Does Being Black Excuse Your Behavior?

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This is the BB gun a 12-year-old was waving about. Pic via Yahoo.com

by Neil Bamforth

Armed police turned up at a black woman’s house recently, in Britain. They had received a report of a young black man with a gun, waving it from an upstairs window. I know the call was vetted and checked for authenticity, mainly because I made an emergency call regarding a neighbor with a gun last year. An armed officer rang me back to check the veracity of my call.

Anyway. The armed police arrived and hammered on the door. The lady and her 12-year-old son answered to find a number of armed police pointing guns at them.

They asked her to raise her arms. Her two daughters, sitting on the stairs, the woman and her son obeyed.

The police then told her they had received a report of a black male with a gun, and they needed her and her children to leave the house so it could be searched.

She explained that the gun in question was called a ‘BB gun’. She also explained that it was her 12-year-old son who had been waving it from the upstairs window and not an adult gunman.

At which point the police removed the twelve-year-old and put him into a police car. His mother was allowed to remain with him.

The house was searched and, indeed, the only weapon in it was said BB gun.

At which point, the family was allowed to return into their home and, for want of a better description, it was case closed.

Except, not surprisingly to many, it wasn’t.

The woman has now started popping up all over British media complaining that she and her family are traumatized. She has accused the police of profiling her son as they were advised it was a black male with a gun.

The fact that ‘a black male with a gun’ is merely an accurate description of what the original caller saw appears to be lost on her.

What also appears to be lost on her is that, had the police so desired, they could have arrested her for allowing her 12-year-old son to ‘play’ with a gun that is clearly not a toy. It fires lead balls that, whilst it is unlikely anyone would be killed by one, they could easily lose an eye or worse.

Also, it is a criminal offence in Britain for anyone to own, or be in possession of such a gun under the age of 18.

As the police had absolutely no idea whether the gun was real, a realistic copy or, indeed, as in this case, a BB gun, they clearly had to behave in case of a ‘worse case scenario’.

All of this happening is solely the responsibility of the mother, and yet, all she keeps waffling on about is the ‘trauma’, along with the clear intimation that, had they not been black, it wouldn’t have happened.

Yes. It would. The police wouldn’t have cared whether you were black, white, or green with little yellow dots – well, they might have worried then in case you were contagious.

British police are constantly being accused of being institutionally racist. Examples of this kind are invariably used to show that to be the case.

The fact that the police behaved absolutely correctly and appropriately is ignored by the British political left and organisations, such as BLM, time and time again.

Social media comments on the above case have included :

‘Oh! So British police are now shooting first and asking questions second!’ – er…no you absolute moron. They didn’t shoot at all. This FB profile alleges them to be a Socialist. In other words, politically left.

‘Racial profiling like this is evidence of the institutionalized racism in the police!’ – er….no you absolute moron. The emergency caller described the gun waver as a young black male. A witness description is not a racial profile. This FB profile alleges them to be firm supporters of BLM and a Socialist.

I have a list of over one hundred comments such as the above ones. I stopped at about 110 out of sheer boredom.

I await the response of senior officers with interest.

A black British athlete and her child and partner were stopped recently. Her partner was exceeding the speed limit on the wrong side of the road.

The senior officer in that case, London Chief Constable, Cressida Dick, apologized to the athlete and her family for them being stopped.

As exceeding the speed limit and driving on the wrong side of the road are both offences, quite why she felt the need to apologize is a mystery to the sane minded. It also makes you wonder how her officers felt to be so undermined.

If people have the urge to be apologists for anything and everything, including imaginary things, then fine. It’s a free country. Crack on.

Putting such apologists in charge of anything of any consequence, however, is utter madness.

Britain has allowed far too many apologists into senior positions. We must not apologize when they are removed for the sake of our nation.

And it can’t happen soon enough.

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Neil Bamforth

I am English first, British second and never ever European. I have supported Oldham Athletic FC for 50 years which has made me immune from depression. My taste buds have died due to too many red hot curries so I drink Kronenburg beer and milk - sometimes in the same glass. I have a wife, daughter, 9 cats and I like toast.
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3 years ago

I just finished writing a rather lengthy comment, when I realized, in America, having any discussion about race that doesn’t necessarily show obeisance to the black population, regardless of truth or relevance, could be construed as racist. That’s part of the problem.

Bill Formby
3 years ago

Thank you Glenn. I sincerely believe that I am preaching to the chior on these pages. The only thing I can say is something I have said before. I do know the extent of my racism. How could I not realize that I am white and there are others that are black. I can not change the color of my skin anymore than they can. However, I can recognize that I am no better nor worse then anyone else simply because of my skin color or theirs. I cannot change their past situation in life nor their present one, I can only make sure my behavior reflects my belief that all human beings are equal in their existence on this planet. I can make that belief known to others. I also am not ashamed of my color nor ancestry for without super human powers I cannot change the past. I take responsibility for my behavior and that of my children, but that is all. I hold others responsible for only their behavior, not their families nor their race.
Because of our tribalism we are losing the opportunity to continue to grow as a species by combining our knowledge and skills to better the world.

Bill Formby
3 years ago

I watched some of the ceremonies of the John Lewis funerals. I say funerals because his life was celebrated in a number of different places it took a couple of days to cover them all. I well remember the “Bloody Sunday” that people in Selma celebrate every year. I have stood upon and walked across the Edmund Pettus Bridge many times. Because I worked on murder cases in that area for about 30 years I have been to probably every shrine in Selma, but none highlights the civil rights struggle for people like John Lewis like that bridge does. I have met, briefly, Mr. Lewis along with others who were part of that bloody mess. While I was not there, I was still in the Marines, I have asked a few why they come back and celebrate such a horific occurences. They all tend to say pretty much the same thing. “When I believe it will not happen again, then I will stop coming. But until I am sure of that I will come and I will march across this bridge.”
A few years back I would have thought that enough progress had been made, but then just in the last year that has been proven not to be true. The bridge incident as well as the Freedom Riders and the sit ins at the lunch counters were all peaceful protests. The 3 young men who were murdered in Piladelphia, Mississippi were peacefully organizing black people to vote, The March on Washington, D.C. led by Dr. King and partially organized by John Lewis was peaceful. Other than a lot of dead black people, what dead it gain the movement for equality for black citizens. 4 little black girls in a church in Birmingham, AL, numerous black citizen beaten in Montgomery, AL, 4 young men murdered and put into an earthen damn in Philadelphia, MS. No one actually knows how many black people were murdered and simply left in swamps or wooded areas. In the 1960’s some blacks fought back but it did little good. Racism continued right up until today. BLM simply wants it to matter as much when a black person is killed as it does when a white person is killed. It does not matter whether it is a black or white killer, it only matters that a human being has been murdered and the killer is dealt with the same. Statistics show us that it is not true. Why is that? That is the question they want answered. I will probably catch hell for even raising this question but I believe it is a legitimate question. Everyone reading these pages know in their hearts that a black person is not treated equally by the police in general. I don’t mean by any one person, but I know from experience that I have seen police officers, judge, jailers, etc, treat black people differently than they do white people. Why? and how do we stop it?

Glenn Geist
Reply to  Bill Formby
3 years ago

“BLM simply wants it to matter as much when a black person is killed as it does when a white person is killed.”

I sincerely want that to be true and thank you for that moving post. it’s hard to escape being insulted for saying what you have said – that a black person’s life matters as much as anyone’s and when I say what I truly believe: that we’re all equal in our humanity, our value, our worthiness. I almost always am accused of racism. Apparently many people cannot see that Black is a subset of All – won’t see that equality is only about equality when regard for life applies to all of us.

How do we stop it indeed. That’s the real and important question, yet so much cooperation is being stifled and prevented and chased away by dumb rhetoric and the protection of slogans. I’ve had enough talk about 1619 and politicized history – how do we stop the brutality, the hatred – and NOW. That’s the only question.

Glenn Geist
3 years ago

I have a BB or pellet pistol. It fires either steel BB shot (.17 caliber) or conical pellets. I like shooting and this is cheaper and just as much fun – and I can do it my back yard by firing into the woods. It looks damned real and without holding it in your hand would absolutely not know it wasn’t.

We are having an infestation of poisonous toads here and I have two small dogs who would likely die it either took a bite at one, so I was considering taking it along on the evening walk (they’re nocturnal) but thought twice. I don’t want to get shot and I’m not going to gamble on my alleged White Privilege to render me safe.

But if I have a point, it’s that these times are different. I played with such things as a kid and even got into mock trench battles with friends. The worst the cops would do was call your parents. Today kids get shot on sight and not just by the police. How stupid can you be to let your kid point it at anyone! Don’t bet your kids life on the likelihood a policeman has X-ray vision. Just say no!

Reply to  Glenn Geist
3 years ago

Well said. I had both a BB gun and a pellet pistol at two different times. They were supposed to be for target shooting only, with my father warning me against shooting birds. He assumed I wouldn’t be shooting people. Of course, I disobeyed my father, and while I didn’t shoot people I did shoot at everything that moved especially hapless birds. I regret that behavior today.

Glenn Geist
Reply to  Professor Mike
3 years ago

Me too and Mea culpa.

3 years ago

If you are black then your behavior or misbehavior is often excused because the police know that what they do will be heavily criticized, regardless if it’s right or wrong. This is one of those cases, but not speaking to the child, but to his mother is waiting to hear that familiar ring: KACHING!! Of course, the cops acted within their training and all pushback comes from the black community, and it’s always because of that relentless whine of “It’s only because we’re black” insinuating blacks don’t commit crime but cops just pick on them because of their skin color. It’s a load of crap is what it is.

Call Me Steve
Reply to  Timmy Mahoney
3 years ago

A little confused here my friend. “but not speaking to the child” does that mean you aren’t placing any blame to him? If so I agree, he’s just a kid. The mother, however, was negligent in allowing her child to play with a BB gun. The police should have arrested her.

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