Black Man Beaten to Death for Stealing Cookies.

[Chainsy]

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/13/europe/13italy.php

To be personal, I think they over reacted, they had no proof he had been stealing money, but no I do not believe this was racism, as I would tend to cuss out someone who stole from me.

Discuss.

[blind]

You're racist for calling him black.

[Limited]

You know what, when I went to Italy I did not see one black person, surprising huh? That is also why there is this over reaction over the cookies.

[Joshflighter]

Don't steal cookies from white people. That's my opinion.

unless ur a chick ;)

[Chainsy]

I am just wondering why they have metal rods lying around their bar?

[PopeAK49]

You're racist for calling him black.

Then the everyones a racist the way your saying it. I mean come on if i say i have a stepfather people are going to think he's white cause im white, but no i say my stepfathers black cause then they know hes black. I love my stepfather anyways. He's tight.

[Gwunty]

is it just me or do half the people here have sarcasmidouses(inability to pick up sarcasm)

[PopeAK49]

Sarcasm and burn for all i care. Just makes you look dumb and bad.

[DarkHalo003]

Just because he's black doesn't mean he was beat to death for it. If I ran into Italy and stole cookies then I'd probably be bitten the hell out of too.lol. The point I'm making is that people overreact to stuff and that not everything is motivated by racism or other crap people take way too much into account.

[PopeAK49]

^You do have a point, in some parts of the world, when you steal stuff your hand or finger gets cut off.

[Chainsy]

It's what the article addresses, they said a racial slur as they beat him, and attacks like this have been frequent, but I do not think stealing cookies would cause you to be killed, even in America.
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[Hotrod]

I don't know if it was due to racism, or overreaction to a situation, or even a combination of both, but all I know is that what they did was wrong, and they should suffer the consequences for it.

[DarkHalo003]

It's what the article addresses, they said a racial slur as they beat him, and attacks like this have been frequent, but I do not think stealing cookies would cause you to be killed, even in America.
.................................................. ........................................^Never mind on that.
No, there are places in the world where thieves get huge penalties, sometimes death. In this case, seeing as how I read a bit more of the article, it does look like the Italian oppressors were more hateful towards the man being an immigrant than a black person. I don't know how Italy feels towards immigration, but a big part of the article was the fact that the oppressors disliked immigrants in general. That would be a more suited reason to put down than the fact that the victim was a black man. Anyways, it could have been the Italian Mafia too....lol.....:XD:

[Chainsy]

Thing is, the I do not even see it mentioned that they have been charged?

[Donut]

if theres one thing the godfather has taught me, its that italians and blacks dont get along.
obviously that was an attempt to be funny, but in all seriousness my great grandpa was one of those guys who gets teh respectz from everyone, so i kinda have an idea of what the italian mentality was like back then. some people dont get over it, just like some people havent gotten over the american civil war
this is all just speculation of course.

[Xetsuei]

Only in Italy?

... :haw:

[Mr Buckshot]

Racism or not, they were wrong to kill the thief. If the thief attempted to use lethal force when resisting capture, then killing him in self-defence is justified. But from what I see the storeowners easily subdued him and spitefully killed him. Assholes.

Since the storeowners were still the "victims" of an attempted crime I guess they can't be imprisoned, but a hefty fine or a big compensation to the thief's family should be levied.

As for the racism, it's everywhere. Every country has locals who are intolerant of foreigners. It's just more pronounced in some countries than in others. From what I see, it looks like Italy is not a destination for me.

[SnaFuBAR]

if theres one thing the godfather has taught me, its that italians and blacks dont get along.
unless it's an italian chick and i :haw:

I don't see how they can't be put on trial for murder. This is ridiculous.

[FluffyDucky™]

Racism.

/sadface

[nooBBooze]

You know what, when I went to Italy I did not see one black person, surprising huh?
Unless you toured around the countryside, that's pretty much impossible.
And even there chances are that the nice italian cuisine the fancy italian waiter served you was cooked by immigrants.
l2italy

Funfact about italy: Fascism is still alive and well even after 80+ years despite WWI, WWII and the EU. Telling the difference between the mafia and the government is almost impossible as what would be considered serious cases of corruption elsewhere, is just business as usual over here. Luckily, top researchers recently proved, that there is indeed a massive conspiracy of socially low ranking immigrants going on that caused and still causes the moral, economic and political downfall of the country. Therefore I'm sure those shopowners rightfully call themselves patriots as they are secretly hailed as such by a mayority of the populace and all of the government parties.

Honestly though, pretty fucking depressing.

[blind]

Then the everyones a racist the way your saying it. I mean come on if i say i have a stepfather people are going to think he's white cause im white, but no i say my stepfathers black cause then they know hes black. I love my stepfather anyways. He's tight.
If you say you have a stepfather they won't know what race he is.. because your stepfather would be in no way related to you :|

[Phopojijo]

Title: "Black Man Beaten to Death for Stealing Cookies."

To be personal, I think they over reacted, they had no proof he had been stealing money, but no I do not believe this was racism, as I would tend to cuss out someone who stole from me.You know, even if they had proof... I'd personally believe they still over-reacted.

You know... killing a dude and all.

[DaneO'Roo]

LA Riots MK2

[Mass]

Just because he's black doesn't mean he was beat to death for it. If I ran into Italy and stole cookies then I'd probably be bitten the hell out of too.lol.
And they'd yell "dirty black" while the beat you?

Also, bolded for lulz maximization.


No, there are places in the world where thieves get huge penalties, sometimes death. In this case, seeing as how I read a bit more of the article, it does look like the Italian oppressors were more hateful towards the man being an immigrant than a black person. I don't know how Italy feels towards immigration, but a big part of the article was the fact that the oppressors disliked immigrants in general. That would be a more suited reason to put down than the fact that the victim was a black man. Anyways, it could have been the Italian Mafia too....lol.....:XD:

Oh c'mon, do you actually feel you have to defend, at least in part, the insanity and prejudice of foreign right-wingers?
...
Wait, wait, you're telling me that xenophobia could not possibly cause the development of more superficial, race-based hatred?

What?

[Heathen]

LOLOL, just noticed. Cookies?