This is how Black people need to start answering this question. Genocides happening in Sudan too. No tiktokers or TMZ running up on celebs asking about that.
If the gunman was Arab or Chinese or black or Mexican or trans the right wing would’ve made her the new face of the “whites are being attacked” movement but it’s a conservative shooter so they don’t care. They’ll say she had Syrian ancestry now.
The belief that certain people in positions of power are beyond accountability has taken another hit.
Leaked audio recordings allegedly capture Oakland County Probate Judge Kathleen Ryan making racist remarks about Black Americans and using homophobic slurs. In one of the recordings, she reportedly says, “I’m not systemically racist, I’m a new racist.”
People enter a courtroom expecting fairness, impartiality, and equal justice under the law—not prejudice from the person wearing the robe. If these recordings are authentic, they raise serious questions about public trust in the judicial system.
Judge Ryan has reportedly been removed from her docket while the matter is investigated. Accountability should never depend on a person’s title or position. The law must apply equally to everyone—especially those entrusted to uphold it.
Justice begins with transparency, and no one should be above scrutiny, especially when their European American .
#accountability #justice #transparency #equaljustice