White Kid Let Off After Slur
Davey D.com, San Francisco Bayview, Davey D, Posted: Apr 07, 2002
Last week a San Jose judge allowed a white guy who committed a hate crime against his Black female teacher off the hook. His defense, the white guy did not commit a hate crime when he vandalized school property because he spelled the N word N-I-G-G-A and not N-I-G-G-E-R.The white guy used the friendly version of the word. Editors note: the above headlines is not what was sprayed painted on the walls. Dude wrote 'Thanks Nigga' and had an arrow pointed to the teacher's name.
For those who are still shaking their heads in disbelief, here's what went down. A white student at a San Jose high school got upset with his African American teacher for suspending his white friend. In retaliation he spray paints a school wall with the teacher's name and the N word which was spelled N-I-G-G-A. The police were upset. The teacher was upset and the community was appalled. Dude goes on trial for this hate crime and his defense attorney brings in some witness to testify to the judge that there's a difference between the two spellings of the N word. The judge listens and lets the white dude off and says no hate crime was committed and thus a dangerous precedent is set.
San Jose's Black Police officers association were extremeley upset over the ruling. After all, they know all to well what this will lead to. Next time some cop pulls you over and hurls the N word he can get off by saying he said N-I-G-G-A and not N-I-G-G-E-R. Becareful before you file a racial harrassment suit against a co-worker or an insensitive boss, he or she may actually be using the NIGGA spelling of the word. I couldn't help recalling the speech that Minister Farrakhan gave at the most recent Hip Hop Summit in LA. He emphatically warned us..'if we keep putting something out there we will one day have to answer for it'. The new court interpretation of this hate crime and the use of the N word was proof.
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