Being prudent is not being prejudice.
You just ran right into one of my pet peeve issues. Prejudice, by its nature, is assigning non-factual attributes to a person or group generally based on group identity. It is NOT stating a simple matter of fact, but rather ignoring fact in favor of projecting an image. This brings us to the point at which denial is a form of prejudice as it assigns non-factual attributes contrary to fact. Prejudice is not required to be unflattering in nature. In fact, most of us are prejudiced in favor of a number of things great and small (i.e., PROVE as a matter of fact that Coke is better than Pepsi). In the end, the only requirement is presenting as fact something that is subjective in nature or based on a falsehood.
The problem we have now with this issue is that we live in a society that demands that we ignore demonstrable truths in order to avoid being 'prejudiced' even while addressing fact and not prejudice (i.e., crime goes through the roof during Expo, which is clearly does).
Last year was to bad! Like 8 people got shot. I wish they would reroute these losers up to chicago where they will all just blend in to the violence and other thugs. Turn it into chicago expo and let indy have a break.
Stay away from dowriwn unless you wanna risk death or robbery. Zimmerman verdict or not! We already had one black male shoot and kill someone on the night of the july 4th fireworks. This summer is gonna get crazy for expo.
I live and work in Indy, Ugh white hispanic guy with a badge and a gun but not a cop? perfect target... UGH anyone wanna fake me a doctors note?
I work downtown part-time for a local news outlet, so I'll be down there this weekend (in the city, not actually at Expo). Am I worried about my personal safety? Not really. When the fists and bullets inevitably start flying during IBE it gives me and my station something to cover.
Are we equally worried about Hispanics rioting if Zimmerman gets convicted?
Are we equally worried about Hispanics rioting if Zimmerman gets convicted?
I'd be more worried about the routine violence at the Black Expo, which is always reported as "not related to the Expo". Your regular thuglettes coming downtown to fight with the other thuglettes, fire a few rounds into a crowd of rival thuglettes, etc.