Godspeed, Ian. https://xcancel.com/TooWhiteToTweet/status/1992697690338034028 >Remember the 2021 shooting in Oregon, where a drunk Black man attacked a White man and his White fiancée, was shot by the man he attacked, and then the White male victim went to prison? > Last month, the Oregon Court of Appeals reversed the decision and remanded the case for a new trial. > Here's a refresher on what's transpired: > ~ Barry Washington (Black man) gets drunk at bar, hits on Allie Butler (White girl) > ~ Allie tells Washington she's not interested > ~ Washington pursues Allie outside, continues to knowingly make unwanted advances > ~ Allie's fiancée, Ian Cranston (White man), tells Washington "move along, she's taken" > ~ Washington becomes belligerent, shouts "fuck you White boy," and smashes Cranston in the head twice, resulting in a mild traumatic brain injury > ~ A face-off ensues between Washington, with 3 male friends, and Cranston, with a male friend and his girlfriend > ~ Allie begins recording, at which point Washington strikes her, attempts to knock her phone away, and then lunges at Cranston, who he's already violently assaulted > ~ At this moment, Cranston shoots a single round at Washington in self-defense, killing him > ~ Anti-White justice systems charges Cranston, the victim, with second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter, and second-degree manslaughter > ~ Jury finds Cranston guilty on both manslaughter charges, which then merge into the higher (first-degree manslaughter) charge > ~ During trial, Shitbag judge Beth Bagley refuses to inform the jury that, in the State of Oregon, Ian Cranston had no duty to retreat > ~ In October of this year, the appeals court reverses the decision due to shitbag Beth Bagley's withholding of information from the jury > ~ Ian Cranston, the White victim, remains locked up, awaiting the state's inevitable petition to review the rejection of the verdict, which will result in either restoration of the original verdict, or Cranston being tried yet again > For four years, Ian Cranston has been locked away - all for defending himself and his girlfriend from a violent, drunken attack. > While the decision from the appeals court is good news, there remains a hell of a long road ahead. At best, Ian, now 31 years old, will have to endure yet another trial. At worst, the original decision will be reinstated upon state's petition and the recent reversal will prove inconsequential. > Defending oneself while White remains a high crime in the United States of America, but we see here a rare chance for a (singular) course correction. Justice would dictate Ian ~~Carroll~~ Cranston exiting his prison cell and "Judge" Beth Bagley being led in, but hopefully we'll see the part where Ian walks free sooner than later.