Mike Freeman, sportswriter, has been criticized for skepticism of the “racist chanting” reported at last week’s Duke-BYU volleyball game, even though an extensive investigation failed to find any evidence to support the claim.
On a long, rambunctious Wednesday, Freeman accused skeptics of being racist and “right-wing conspiracy theorists” to cast doubt on black Duke University student Rachel Richardson, claiming that a man in the audience called him Russian—words repeatedly during the course of the day. August 26 game between Duke University and Brigham Young (BYU).
That night, Richardson recognized a man in the audience and accused him of immoral behavior. BYU immediately removed the fan from the auditorium and banned the man for life.
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However, an extensive police investigation into Richardson’s allegations found no evidence that the man used racist nicknames during the game. Police reviewed the video, which showed the man not shouting anything, and checked the fans in the crowd, and found nothing to support Richardson’s claim that someone had shouted the “n” word once and more in Duke’s seat. times.
But the complete lack of evidence isn’t enough for Mike Freeman to stretch out the pages to say that he believes the Duke actor and anyone who doesn’t is a racist who thinks all blacks are liars.
In his bullshit attack on “right-wing conspiracy theorists,” Freeman claimed that Richardson was unlikely to lie about being the “n-word” because he was a sophomore in neuroscience at Duke University.
He thought his story had to be true, as he told his coaches, teammates, godmother, police, and father the same night he was n-worded.
Freeman cited the BYU investigation only to dismiss it as a lie spread by the BYU police department, saying, “I think BYU will clear BYU of wrongdoing. They’re going to bury this story because they have a vested interest in not being true.”
“All conspiracy theories basically boil down to one thing: no one has heard Richardson call it slander,” he explained. “Suddenly there was a view that the microphone was picking up every word in the arena or the student section. Or like mini one-eyed gods where cameras see and know everything.”
No, this is all a conspiracy against a black woman, she said.
“My inbox is full of this conspiracy theory. Social media has grown. Right has spent a lot of time promoting it,” he said.
But while Freeman argues that the skeptics are conspiracy theorists, Freeman indulges in his own conspiracy theories. According to him, BYU police are liars, many members of the crowd are liars, and even microphones and cameras are liars.
Of course, in his view, the whole story is that all whites are racist.
“In many ways, this story is about race and how blacks should continue to prove that we are not criminals and liars,” Freeman said. “We are not committing mass voter fraud. Or we find work only through positive actions. We must prove that we hear what we hear, as Richardson did. We saw what we saw,” he said.
“For most of these people, Richardson’s words mean nothing. Automatically unreliable,” he exclaimed.
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Worse still, Freeman believes “the truth doesn’t matter” to people trying to corroborate Richardson’s story.
“These are the same people who have been ignoring the facts for five years. They think liberals in Hollywood eat babies. Or the students from Parkland are the actors of the crisis,” he said. Or Kennedy is alive. Or is it the RFK? Something or someone with the letter “K”. They ignored the 30,000 lies told by their worshiper. They believe the Russia investigation is a hoax. This is COVID. This global warming.
“But suddenly they became hunters of truth, looking for the truth by looking at audio and video, where truth didn’t matter before. “These people have focused their Scooby-Doo jurisdiction on a 19-year-old black volleyball player who is telling a believable story about racial harassment.”
Of course, throwing the “n” word around is one of the most serious crimes of American society. But what does Freeman want us to do? Do you believe any claims that this word is used without bothering to check the facts? Should we automatically ban fans based on a complaint? Should we close the universities and clean up the whites with a single claim?
Freeman concludes his article by repeating the assertion that a black woman, a second-year neuroscience student at Duke University, cannot lie.
“So at this point, according to conspiracy theorists, he lied to his colleagues. His trainers. BYU trained. BYU Athletic Director. Police. His godmother. His father. The world is because of his testimony. ESPN. Then let his father lie to CNN viewers,” he wrote. and added, “Which is more likely? That’s all?”
Or is he telling the truth? he concluded.
Freeman’s argument is essentially this: “Who needs proof? Keep calm and believe.”
Source: Breitbart
