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Cyrus’s gun fell during the chase and that witnesses did not see him point it at anyone. The defense argued Chow fired to protect his son. The jury accepted enough of that argument to find him not guilty.
But that verdict leaves behind a deeper question. Whose fear counts?

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Cyrus: When Fear Has a Color - https://t.co/gyPhpIb6DH #CyrusCarmackBelton #RickChow #Cyrusbelton #columbiasc #shellgasstation

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Cyrus Carmack-Belton did not steal the water. Prosecutors said the accusation that started this entire tragedy was false. They said Chow chased Cyrus more than 130 yards before shooting him in the back.

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If a falsely accused 14-year-old Black boy is running from two grown men, and one of those men has a gun, who was really standing their ground?

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A jury may have cleared Rick Chow in a court of law, but the verdict does not clear the moral contradiction at the center of this case. Because the question South Carolina must answer is not simply whether Chow feared for his son. The question is this:

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Yet in Richland County, a jury was presented with a set of facts that led to a very different conclusion. The legal outcome ultimately recognized the fear of the men pursuing the child, not the child being pursued. That contradiction is the foundation of this article.

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The image is fictional, but the question is not. It intentionally reverses the racial identities associated with the real-life events that inspired this commentary. In the actual case, the teenager was African American and the men pursuing him were of Asian descent.

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Before you read this article, take a moment and look at the accompanying image. It depicts a young Asian boy running from two adult Black men, one of whom is armed. If most people were asked, “Whose life appears to be in danger?” they would likely point to the child being chased.

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Bishop Johnnie Mclendon’s support is proof that the power of discernment is real.

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Thank You, Senator Massey, for Saying What Democrats Won’t: Black Voters Matter - The MinorityEye https://t.co/zRlfhnfgY4 #blackvotersmatter #scblackvoters #scvote2026 #vote2026 #midterms2026 #midterms

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🚨 The @RealDonaldTrump endorsement of @PamelaEvette was already earning poor marks in South Carolina, but what appears to be a serious vetting issue involving her would-be lieutenant governor, @HenryMcMasterJr, could throw it into further disarray. #Crossroads2026 https://t.co/vT7QzDxkkt

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When Race Becomes “Party”: The Redistricting Trick Targeting Black Voters - The Journal of Race and Racism https://t.co/sb9NKW7ch5?

[Tee 'Openly Black' Gray @niknup21]

I just want to remind y'all!!! ✊🏿

[SCETV @SCETV]

🔎 The Council of South Carolina Professional Archaeologists is urging the College of Charleston to reconsider plans to build student housing on a historically significant 18th-century burial ground believed to hold the remains of impoverished individuals

[Mullins McLeod for SC Governor @McLeodSCGov]

In the “circle of greed,” we the people are stuck in the middle, and we are the ones who pay the price. Politicians like Jermaine Johnson could have protected us from this economic harm by telling the power companies their money was no good to them and by refusing to do their bidding. Unfortunately, that is not what happened. Politicians like Jermaine Johnson took the power companies’ money and then did their bidding by voting “yes” on the Energy Security Act.

[Mullins McLeod for SC Governor @McLeodSCGov]

What does buying groceries for your family have to do with government? Nothing. That is why when I’m Governor there will be no taxes on your groceries.

[Trav Robertson, Jr @TravRobertson]

Today I filed to run for SC State Treasurer. Curtis Loftis lost 1.8 billion tax dollars and then lied @ it. SEC investigation and can't issue GO bonds to build elementary schools. What happens to fiscal responsibility? #curtiscantcount

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Wife is upset and says her husband now sits inside his car outside their home after work instead of coming inside to her. 👀🤔💔

[Mullins McLeod for SC Governor @McLeodSCGov]

The truth is right now we don’t govern ourselves. We are governed by greed.

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The Storm Prediction Center has increased the threat level for severe storms on Monday across parts of the state. Latest outlook: https://t.co/Ra4FPzmxOD