem if you don't want to give your age, I was just wondering.

[ninkasi]

50. Sorry, am signing off

to go to bed. I hope there's no reaction to anybody's race, it's up to each person to know good from bad. Race doesn't enter into anything. I'm from Houston, though, so I know why you posted what you did...there are some mighty narrow minded people there, but they exist everywhere.