A serious question for my fellow Black DCUMers
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If this is not OP's implication, then why would we need a race-based conversation? If there are a certain percentage of psycho or sociopaths in the world, regardless of race, why would OP want to have a conversation with her 'fellow Black DCUMers'? |
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DP. OP has referenced Makiyah Wilson and Karon Brown several times. She is clearly focused on DC and the crimes committed here. OP is wondering what can be done to make these murders stop. Are you saying you're content with the status quo, that you're happy that there aren't more muders? |
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| Wealth inequality, systemic racism, lack of good education, belief in a lack of other options, media portrayals of black men, all these things and more. Many of these things are things we can address with a progressive agenda. Universal college education and better funding for schools would be a great place to start. |
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I mean she didn't say it but statistically it's true:
Who are the victims of violent crime? Teenage black males have the highest victimization rate (113 per 1,000 in 1992), while elderly white females have the lowest rate (3 per 1,000). Teenagers in general have very high rates: 90 per 1,000 for teenage white males, 55 per 1,000 for teenage white females, and 94 per 1,000 for teenage black females. |
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Black males had the highest homicide rate (72 per 100,000 population),
followed by black females (14 per 100,000), white males (9 per 100,000), and white females (3 per 100,000). |
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Add concentrated poverty to the list, although it overlaps with the other factors. |
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DP. Based on what public officials are saying, getting guns off the street is the main way to make these murders stop. It's very rare you hear about people in the black community who "maim and kill without remorse" doing so by bashing victims heads in with baseball bats or stabbing victims with butcher knives or choking victims to death with their bare hands. No. The guns are the problem. "One of the things we’ve got to take a look at is the capacity of the weapons that are out there … and the availability of these weapons in our community and more specifically the repeat violent offenders and folks that are involved in this behavior." ~ DC Police Chief Peter Newsham “We know we have too many illegal guns. And we also know that the penalty when you’re caught is neither swift nor certain.” ~ DC Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice, Kevin Donahue |
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I hesitate to chime in as a white person, even though you said that was okay. My opinion should count a lot less than other black people's obviously. However, what I see is a society that has taught black people that they aren't worth anything. That nobody cares about them. Then throw them into a world where they do their best to strip them of any economic security. Many have parents who are completely tapped out because of this and they themselves have no resources and were brought up in bad circumstances themselves. There is nothing inherently different about black people, obviously. And I would venture to say that much of black culture is absolutely the best of American culture. It is the most vibrant, honest, creative. I see a strength in black people that white people just have never had to muster. (The white fragility coming out after 45 is incredible.) I think that hopefully this rising tide of people who want to change things in America post Trump will chip away at what we've done to black people and these problems will eventually become very small. Eventually.
In short, white supremacy has done this. The fact that most black people are thriving in America and the enormity of their contributions proves this. Let's start caring about everyone. |
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But the question remains; with grave consequences. |
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I guess the question will remain then. If you wanna get your jollies off talking bad about black folks then go ahead and do it, but you won't be getting an all-exclusive invitation to do some from any black DCUM posters. No. 
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...to do so... |
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I am white but not american. So I hope that my comments won’t be perceived as racist.
I think the tragedy is that the African civilization was never left alone, to develop and thrive in its own way. Africans were uprooted and/or colonized and forced into the world that was foreign and hostile to the them. At first they were exploited, but the with the cruel structure. Once freed, they were given no guidance, no acceptance, and they felt lost. There need to be core values that would guide black youth. |
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Yes, in fact love, care, and togetherness ARE bought with money, in part. I am the PP white mom with the challenging son. My money and privilege: got him an IEP; got him top-of-the line therapy; got a house zoned for a good school where they implement the IEP; got me a job with great health insurance for him; got me a house close to my work so I can spend more time at home with him; and probably most importantly -- not being in poverty greatly reduces my stress level, so I can be a good parent. |