Huh? I don't remember saying that Bryant should be treated differently under the law because he is a white male of the privileged classess.
I never said you did, Cueball - now did I?
In fact I have been arguing all along that that Bryant should NOT be treated differently under the law because he is a white male of the privileged classess.On that point, we are in full agreement.
Well he is being treated differently. And that is obvious to me.
What you have been arguing is that I think that Bryant is guilty of murder. I never said he was. I said, he should be charged with that, just like most people would be, and then he can work his way down from there. I also argued that a trial on the basis would bring to light different "facts", since such a charge is substantiated differently than a negligence charge, and probably he would be sentenced differently therefore.
I also think, based on what I see in that tape that Bryant very likely instigated a series of violent events using a car as a weapon, and that in that case it appears that charging him with murder would be a viable and likely course of action in a similar case if it were me.
I think your issue is that you are conflating the issue of Bryants privilege being discussed in the manner of his treatment, and Bryant's privilege being causual to his behaviour. The first is an overt fact, the second harder to pin down and more a matter of psychology than law. The first time I mentioned such notions was in the post you are responding too.
I have never made a statement saying that I thought the fact that because Bryant is rich and white and male that he killed Sheppard. Such things, if they are relevant are more systemic and conditional rather than specific to the case, and I have no proof otherwise.
I think you are also conflating my assertion based on the evidence that I have seen that he could and probably should be charged with murder, with my saying that I think beyond a reasonable doubt that he is guilty of murder. I never said he was guilty of that charge. I am absolutely certain in my mind based on what I have seen that he is guilty of criminal negligence, at the very least.
I don't in fact really care at all if he is found guilty of anything. I don't think I will every meet him. I don't care if he ends up in jail, and I doubt if he will do anything like it again. What is really bothering me is the process of the investigation and the prosecution.