Now I'm confused
Michigan Court Rules on Race Bias Suits
By DAVID EGGERT
Associated Press Writer
6:07 PM PDT, June 11, 2004
LANSING, Mich. — A former police officer who accused his department of discriminating against him because he is white should not have a tougher time proving his case in court than a minority would, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.
In a 5-2 decision, the court struck down a legal standard requiring people who file reverse discrimination lawsuits to prove their employers have a track record of discriminating against majority groups.
"We all ought to stand equally before the law," said Marshall Grate, attorney for Michael Lind.
Yet a minority person pressing such a complaint would have to show such a track record. And mind you, it has to be a record showing discriminatory intent, not merely discriminatory impact. If we all stood equally before the law, the Michigan Supreme Court would have ruled against him.
It's HARD to prove intent. But it's even harder to show a track record of discrimination against majority groups white folk because there's not enough history of white folks being subjected to the will of minorities.
