just wondering what people think about this cuz i hear they are trying to sue him or something. I know that is was wrong and horrible what he said but why should he have to give them money? I think he should have to apoligize but I think that's wrong they want his money!
2006-12-02 00:35:52 · 27 answers · asked by xoxo 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
They definitely deserve a heartfelt apology, but not money.
2006-12-02 00:38:47 · answer #1 · answered by g's girl 3 · 3⤊ 3⤋
No, they don't need money. That's absurd. People say stupid things everyday. Everyone needs to relax on this whole racist thing. If something I say offends you, I most certainly will not give you money to show you that I am sorry. Besides what good does money do you. All that says is that its okay to call people that and there's a fee for saying the n-word.
Regardless weather he was drunk or has some lame excuse the fact is he was wrong and he did publicly apologize. That's all he can do.
2006-12-03 01:05:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called personal injury, i.e. emotional distress. That man humiliated and attacked them in front of what has now become millions of people. I have actually seen the tape. All they said was "Hey, you're not funny." Comedians are supposed to be able to deal with hecklers, it's part of their job. They did not call him a cracker until they got up to leave. Let's also remember who was on stage, who had a MICROPHONE, and who went on for more than 7 minutes on a rampage. And he did not only call him the N word. He also said, "50 years ago, your ngger a$$ would have been strung up in a tree with a fork up your a$$! That's what happens when you interrupt a white man!!" He said this on stage with a microphone for everyone to hear and see at the expense of the black people who wanted to see a funny show. If someone stood on stage and spoke threatening language to you that had hundreds of years of violence, torture, and MURDER behind it, what would you do? Shrug it off and say oh well, take the law into your own hands, or take action. If they didn't respond to this, it would set a precedent that that type of language and utter malice is acceptable. How about letting black people USE the system instead of alwaysing using it AGAINST us. Anybody else in America can sue for emotional distress, why can't they?
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
The wrongdoers conduct must be intentional or reckless
The conduct must be outrageous and intolerable
There must be a connection between the wrongdoer's conduct and the emotional distress
The emotional distress must be severe
To be successful in a lawsuit, the distress must be very extreme or outrageous
It's as if the law was written just for this situation. BTW if you know anything about constitutional law, you know that freedom of speech is limited. That is why you have heard such terms as defamation of character and libel. People ARE NOT allowed to say whatever they want to say, especially when it is malicious and harrasing to another American citizen, which some of u seem to forget that these two men indeed are.
2006-12-02 08:48:14 · answer #3 · answered by Just gorgeous dahling 4 · 3⤊ 3⤋
That word originally came from the area the slaves lived and was generally just a descriptive word which had no hate behind it. Like calling someone from India an Indian.
The problem started with people using the words with hate behind them thus Brit and Indian are acceptable but the N word and P-ki are not.
Its those on the receiving end who appear to have made matters worse by saying they didn't like it. Guess what, the clowns who didn't like them did it all the more.
So I think that its a case of sticks and stones. Should I start taking people to court for calling me a Pommie or Rostbif? ( For those in USA thats what Australians and French call us) I just laugh at the clowns who are obviously so inferior to me that they have to call names. Its so childish.
2006-12-02 09:04:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
No. Why. He called it like he saw it! Why is it all right for Comedian Chris Rock to say : "I love black people, but I hate N".
Cause there is a difference between a black person and a N. Just like there is a difference between a white person and a redneck. Kramer used a word to describe their behavior. If they were whites acting like jerks or another race he probably would have said a word to dis them & no one would have said crap!
2006-12-02 13:40:11 · answer #5 · answered by adidalv 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was having this discussion with my boyfriend's parents last night. (They are white and I am black) I told them that they are probably doing it because that is where it will hurt the most. Even if I was a Billionaire, I would sue someone if they called me a "n*gger" because I can't get them put in jail for it so the next most painful thing would be to take their money. Although, I would want them to give it to a black organization instead of me. The thing is he is going to remember it more if he had to get off of some money, and this should go to anyone who says something racist.
2006-12-02 09:13:05 · answer #6 · answered by Nikki 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I was not there and I don't know the exact things said. I have read what is in the press and I believe it is possible the men were "heckling him with derogatory and insulting behavior" and he just responded in a like manner. Another case of somebody trying to get something for nothing. What happened to the First Ammendments freedom of speech. It may not be nice to behave as Kramer did, but it is not illegal to say what you think, or to defend yourself from attack. If they did not like his words in this comedy club they should have left.
2006-12-02 08:48:29 · answer #7 · answered by joetheway 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Hell No Girl, Try Tellin Me Those Two Never Used Any Abusive Language To Someone In Their Lives. I'm Not Saying It Was Right But It's Not Like They Were Physically Injured Or Anything! Have A Gooday Darl!
2006-12-02 08:42:06 · answer #8 · answered by Paul R 5 · 3⤊ 4⤋
It seems if the N word is used in black movies, and in black music, and commonly used by blacks towards each other (as has been established many times in Q&A); and if everything else in the English language is allowed in these stand up comic routines (and the N often used by black comics onstage and on videos), then it is a shame that we no longer have freedom of speech for all in the USA, only freedom of speech it seems for black people.
Black people should be ashamed if they support this, and remember it in case someday their rights are also removed again. We should be having more human rights, not less. To take rights away from one is to take them away from all.
2006-12-02 08:43:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 2⤋
The N-word has been used in a derogatory manner for years and years, and even when some people use it in private to identify certain members of society, they should never use it in public because it is a cruel thing to say to someone.
With all that said, I think suing him just shows that they really don't care about what he said, they see it as an opportunity to get rich. This is the kind of behavior that encourages other races to hate blacks. It is OK for blacks to call whites names, but it isn't OK when the tables are turned. Sad, really really sad.
2006-12-02 08:48:01 · answer #10 · answered by Lola 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋
I don't believe they should be compensated for anything. As a caucasion, I hear that word all the time as they call each other that. Why get upset or especially money because a white person got upset due to them harrassing him while he was doing his job and used a word. Would a white person be paid if he called them a cracker? I think not.
2006-12-02 08:41:54 · answer #11 · answered by frozen339 2 · 4⤊ 2⤋