Mexica wrote:What a shame, I was so hoping to hear what this innocent man had to say. Ah well, perhaps I can borrow a copy of his book from my local public library. It's sad when the emotional whims of emotional people can censor and dictate what is and isn't appropriate for public broadcast.
And of course race was going to enter the legal picture. This nation cannot and should not escape it's despicable past. How many Black men have been falsely accused of affronting or assault a white woman and have swung from a noose? It is sheer idiocy to suggest that race should not be considered .
I have no doubt that many, many Black men have been falsely accused of affronting or assault a white woman and have swung from a noose.
And of course race will enter the picture.
I am not sure, however, that letting one guilty black man walk free, and then profit from the suffering of others, is the very best way to redress these terrible injustices.