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People screaming systemic racism in this thread because the FBI didn't knock down "Tarek Abou-Khatwa's" door, doubtfully read the article. If the system is raci

People screaming systemic racism in this thread because the FBI didn't knock down "Tarek Abou-Khatwa's" door, doubtfully read the article. If the system is racist than I can either guess they didn't read this or I imagine that they are implying the system is racist by protecting Arabic men. Also this man committed insurance fraud, a non-violent crime with no history of violence so the need to catch them off guard before they can begin a shoot out with law enforcement was simply not a requisite. If he was selling illegal drugs and hoarding cash that required him to have fire arms and defend against possible home intruders trying to rob his black-market products/cash than this story would be different, and then the 'systemic racism' people could race bait the story, fortunately not the case, unfortunately the comments persist.

projektfu 5y ago
The article says the person raising the issue didn't think they were doing Abou-Khatwa a favor per se, but rather protecting the aesthetics of a tawny, mostly white neighborhood.
pessimizer 5y ago
> It's not clear whether the FBI agents who searched Abou-Khatwa's house were doing him a favor by eschewing a front-door entry. The agent's testimony makes it sound as if the main concern was the impact that knocking down Abou-Khatwa's front door would have on his wealthy neighbors. From the article that you definitely read.
- boredumb 5y ago
  I definitely did. And none of what you pasted has to do with race or is for certain. It is a single agents testimony and has to do with the fact it's a neighborhood full of wealthy politicians and nothing to do with race or systemic racism at all. My original point was also that if they had performed a no-knock raid on this minority in an affluent area it would be a sign of 'systemic racism' to people who are race baiting. To elaborate further, law enforcement is now in a kafka-esque story of having to figure out the wealth of the suspect, racial demographics of the neighborhood, and race of suspect and his crimes before performing a warrant to decipher the level of force that is allowed and will regardless be the villain according to vocal minorities and journalists. Truly progress.

projektfu 5y ago

The article says the person raising the issue didn't think they were doing Abou-Khatwa a favor per se, but rather protecting the aesthetics of a tawny, mostly white neighborhood.

pessimizer 5y ago

> It's not clear whether the FBI agents who searched Abou-Khatwa's house were doing him a favor by eschewing a front-door entry. The agent's testimony makes it sound as if the main concern was the impact that knocking down Abou-Khatwa's front door would have on his wealthy neighbors. From the article that you definitely read.

boredumb 5y ago
I definitely did. And none of what you pasted has to do with race or is for certain. It is a single agents testimony and has to do with the fact it's a neighborhood full of wealthy politicians and nothing to do with race or systemic racism at all. My original point was also that if they had performed a no-knock raid on this minority in an affluent area it would be a sign of 'systemic racism' to people who are race baiting. To elaborate further, law enforcement is now in a kafka-esque story of having to figure out the wealth of the suspect, racial demographics of the neighborhood, and race of suspect and his crimes before performing a warrant to decipher the level of force that is allowed and will regardless be the villain according to vocal minorities and journalists. Truly progress.