Sohh Byron Allen fukked up the Civil Rights Act of 1866, walked away with a bag, AND got 3 channels?

[Field Marshall Bradley]

Basically contract talks broke down and he felt racial animus was involved[/QUOTE]

That’s a helluva reason to sue

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

I'm sorry but I feel like he sided with them too. Once Comcast upped the ante, it wasn't just about him and his stations anymore. He knew that and still moved forward knowing if nothing else, it'll end in a settlement.... and apparently 3 channels Black America lost for him to win.

 

[BaggerofTea]

Agreed if you can prove it, apparently he didnt. I didnt see any evidence on his part, more of just a general claim

 

[Stone Cold]

This is where I broke away from tone and yvette


They still put in good work though

 

[surv2syn]

It sounds like they had him in a catch-22 over the phrasing. The "but for" was the crux of the argument and there wasn't a way to achieve both ends...

pretty much this, he explained it on Breakfast Club

 

[you're NOT "n!ggas"]

So wait a minute.... He was supposed to et fukked out of what he should’ve been able to pursue? Or is this wicked legislation that we need to campaign on to get revised? Thread doesn’t make sense

A Corporation and a billionaire played a game of chicken with your civil rights, your children's children, etc. They're both set to make a lot of money together after the fact and y'all are still talking about what it means for him

This is where I broke away from tone and yvette


They still put in good work though

I know they had a lot to say in the case but they're not the concern in this thread. You know me, I'd have been on my shyt otherwise They were right to ring the alarm, but the focus should've been on guarding our protections as they were... Not rallying around the threat of the loss we'll now deal with. The threat could've been eliminated. I was rooting for breh, but not at the expense of my people

 

[Numpsay]

The blame is squarely on comcast not byron. One can say if comcast was willing to settle, then why did they challenge the law to begin with? Byron was always willing to settle. Amazing how yall will give racist a pass. He had every right to sue and we know they were in the wrong.

What Byron was willing to settle for, before and after the case ruling was substantially different.

 

[Json]

No thats what the Supreme court ruled that the Civil rights of 1866 said

Not what he alleged, basically saying he needs a higher burden of proof

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Allen alleged that Comcast refused to offer many of his television programs as part of its cable television offerings because he is African-American



I'm assuming Comcast figured he wouldn't go that far. It's easier to prove racial discrimination if no minoriites are hired or interviewed(like in the NFL) from a talented pool but since so many of these companies own their own minority channels, it would be harder to prove anything other than just basically using their own stuff and not allowing for competition.

 

[Numpsay]

Did he settle before or after George Floyd died? Serious question.

They had been negotiating a settlement since February. But they didn't reach an agreement until about a week or 2 after George Floyd.

I don't think y'all getting this right.

He lost the case and still got what he wanted. That means he was in on the take.

I never thought about it but if a bad actor can get a supreme court case first and craft both arguments they could set their very own precedent for laws and rig the game even more.

He really didn't get anything close to what he wanted for his channels. Comcast wasn't budging so he took the best deal they would offer him.

 

[YourMumsRoom]

Ah yes, "c00n"! The Coli's magic word

I think a lot of y'all are hearing what you wanna hear. No one's saying he shouldn't have sued or attempted to invoke the CRA, but once it was at risk of removing protections for all of us the game plan should have changed. I'm a "c00n" but you can't name a single thing that came out of this that benefits you. Unless it's a slam dunk, open and shut case you're fukked-- I'm not lawyer but I'm pretty sure laws like that aren't meant to be needlessly crippled

Rep pending if you have a link. I've been trying to confirm that before jumping ahead of myself and making the accusation but I remember hearing something about that, wasn't sure if I was just remembering wrong

Guess, that's where we differ. I do have a Law degree and come fom a family of 'em so I can tell how these scumbag corps love to hide behind law & statues to deny citizens laws that are within the same statute!

He used the law and took the money but one thing the court's decision does not account for is the LEVERAGE he earned and that's where law and business differ. All businesses ever want is leverage for a market position, short or long term.

#facts only.

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

A Corporation and a billionaire played a game of chicken with your civil rights, your children's children, etc. They're both set to make a lot of money together after the fact and y'all are still talking about what it means for him

I know they had a lot to say in the case but they're not the concern in this thread. You know me, I'd have been on my shyt otherwise They were right to ring the alarm, but the focus should've been on guarding our protections as they were... Not rallying around the threat of the loss we'll now deal with. The threat could've been eliminated. I was rooting for breh, but not at the expense of my people

I think we got it twisted... Why is there public policy in place that can be to the detriment of an entire demographic over a money dispute..... with that being said, you mean to tell me that i should get fukked financially if I’m in a certain white dominated industry due to shady/racist themed legislation?

 

[you're NOT "n!ggas"]

They had been negotiating a settlement since February. But they didn't reach an agreement until about a week or 2 after George Floyd

I think we got it twisted... Why is there public policy in place that can be to the detriment of an entire demographic over a money dispute..... with that being said, you mean to tell me that i should get fukked financially if I’m in a certain white dominated industry due to shady/racist themed legislation?

Yeah, we're mixed up somewhere here. What public policy are you talking about? Comcast basically made a threat on the protections We had under the Civil Rights Act of 1866 if BA kept pursuing his case with it. But that happened in response to him introducing it to the case.



It's like he stormed their building, they took 40 million of us hostage to ward him off, Byron was like "You don't have the balls to do it! ", and now we're shot and bleeding-- only for them to clique up and break bread anyways if that makes sense

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

Yeah, we're mixed up somewhere here. What public policy are you talking about? Comcast basically made a threat on the protections We had under the Civil Rights Act of 1866 if BA kept pursuing his case with it. But that happened in response to him introducing it to the case.



It's like he stormed their building, they took 40 million of us hostage to ward him off, Byron was like "You don't have the balls to do it! ", and now we're shot and bleeding-- only for them to clique up and break bread anyways if that makes sense

This would stand if you could absolutely prove that there wasn’t any merit to BA’s claim

 

[you're NOT "n!ggas"]

This would stand if you could absolutely prove that there wasn’t any merit to BA’s claim

I never once said there wasn't any merit. Idk where y'all are getting that from. I believe he was racially discriminated against. Comcast's tactics expose that even more, if anything. But if it's gonna come down to one man getting a few more channels or protections for 40 million black people remaining untouched, imma pick the latter all day. Find another angle to your argument, take the settlement (too late, he already did) I don't care. Just don't gamble with protections for the rest of us when we have nothing to do with your lawsuit, nothing to gain from it, and a substantial amount to lose. I can't make it any clearer than that

 

[richaveli83]

but thecoli said he was 'black excellence' bc he was a billionaire and had a white wife