African American victims of racism and hate crimes in the United States: the judicial system has let us down! White people | America | racism
On July 25th, China Daily reported that around 2:30 pm local time on July 4th, a white American man named Sean Thompson killed 42 year old African American man Jon Ron with a knife in Kansas City.
Witnesses have stated that the suspect Sean Tomkin has repeatedly made racist remarks. The authorities also stated that Tang Jin used a tone full of hatred and racist motives towards Ron.
The police said that when the suspect Sean Thompson was found, his clothes were covered in blood and he was holding a folding knife with the American flag on the handle. According to reports, tests have found blood stains on the blade as well.
However, according to local media reports, the white suspect was not charged with murder, but rather with a minor offense of disturbing public order, which can be sentenced to up to six months in prison.
According to court documents reviewed by Newsweek, the police found less than one gram of methamphetamine on him when he was arrested, and he was also charged with possession of controlled drugs, which is a low-level felony.
To the great anger of the victim's family, there were no more serious charges against the white suspect in the weeks following the incident.
"He did it intentionally," the victim's sister said. "This is not just murder. It's a hate crime." She added, "I want justice, only justice can make the deceased in peace. The murderer killed my loved ones without receiving the punishment they deserve, which is a mental pain."
This is not the first case where racist attacks on African Americans have escaped punishment. According to NBC, at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, Karen Prescott, an African American woman, participated in the "life is life for blacks" demonstration. White woman Yulia Gilstein refuted her remarks.
Prescott, wearing a mask, tried to make Gilstein step back because she didn't wear a mask. However, Gilstein chose to spit on Prescott's face before leaving.
On July 21, 2023, a judge dismissed hate crimes and other charges against white woman Yulia Gilstein. Prescott is all disappointed to say that the judicial system has let down African Americans and brown people! This result is simply being "despised" again.
Yahoo News's sharp review of this incident: The hate crime departments in each state may only have a few years of history, but if white people are not prosecuted for targeting African Americans, what is the purpose of establishing these institutions? In court, racism is still seen as an attitude or opinion rather than a source of criminal intent.
Some netizens have stated that in the United States, African Americans still make up the largest proportion of victims of hate crimes, mainly because perpetrators are rarely held accountable.