Then think about how differently a wealth black college athlete would be treated versus a wealthy white college athlete. I've no doubt in my mind that the black kid would be treated far worse by the criminal justice system in the states anyway.
Baylor University went to every length to shield its football player rapists from prosecution, black or white. The highschool football player rapists, one black, one white, were both protected equally by their community, and when finally prosecuted received equal sentences (the white kid actually received an additional sentence for the additional crime of distributing images on social media.)
If we were talking about nobodies, then yes, I agree with what you're saying. But when it comes to so-called sports heroes, people will rally around their sports heroes regardless of skin color. As with Ben Rothlisberger, so with Kobe Bryant. All that matters is that they score touchdowns for the home team.
-k
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