09-29-2017, 01:09 PM
(09-29-2017, 12:47 PM)WhoDeyandtheBlowFish Wrote: Sorry, but your statistics, like most, fail to recognize the systematic socio-economic disparities that go along with the numbers. Unfortunately this goes much deeper than just numbers on both sides. Segregation ended only 53 years ago, think about that.
This is a group of people that was completely stripped of any sense of culture and treated inferior even until today. When you're poor, regardless of color, you are automatically behind. Worse schools, worse health, money problems puts stress on the family dynamic. You grow up, and the cycle, unfortunately continues for most.
Being desperately poor leads to crime, which leads to violence. This has nothing to do with race per se, but because of the systems in place, and the history of this country, it falls disproportionately on the African American community.
If you've seen any of the videos that have been brought to the public's attention you can see for yourself that these cops are afraid going into the confrontation which automatically spells disaster. Cops are supposed to be level headed, rationale, and should be taught to de-escalate rather than escalate situations. I think this falls on a severe lack of training and things really need to be changed.
1st of all... those aren't MY statistics. They are 100% true. And I am fully aware of the socio-economic differences between communities. I've spent a lot of time and moeny working to help the working poor class and have seen a lot of the issues that cause them to be held back. It is an internal issue and cyclical in nature.
2ndly... I agree that there is a strong cultural nurturing imbalance in some sects of the US population. It's 2017. That "system" is now on the shoulders of the black community and their culture they continue to protect - which is what I was referencing in the latter parts of my post. There are some amazing, beautiful things in black culture as well as some awful ones (whites are afflicted with these things as well).
The black community and working poor are caught in a perfect storm of cyclical problems. How can someone who has no idea how to even begin to be successful teach their children or people around them how to be successful? They simply can't.
- Cops are human. They can certainly be afraid. They make mistakes. They aren't robots. To expect them to ignore the facts of violence and statistical trends is asking them to be held to a much much higher standard than those they are working to protect. Too high, in my opinion.
At what point does the black community take responsibility to work with others to solve their inner issues? If you say they cannot, then they are powerless. I don't believe that.
