Racism, it’s bad no matter what your skin color

CNN – Father wants son’s beating treated as a hate crime

Armed with a chunk of concrete, several assailants beat Brian Milligan Jr. on the back of the head on August 18, leaving a 3-inch gash. They kicked him in the face, breaking his jaw.

Bloodied and bruised, the 18-year-old managed to walk five blocks to his grandmother’s house before being rushed to the hospital.

Milligan’s father believes several African-Americans beat his son, who is white, because he is dating an African-American woman. He wants police to treat the beating as a hate crime. He also has criticized what he calls a deafening silence from the community, police and the national media.

“If this was a black guy who was beaten by a group of white guys for dating a white girl, people would be up in arms,” he said. “There’s a double standard.”

Buffalo police believe a group of about 10 to 15 African-American men attacked Milligan late at night, police spokesman Mike DeGeorge said. Police have made no arrests and are still investigating the motive, he said.

Milligan Sr. says he believes the attackers are the same “neighborhood guys” who threatened his son and his African-American girlfriend because of their interracial relationship.

Racism, no matter the skin who is attacked or discriminated against, is wrong. Unfortunately, many minority communities have as bad, if not worse, racism problems as white communities. You will see it in the derogatory terms they use for those who do not act as they do, and how they treat those of mixed race. Nobody should tolerate racism, no matter the skin color or ethnicity of the perpetrator or victims. There is only one true race, the human race.