Racist attack on St. Louis Metrolink

[rudeguy]

Not having watched the video I'm willing to posit that it is entirely driven by black racism and is indeed a brutal beating. That granted, I'm not seeing the point of the thread. I don't think anyone is going to argue that the black men had any right to attack the victim, or that black on white racism doesn't exist, or even that it's rare. I would have no problem had he pulled out a gun and shot them all dead - but since it didn't happen, not much point in debating the ethics of it. And while black on white violence is much more common than the reverse, it's less common than white on white violence or black on black violence, so I don't think one can make the case that it's a significant societal problem beyond the violence and lawlessness in and of themselves.

So . . . Not trying to thread crap or attack the OP, but where we going with this?

A quick search of the OP's posting history shows multiple threads started by him with titles like "what Chinese word sounds like awesome dude" and "what's up my nagus ". Now the OP found it necessary to post this link as many times as possible in as many threads as possible.

Could the two be related?

 

[SheHateMe]

Then why does he still have an account here? Are all the mods in Discussion Club now?

 

[TechBoyJK]

So RUDEGUY, I saw your last comment because I wasn't logged in.

"A quick search of the OP's posting history shows multiple threads started by him with titles like "what Chinese word sounds like awesome dude" and "what's up my nagus ". Now the OP found it necessary to post this link as many times as possible in as many threads as possible. "

I work with Chinese people who say awesome dude all the time. They aren't saying 'awesome dude' as in the N word, but its a word in Mandarin that sounds like it. So you can post a link to that thread, but if anybody reads it, they'll realize you didn't because you have no idea what it was in reference too.

"what's up my nagus" when did I say that? I didn't start a post like that. You're lying.

I live in St. Louis and take that train home everynight. Are you trying to say I'm racist? Because if you actually look through my posts; you'll find I'm the exact opposite.

So, try again. You just want to be an internet tough guy by deriding someone on the Internet. So while I may be guilty of link dumping, you're guilty of being an asshole who is unpleasant. Please do everyone a favor and be a different person.

 

[touchstone]

LOL how did I guess that this would be some ridiculously stupid one-off instance where some dumb black guy calls a white person a 'cracker'. I am white and that word doesn't offend me in the least, there really aren't any racial slurs against white people that are taken seriously except words for jews, italians, or irish people. The only person that can be racist to a white person is another white person.



EDIT: IB4TL

 

[rudeguy]

So RUDEGUY, I saw your last comment because I wasn't logged in.

"A quick search of the OP's posting history shows multiple threads started by him with titles like "what Chinese word sounds like awesome dude" and "what's up my nagus ". Now the OP found it necessary to post this link as many times as possible in as many threads as possible. "

I work with Chinese people who say awesome dude all the time. They aren't saying 'awesome dude' as in the N word, but its a word in Mandarin that sounds like it. So you can post a link to that thread, but if anybody reads it, they'll realize you didn't because you have no idea what it was in reference too.

"what's up my nagus" when did I say that? I didn't start a post like that. You're lying.

I live in St. Louis and take that train home everynight. Are you trying to say I'm racist? Because if you actually look through my posts; you'll find I'm the exact opposite.

So, try again. You just want to be an internet tough guy by deriding someone on the Internet. So while I may be guilty of link dumping, you're guilty of being an asshole who is unpleasant. Please do everyone a favor and be a different person.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2191814

 

[TechBoyJK]

#crickets

I respond better to language like this:

Techboyjk, this is link dumping.

I noticed you did this in another thread as well.

We try to do better than that on these forums. Do you have anything to add? What's the purpose of the post?

What you posted was just you looking for a fight.

 

[touchstone]

Haha ok after reading the thread... OP you are a douche and have single handedly raised my opinion of Rudeguy from 'asshole' to 'hilarious'.

 

[highland145]

Haha ok after reading the thread... OP you are a douche and have single handedly raised my opinion of Rudeguy from 'asshole' to 'hilarious'.

Damn....:facepalm;

 

[rudeguy]

Haha ok after reading the thread... OP you are a douche and have single handedly raised my opinion of Rudeguy from 'asshole' to 'hilarious'.

don't worry...I'll change your mind

 

[TechBoyJK]

Haha ok after reading the thread... OP you are a douche and have single handedly raised my opinion of Rudeguy from 'asshole' to 'hilarious'.

Very interesting comment coming from a 2 month old account with a handful of posts.

 

[brianmanahan]

in b4 sticky

 

[Victorian Gray]

Very interesting comment coming from a 2 month old account with a handful of posts.

What was the point of this thread? What kind of discussion or debate were you hoping for?

 

[brianmanahan]

OP you... have single handedly raised my opinion of Rudeguy from 'asshole' to 'hilarious'.

 

[finglobes]

Vidoes like this are out almost daily. Been that way since the Marxist got voted in by the "smart people". If it was a black guy getting beat the violins would break out and this thread would go 100 pages.

 

[Exophase]

LOL how did I guess that this would be some ridiculously stupid one-off instance where some dumb black guy calls a white person a 'cracker'. I am white and that word doesn't offend me in the least, there really aren't any racial slurs against white people that are taken seriously except words for jews, italians, or irish people. The only person that can be racist to a white person is another white person.

Huh? The guy wasn't called a cracker, he was beaten repeatedly...

 

[werepossum]

Meanwhile, white cops beat the shit out of a black college student (On camera!) for having fake ID and nobody posts about it on P&N Seems like a cultural thing at this point. People are pissed off about this stuff and now, random white people are getting ass kickings for shit they aren't involved with.

And why do you guys pick and choose what gets posted in P&N? Its a theme that I'm noticing. You post stories of cops shooting questionable black kids...but don't really post the stories of the cops shooting black kids that don't have some sort of negative backstory (and if it is posted, some people go out of their way to dig up something negative or to assume something negative). Most of the news here is overwhelmingly about 1) Obummer 2)Republicans/Democrats doing/not doing something 3)Black people

Yall also don't post about white crimes here. Unless its a story about a crazy white guy crashing a plane with 150 people on board, nobody cares.

I demand more, goddamnit.

It's become somewhat tit for tat, and unfortunately I have outlived all my tat. As to posting stories about black kids getting shot without negative back stories, no one really knows when a story first comes out. It's simply which stories the media picks up. However, as a general rule people who get shot as targets (as opposed to being struck at random) tend to have negative back stories.

Threads I've started have been mostly apolitical and not racial, simply things I've found interesting. They don't generate much interest. People typically want to post in political threads or other topics about which they feel strongly.

 

[werepossum]

A quick search of the OP's posting history shows multiple threads started by him with titles like "what Chinese word sounds like awesome dude" and "what's up my nagus ". Now the OP found it necessary to post this link as many times as possible in as many threads as possible.

Could the two be related?

No doubt. He's feeling targeted, like people are ignoring black on white racism. Which is true, because it's (A) not politically correct and (B) largely irrelevant. Not to the guy in the video, of course, but hardly the same as when it's government employees doing the beating.

 

[Ns1]

67 replies and maybe 5 were worth reading. This thread needs to be cleaned up.


Re: the OP

That's terrible. What's worse is that's only a misdemeanor according to the article I read. Dangerous thugs need to be kept with other dangerous thugs so the problem can fix itself.

 

[touchstone]

Huh? The guy wasn't called a cracker, he was beaten repeatedly...

Hey what the hell are you doing actually reading my posts?

 

[umbrella39]

Vidoes like this are out almost daily. Been that way since the Marxist got voted in by the "smart people". If it was a black guy getting beat the violins would break out and this thread would go 100 pages.

You are really throwing the dogs off your trail/scent with yet another post like this! Keep up the good work. You and the OP make much better windows than you do walls.

 

[Ackmed]

Those claiming that he should have answered the Brown question differently, no. I will not answer a question to try and make peace with some thugs. His answer was fine, certainly no reason to be attacked like this.

It is obvious that it was racially motivated, because of the Brown question. Because he was white. Funny how people try to dismiss it when show is on the other foot.

What I find the most disturbing about the video is all too common. People sitting around not doing a damn thing. Taking it a step further and recording it instead of helping someone being attacked by several individuals. Simply pathetic. Much like the most of the comments in this thread.

 

[Zstream]

Meanwhile, white cops beat the shit out of a black college student (On camera!) for having fake ID and nobody posts about it on P&N Seems like a cultural thing at this point. People are pissed off about this stuff and now, random white people are getting ass kickings for shit they aren't involved with.

And why do you guys pick and choose what gets posted in P&N? Its a theme that I'm noticing. You post stories of cops shooting questionable black kids...but don't really post the stories of the cops shooting black kids that don't have some sort of negative backstory (and if it is posted, some people go out of their way to dig up something negative or to assume something negative). Most of the news here is overwhelmingly about 1) Obummer 2)Republicans/Democrats doing/not doing something 3)Black people

Yall also don't post about white crimes here. Unless its a story about a crazy white guy crashing a plane with 150 people on board, nobody cares.

I demand more, goddamnit.

I would agree with you but until you walk the walk or live in these daily situations, you have nothing to complain about. This stuff happens all the time in Saint Louis and has gone largely ignored. If the passenger fought back, you sure as hell would expect them to pull a gun and shoot you.



Oh, PS

Its not "now" a cultural thing or whatever excuse you're trying to make of it.

 

[glenn1]

Meanwhile, white cops beat the shit out of a black college student (On camera!) for having fake ID and nobody posts about it on P&N Seems like a cultural thing at this point. People are pissed off about this stuff and now, random white people are getting ass kickings for shit they aren't involved with.

And why do you guys pick and choose what gets posted in P&N? Its a theme that I'm noticing. You post stories of cops shooting questionable black kids...but don't really post the stories of the cops shooting black kids that don't have some sort of negative backstory (and if it is posted, some people go out of their way to dig up something negative or to assume something negative). Most of the news here is overwhelmingly about 1) Obummer 2)Republicans/Democrats doing/not doing something 3)Black people

Yall also don't post about white crimes here. Unless its a story about a crazy white guy crashing a plane with 150 people on board, nobody cares.

I demand more, goddamnit.

Cop beating/shooting stories get posted here constantly and I don't see where only the beatings of one particular racial group get threads. And if you want to post more stories about "white crimes" feel free, personally I don't much care unless it's one of those 0.001% of crimes which make national news (and probably represent a racial mix more representative of our actual population). Likewise, there's no real reason for this thread to exist either absent using it to ask some larger socio-economic question about race relations or whatever.

 

[Ns1]

Those claiming that he should have answered the Brown question differently, no. I will not answer a question to try and make peace with some thugs. His answer was fine, certainly no reason to be attacked like this.

It is obvious that it was racially motivated, because of the Brown question. Because he was white. Funny how people try to dismiss it when show is on the other foot.

What I find the most disturbing about the video is all too common. People sitting around not doing a damn thing. Taking it a step further and recording it instead of helping someone being attacked by several individuals. Simply pathetic. Much like the most of the comments in this thread.

Its 3 on 1 dude. Unless your name is Tito Ortiz or some shit, trying to intervene will just get you killed.

 

[rudeguy]

Its 3 on 1 dude. Unless your name is Tito Ortiz or some shit, trying to intervene will just get you killed.

Unless you live in a free state where you can carry the tools to defend yourself and others.