RE: What do you guys think of Chris Brown after he threatened a woman with a gun?
September 16, 2016 at 1:26 am
People get arrested for false allegations all the time. Yes, with allegations revolving around gun ownership and/or threats. It's a fairly common game in my neck of the woods, usually done as revenge for breakups, divorces, child custody fights, and child support disagreements. It's right up there with sicicng family services on someone for the same BS reasons, and thus barely newsworthy.
The reason why it's getting attention is because of Brown's celebrity status. If this happened with some random dude from Cleveland, or Chicago, or LA, it wouldn't even be a blip nationally, and would likely be forgotten about locally in short order. Which actually ties into the final point.
You're (Huggy) are right about one thing: a black man being implicated in a crime involving a firearm is an incredibly perilous position for him to be in. Chris Brown's celebrity status likely made the situation play out very differently than if he was just a guy. Which is fortunate for him, and unfortunate for society that fair treatment is often determined by potential PR fallout.
And as a general statement, I cannot imagine what living as a black person in the US is like, aside from abstractly understanding that it's frightening and terrible in ways I likely never realized. I'm legitimately sorry that you and so many others have to live under that threat.
The reason why it's getting attention is because of Brown's celebrity status. If this happened with some random dude from Cleveland, or Chicago, or LA, it wouldn't even be a blip nationally, and would likely be forgotten about locally in short order. Which actually ties into the final point.
You're (Huggy) are right about one thing: a black man being implicated in a crime involving a firearm is an incredibly perilous position for him to be in. Chris Brown's celebrity status likely made the situation play out very differently than if he was just a guy. Which is fortunate for him, and unfortunate for society that fair treatment is often determined by potential PR fallout.
And as a general statement, I cannot imagine what living as a black person in the US is like, aside from abstractly understanding that it's frightening and terrible in ways I likely never realized. I'm legitimately sorry that you and so many others have to live under that threat.
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