I believe everyone in this thread agrees on the following: 1) Shoplifting is illegal. 2) The cops were dead wrong.
The thinking diverges on this:
Some believe that Blacks should remember their blackness at all times and act accordingly, being oh so careful not to aggravate, incite, antogonize whites so as to not give them any more reason to be malicious/racist.
Others believe that it is time to stop catering to and coddling whites and acting like second class citizens in a country that would not be anything if not for the greatness of Blacks,and that it is time for Blacks to demand fair/equal treatment at all times.
Everyone wants the same end result, but differ on how to get there.