Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Racism: A recent story brings up a good question: [View all]Dr. Strange
(25,925 posts)105. How about criminal charges?
London woman charged after alleged #killallwhitemen tweet
A student diversity officer who came to prominence in a race row after allegedly tweeting the hashtag #killallwhitemen has been charged by police with sending a threatening communication.
Bahar Mustafa, of Goldsmiths, University of London, is set to appear at Bromley magistrates court on 5 November.
The 28-year-old from Edmonton, north-east London, faces two charges. One is sending a communication conveying a threatening message between 10 November 2014 and 31 May 2015. The second is for sending a grossly offensive message via a public communication network between 10 November 2014 and 31 May 2015.
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/oct/06/london-woman-charged-over-alleged-killallwhitemen-tweet
A student diversity officer who came to prominence in a race row after allegedly tweeting the hashtag #killallwhitemen has been charged by police with sending a threatening communication.
Bahar Mustafa, of Goldsmiths, University of London, is set to appear at Bromley magistrates court on 5 November.
The 28-year-old from Edmonton, north-east London, faces two charges. One is sending a communication conveying a threatening message between 10 November 2014 and 31 May 2015. The second is for sending a grossly offensive message via a public communication network between 10 November 2014 and 31 May 2015.
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/oct/06/london-woman-charged-over-alleged-killallwhitemen-tweet
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
106 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
I wonder if white people and Black people would answer this question differently
randys1
Oct 2015
#54
how is abhorring racism in any way "buying into propaganda"? do you really think that is a value
bettyellen
Oct 2015
#25
No, not that particular value judgement. I'd wager it's self-evident enough to...
Shandris
Oct 2015
#27
I hate to break it to you- but "the mob" has been at it forever- and their victims were largely POC
bettyellen
Oct 2015
#31
YOU SAID this was a new phenomenon "unleashed", so was just explaining how wrong you are.
bettyellen
Oct 2015
#43
I don't need to look a few years back to know you're mistaken now. But thanks!
bettyellen
Oct 2015
#93
We didn't ruin their life. They were stupid and very cruel in a very public way. It's on them.
bettyellen
Oct 2015
#32
Right, it's about personal responsibility. A company has the right to employ whom they choose.If
underahedgerow
Oct 2015
#95
"Other": I might report it if it were MY employer too and I felt it impacted the company.
Hortensis
Oct 2015
#15
"will fire up the mob" and "burn the witch" ? Funny! Because there already IS a war on women
bettyellen
Oct 2015
#26
Having read the situation in question, that dude DEFINITELY deserved to be fired.
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2015
#22
Agreed. He was ridiculing a coworker's child. Invited racist spew to be directed at this child.
salin
Oct 2015
#28
oh look down thread- someone seems to think this thread is about income equality......
bettyellen
Oct 2015
#89
I'm wondering if the hypotheticals I'm imagining are the same as the ones others imagine.
Brickbat
Oct 2015
#97
Unfortunately, I am finding it less puzzling and more disappointing of those ...
1StrongBlackMan
Oct 2015
#78
"which is just talk,really" . you want to protect those who racially insult coworkers? and minimize
bettyellen
Oct 2015
#33
He stepped over a whole bunch of lines, starting with posting a picture of someone else's kid w/o
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2015
#34
and his waitress friend- referring to the kid as "a slave", does not deserve to work with the public
bettyellen
Oct 2015
#38
No, I think that if someone reveals a hateful ideology, you can fairly assume it taints their
bettyellen
Oct 2015
#49
Yep. But I don't know a thing about "the story." I'm talking generalities here. In good faith.
ancianita
Oct 2015
#63
The OP wrote about racism on Facebook. The talk standard doesn't apply in the workplace, obviously.
ancianita
Oct 2015
#35
so, you'd keep an employee who was marching with the KKK because that was on his time off?
bettyellen
Oct 2015
#41
So prejudice speech "floating around" in the workplace is no big deal- for you. Love the
bettyellen
Oct 2015
#51
The OP doesn't get to be vague on details and then everyone argue what he means. I'm answering
ancianita
Oct 2015
#56
I'm happy to judge the character of people who spew bigotry @ work, and get, you're more forgiving....
bettyellen
Oct 2015
#58
Have at it. I ain't got time for cheap attacks on some wording in my effort-posts.
ancianita
Oct 2015
#62
I was obviously responding to your thoughts. I have been in the actual position of having an
bettyellen
Oct 2015
#65
I told you. I don't know "the story." I don't make light of workplace hostility. Ever. If you think
ancianita
Oct 2015
#69
Ah, using MLK to try and persuade people to back burner their racial concerns, thank you....
bettyellen
Oct 2015
#71
There really ARE a lot of ways to solve problems of racism, and they don't all involve niggling
ancianita
Oct 2015
#74
" adults trying to reach the goal of structural fairness"- what a patronizing bit of tripe.
bettyellen
Oct 2015
#87
Look above for an interesting rationalization for looking the other way.....
bettyellen
Oct 2015
#90
I saw that earlier & understand this: If I ever ran into any of those people.......
WillowTree
Oct 2015
#36