S/O "Framed in the LA Times - RACE discussion here.

[Anonymous]

How do you think things would have differed, if the people involved were not white?

This is the thread to discuss race. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you think things would have differed, if the people involved were not white?

This is the thread to discuss race. Thank you.

Thanks for creating a new thread for this purpose!! Much appreciated

[Anonymous]

I think she benefited more from living in an extremely well funded area with almost zero crime. I have a friend that lives in a similar sort of area. The police dedicate huge resources to incredibly minor offenses. They have all the time and ability to investigate.

[Anonymous]

The thing about being a minority over a long time in a mostly white community is that people know you. They know where you live, see your activities, where you spend time - it's not easy to fly under the radar.

So if all other factors in this case were the same - well-known and liked at the school, filed a written report about the incident that started it all, could vouch for her whereabouts when she was allegedly seen driving erratically, low crime area with well-staffed and experience police force - I don't think race would have made a difference.

At least, that's what I'd like to believe. It's definitely a surprise they didn't at least take her into custody and ask questions later, which would have made everything that followed much different. I think the victim's distress about what the couple did and the lengths they had gone to over the course of a year for such a minor incident is what drove the police to pursue the case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The thing about being a minority over a long time in a mostly white community is that people know you. They know where you live, see your activities, where you spend time - it's not easy to fly under the radar.

So if all other factors in this case were the same - well-known and liked at the school, filed a written report about the incident that started it all, could vouch for her whereabouts when she was allegedly seen driving erratically, low crime area with well-staffed and experience police force - I don't think race would have made a difference.

At least, that's what I'd like to believe. It's definitely a surprise they didn't at least take her into custody and ask questions later, which would have made everything that followed much different. I think the victim's distress about what the couple did and the lengths they had gone to over the course of a year for such a minor incident is what drove the police to pursue the case.

+10000

The couple was clearly fixated and did everything they could to target an innocent person. Innocent people/couples don't do this - clearly they were hiding something (a lot!). I honestly don't see non-white people being so petty, trifling and obsessed (and more) over nothing (like the couple was).

[Anonymous]

I don't know if this says as much about race as it does living in wealthy, safe areas. It perhaps worth it to rent and be the poor person in a great area. You gain more than just access to the better schools. You are getting a totally different level of public service.