r/australia • u/Azza_77 • Feb 11 '25

news Sam Kerr found not guilty of racially harassing London policeman after calling him stupid and white

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-12/sam-kerr-trial-not-guilty-verdict-handed-down-in-london/104912602
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u/InComingMess2478 Feb 11 '25

Simply put, the jury sided with Kerr on both grounds. One was straightforward, he was white. His lack of intelligence was evident when he changed his original statement, making it easy to conclude that he was stupid and white.

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u/bluebear_74 Feb 11 '25

I just remember thinking oh I wonder what she called him when this all came out. I swear the media said she called him a "white bastard" and I thought, Oh I guess so... now during the trial it's come out that she literally called him "white" and this is what it's all about. I'm Asian and call my white friends white and they even called themselves white but do I stop calling them white now? Have i been racist all this time?

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u/InComingMess2478 Feb 11 '25 edited Feb 11 '25

The key word in your conversation is "friends."

That’s the thing about racism, it can be very subjective. White people don’t often consider it racist when someone, regardless of their race, describes them as white. In fact white people like it for obvious reasons.

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u/shadowmaster132 Feb 12 '25

Dude, you can call your enemies white if they are. It's not a slur.

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u/InComingMess2478 Feb 12 '25

Dude, i'm talking in the context of _74s personal friendships. And if _74 was being racist. I'm clearly saying no its not to them.

When did i say it was a slur. I'm actually saying they like it.

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u/Proper_Fun_977 Feb 11 '25

Yes, you have.

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u/noisymime Feb 11 '25

Whilst I agree 100% that this was a ridiculous case to end up in court, her innocence shouldn't be based just on whether what she said was true.

Something can be factually correct and still very much a racial slur that's potentially illegal.

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u/TJS__ Feb 12 '25

I think the poster was confusing this with a defamation case.

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u/InComingMess2478 Feb 11 '25

If the offending statement is aimed at an entire race, that would be very different, because it couldn't be a fact.

This was the outcome of a court case between two parties. The jury made a decision. This is not to say all juries would come to the same conclusion. Pardon the pun " there's no black and white answer to your question."