Homeless and judicial antics rolled all into one --

Black man acquitted of stabbing white man by Portland jury — after victim said the N-word following the attack

A Portland, Oregon, jury has cleared a black man of assault charges for stabbing a white man — after it was revealed that the victim said the N-word after the attack.

Gary Edwards, 43, was found not guilty of second-degree assault after knifing Gregory Howard Jr., 43, on July 7, KPTV reported.

Edwards admitted to stabbing Howard Jr., but claimed it was in self-defense after the victim had used racial slurs, Oregon Live reported...

Soft bigotry of low expectations. As long as you give them a free pass after these crimes, nothing will change.

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There was NO evidence that the knifing victim used any slurs before he was attacked and stabbed, only after getting sliced. The black man approached the white guy, knife in hand, before the guy even saw the knife dude. And claims by the defense that he had a knife out because he wanted to trade it for some cigarettes is a fiction worse than the tooth fairy.

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Originally posted by Ripley:
A Portland, Oregon, jury has cleared a black man of assault charges for stabbing a white man — after it was revealed that the victim said the N-word after the attack.

So, the lesson being taught is that it’s acceptable to stab someone if they call you names.

Got it. Let’s keep on rewarding bad behavior, Portland.

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Originally posted by vthoky:

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Originally posted by Ripley:
A Portland, Oregon, jury has cleared a black man of assault charges for stabbing a white man — after it was revealed that the victim said the N-word after the attack.

So, the lesson being taught is that it’s acceptable to stab someone if they call you names.

Got it. Let’s keep on rewarding bad behavior, Portland.

No, I think the lesson is, it's ok to stab people in the hope that after you stab them, they call you names.

Looks like I didn’t learn the lesson well!

For hating that word so much you would think black people would stop calling each other that and stop acting like one.

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Could not agree more.