Equal rights for one group, race, or religion means equal rights for all, not just for those that it is chique to support in these days of political correctness that we are living in. Read the below story and try to imagine media/political reaction would be if the races and roles were flipped.
Akron police say they aren't ready to call it a hate crime or a gang initiation.
But to Marty Marshall, his wife and two kids, it seems pretty clear.
It came after a family night of celebrating America and freedom with a fireworks show at Firestone Stadium. Marshall, his family and two friends were gathered outside a friend's home in South Akron.
Out of nowhere, the six were attacked by dozens of teenage boys, who shouted ''This is our world'' and ''This is a black world'' as they confronted Marshall and his family.
The Marshalls, who are white, say the crowd of teens who attacked them and two friends June 27 on Girard Street numbered close to 50. The teens were all black.
''This was almost like being a terrorist act,'' Marshall said. ''And we allow this to go on in our neighborhoods?''
They said it started when one teen, without any words or warning, blindsided and assaulted Marshall's friend as he stood outside with the others.
When Marshall, 39, jumped in, he found himself being attacked by the growing group of teens.
His daughter, Rachel, 15, who weighs about 90 pounds, tried to come to his rescue. The teens pushed her to the ground.
Akron police are investigating. Right now, the case is not being classified as a racial hate crime. There were no other reports of victims assaulted by the group that night.
The department's gang unit is involved in the investigation, police said.
''We don't know if it's a known gang, or just a group of kids,'' police Lt. Rick Edwards said.
The Marshalls say they fear retaliation at home or when they go outside. They are considering arming themselves, but they're concerned about the possible problems that come with guns.
For now, they are hoping police can bring them suspects. They believe they can identify several of the attackers.
''This makes you think about your freedom,'' Marshall said. ''In all reality, where is your freedom when you have this going on?''(emphasis mine)
Now, imagine for a second that it was a group of white teens, shouting white supremacist phrases, attacked a black family on the Fourth of July. An equally heinous crime, of course, as it should be. HOWEVER, the media would play it up and Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, and much of the black community would be in an uproar. This is partly because the African-American community has such a strong sense of family and community. Nothing wrong with that. But white folk are too afraid to stand up and say that it is wrong, that if you ARE going to have "hate crimes" and "hate crime legislation" at all, then this is surely a hate crime. They are afraid of repercussions, and many whites are self-righteous and cowardly when it comes to issues of race. The media would be the worst culprit, and the police department, probably for the same reasons listed above.
h/t Tony M
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