15 Best Examples of #crimingwhilewhite
Twitter exploded with the hashtag #crimingwhilewhite after the announcement that the officer who killed Eric Dorner of New York would not be indicted despite the video evidence and choke-hold being outlawed for a method to physically control arrestees. It's a culturally relevant peek behind the curtain of white privilege, especially less than a week after the Ferguson decision to not indict officer Darren Wilson was announced in the unarmed shooting death of Michael Brown. And let's not forget all of the individuals who still like to deny the existence of white privilege [ahem - Bill O'Reilly].
We've compiled some of the most compelling tweets from the night. Actually, most of the stories are so crazy we simply pulled from the timeline we were on without scrolling too deep, which makes these all the more greater. Step into the world rarely witnessed by brown skin.
https://twitter.com/OcularAudio/status/540359805068902401
https://twitter.com/CrimeDoc96/status/540364266692685824
https://twitter.com/mymomcandunk/status/540295339329060865
https://twitter.com/classicmaterial/status/540289631615725568
https://twitter.com/UncleNatie/status/540288171586883584
https://twitter.com/IamShaneMorris/status/540298725672120320
https://twitter.com/Hendersonallen/status/540336403671187456
https://twitter.com/RyMB/status/540342588562485248
https://twitter.com/AprilDG28/status/540337991542374401
https://twitter.com/Jayme_Kubo/status/540270739891306496
https://twitter.com/BettyBowers/status/540361172923740160
https://twitter.com/Pab_Ramirez/status/540332950907146240
https://twitter.com/Slate/status/540320967479009283
Myself, I've been arrested or detained while closing down a store I managed (for looking suspicious in uniform), walking out of a theatre (looking suspicious searching for my car I forgot where it was parked), and walking home from a friend's house 6 houses away (looking suspicious holding toothpaste - the officer smelled the toothpaste); so I don't know a damn thing about this life.
What do you think? See any tweets that stood out to you? Have any stories you want to share with us?