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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhite teen who fatally struck black man in Louisiana won't be charged.
White Driver Who Fatally Struck Black Man, Called Him Racial Slur After Death, Cleared of All Fault in Collision
A white driver who struck and killed a black Louisiana motorist who stopped to pick up debris off the roadway has been cleared of all wrongdoing in the fatal collision, state police said in a news release.
This is despite the callousness that 18-year-old Matthew M. Martin allegedly showed after the crash, sending Snapchat messages after hitting and killing 31-year-old Sherell L. Lewis Jr.
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Another Snapchat image showed a message screen between a Matthew Martin and another individual, in which both individuals displayed a crass and cavalier attitude about the fact that a person lost his life in an accident. Matthew is shown referring to the victim as some nigger, and the other person just curious as to how did the chevy take it, referring to Martins vehicle, a 2003 Chevrolet pickup.
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Master Trooper Scott Moreau released the rest of the findings regarding the investigation into the crash, which stated Martin was not on the phone during the crash and was operating his car at the speed limit. Lewis family has an attorney and said that they plan on going to court.
A white driver who struck and killed a black Louisiana motorist who stopped to pick up debris off the roadway has been cleared of all wrongdoing in the fatal collision, state police said in a news release.
This is despite the callousness that 18-year-old Matthew M. Martin allegedly showed after the crash, sending Snapchat messages after hitting and killing 31-year-old Sherell L. Lewis Jr.
...
Another Snapchat image showed a message screen between a Matthew Martin and another individual, in which both individuals displayed a crass and cavalier attitude about the fact that a person lost his life in an accident. Matthew is shown referring to the victim as some nigger, and the other person just curious as to how did the chevy take it, referring to Martins vehicle, a 2003 Chevrolet pickup.
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Master Trooper Scott Moreau released the rest of the findings regarding the investigation into the crash, which stated Martin was not on the phone during the crash and was operating his car at the speed limit. Lewis family has an attorney and said that they plan on going to court.
Racist white teen kills PoC - gets off free.
PoC spills some coke on racist white teens - gets charged with felony.
How "justice" in Trump's AmeriKKKa works.
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White teen who fatally struck black man in Louisiana won't be charged. (Original Post)
radius777
Jul 2018
OP
YouTube: Louisiana Man Struck and killed by racist Trumpkin While Picking Up Debris
Judi Lynn
Jul 2018
#2
roscoeroscoe
(1,370 posts)1. Spills some Coke?
What's that story?
Judi Lynn
(160,623 posts)2. YouTube: Louisiana Man Struck and killed by racist Trumpkin While Picking Up Debris
radius777
(3,635 posts)4. Some on social media try to argue
that the kid is not fully white... but clearly he's 'white identified' and a racist ie like Eliot Rodger, George Zimmerman, etc.
The authorities in these far-right red states cannot be trusted IMO, especially in the age of Trump.
We've almost gone back to the pre-civil rights era in some ways.
JI7
(89,264 posts)5. he is still a racist piece of shit just like dinesh d'souza and the right wing embraces
them .
radius777
(3,635 posts)3. @roscoeroscoe - the Whataburger incident in Texas
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=10831513
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/07/watch-maga-hat-teen-sidesteps-questions-alleged-racist-remarks-whataburger-incident/
There clearly is a trend of teens committing racist acts since Trump rose to power, before and after the election, that is not just about teens being stupid, but about a deeper alt-rightism.
In Lousiana incident the teen driver supposedly didn't speed up but he surely didn't slow down or try to avoid the hitting the victim, as is required by state law... then displayed a cold and callous racial thought process after the incident, instead of what a normal person would show, ie confusion, sorrow, sadness, etc.
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/07/watch-maga-hat-teen-sidesteps-questions-alleged-racist-remarks-whataburger-incident/
There clearly is a trend of teens committing racist acts since Trump rose to power, before and after the election, that is not just about teens being stupid, but about a deeper alt-rightism.
In Lousiana incident the teen driver supposedly didn't speed up but he surely didn't slow down or try to avoid the hitting the victim, as is required by state law... then displayed a cold and callous racial thought process after the incident, instead of what a normal person would show, ie confusion, sorrow, sadness, etc.