Re:'We good now China?' South Park creators issue mock apology
by dekhn on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @10:04AM
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Sure, if you (10 years ago) smoked a joint on the street, and you were black, you carried a far far higher risk of being imprisoned.
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Re:'We good now China?' South Park creators issue mock apology
by Konnstann on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @10:14AM
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Where's the parallel between doing something illegal (10 years ago) and being able to comment on the political climate without fearing for your life/livelihood?
Re:'We good now China?' South Park creators issue mock apology
by cblades on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @11:00AM
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The unequal application of the law based on race. Equal treatment under the law is just as much a fundamental right as freedom of expression is and, arguably, equal treatment prevents the subtle and slow erosion of other rights.
Re:'We good now China?' South Park creators issue mock apology
by munk-a on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @02:07PM
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The fact that African Americans are the most likely people by race to be stripped of their right to representation and political expression by a wide margin.
To clarify - this is via them losing access to representation by being deemed a felon, and a lot more African Americans are sentenced with drug possession or intent to distribute than any other racial group proportionally.