Chris Cukor
What should YouTube do about Chris Cukor?
Given that only men are reported to police, I’m sure Chris is a sexist (yes, anti male is sexism too for a few dumbos out there )!! Male lives matter!
I’m surprised so many have leapt to judgement without all the facts. What if Michel actually did tailgate Cukor? From the video it looks like Cukor is outside while Michel is in the entryway. I think most would agree that if a stranger tailgates you into your building’s entryway, refuses to identify himself and won’t say who he is meeting, it would qualify as suspicious to say the least. Not to mention, contrary to Michel’s original story, the person he was meeting was not in the building. We need more details of what transpired to render a verdict.
Racist
Wrong. Hanging around in lobbies is completely normal in all apartment complexes. Whether or not Michel’s person was in the building is irrelevant. The bottom line is that black people are solely targeted for this sort of vigilante justice. Unfortunately people in the tech industry are scared of walking in the hoods of Oakland, Richmond etc, and talking to the ordinary normal beings there. Otherwise they’d have a vastly different perspective on racial issues in America.
If it’s an Asian man or a white man it’s a non story
https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/07/09/us/christopher-cukor-statement/index.html
It’s easy to make a statement after the fact to paint yourself in the best or most excusable light possible. The reality is though that this man’s own son could sense the encounter was unreasonable and pleaded with him to let it go.
You are the reason why all liberals have to lose so much so often. Do better the next time. The world relies on liberals being smart and not to lose shit over non issues.
"My father was murdered outside his home by a trespasser." If that happened to my father I'd make sure no one was entering the building without checking in too. Race has nothing to do with it (all too often it does but here it doesn't).
The story of his father is awful. But why can’t he just be more reasonable in the video? “Listen man, we don’t allow tailgating here and we’re all responsible for safety as residents of the building. My father was killed by a trespasser and so I take this particularly seriously no matter who it maybe.” End of story.
If his father was killed by a trespasser, you’d think he’d avoid confronting potential trespassers, especially with his child present. 🤷🏾♂️
Ok. So I just watched the video again and actually think both parties acted unreasonably. YouTube should do nothing in this case and everyone should move on. /thread
Next time you see a black person tailgate you —especially if you work at Amazon— at work, don’t be a racist and ask for his ID. Just hold the door open lest someone accuses you of not holding the door for black men!
I don’t think you should confront tailgaters unless you’re trained to handle the consequences of such a confrontation. If you notice a tailgater, and you’re genuinely concerned, notify corporate security.
Lol in his piece on medium.com (where he stands by his decision to phone police) he says he felt unsafe, so why didn’t he listen to his child and leave it alone? https://medium.com/@chriscukor/one-conversation-two-histories-my-perspective-on-an-incident-in-a-san-francisco-doorway-ad2a5a1701d
How racist of him to call police on a black guy ! Since black men don’t commit crimes, he should have just ignored an unknown black man in his apartment.
He wasn’t unknown. And it was the lobby, not his apartment. He was clearly a normal person. Even his son could make sense of the situation. If it were a white woman, would he have called the police? but since it was a black man, Cukor clearly wanted to ruin his day.
My apartment in sf has had packages stolen from the lobby on several occasions. It’s a common area to which he didn’t have a key. He wouldn’t explain why he should be allowed to enter which qualifies as “unknown” in my view.