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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a black person willing to condemn their actions. But I also question as to why ALL black people are routinely held to the standards demonstrated by our worse behaved members and the same is not applied to other races. Is every white man a pedophile? Is every socially awkward white teenager a potential school shooter? Most of the those types of crimes that make the news are overwhelmingly committed by white men, but no one goes around saying "My God those white men are savages".

My issue as a law abiding black person is that no matter what I do, or I teach my son to do, he's going to be held to standards established by the worse behaved members of our race by many. If you don't see a problem with that, you are a problem. Every individual should be judged on their own actions but many refuse to do that. That's what is causing the outrage that many are expressing.

There have been many peaceful protests with no results and no changes. What will it take to get anything changed? How long as a race are we supposed to peacefully wait for justice? As a non-black person none of you can understand the abject terror we live in when it comes to our males. You all can say over and over all you want that "You just have to comply" but it's not true. I could write a novel here on members of my family who have been mistreated by police and/or government officials for no reason other than the color of their skin. It would not even matter to many of you. You'll just pass it off as more unwarranted outrage. You'll stick your head back in the sand and tell yourself that everything that happens to us is justified by x,y,z.

Ultimately, you'll never have to walk in our shoes, so you'll never know. People like many of you will continue to say that black people should fix themselves, stop sitting around, stop blaming etc. etc. Well many of us have done that, and it still doesn't matter. My son, who is being raised in an upper middle class household with values, morals and high expectations, will be in as much danger as a black man from the worse ghetto; because to many of you and the police, the only thing that you see is his black skin. [/quote]
FYI, I am a Caucasian who knows how easily rich, white neglected boys can become mass murders. They've been spoiled rotten to the core and they believe the world should revolve around them, forever.[/quote]

Or they are, you know, mentally ill. [/quote]

Affluenza[/quote]

Not remotely part of this thread but mass shooters (who have also been asian, black and arab) often have undiagnosed schizophrenia or other psychosis coupled with extreme isolation. It is also not "easy" for "rich, white neglected boys can become mass murders".

I am not sure why you are comparing mass shooters to police shootings.[/quote]

I'm white. I am not "afraid" of losing "privileged". I want to see and welcome a reduction of generational government assistance, reduction in violent crime, a rise in intact families and quality education for ALL U.S. citizens.

That won't come from crying chicken little anytime there is an officer involved shooting. That comes from working within your own community to fix the ills that plague you and understanding that this isn't 1962. Most white americans are embarrassed by and shun the "stormfront" types. Most white americans don't care what color you are. They just want a safe, stable country - one where [i]everyone[/i] reaches for the "american dream" once again.

But I guess that makes me a racist right?[/quote]

No you are not a racist BUT you are missing the point and that is insensitive to minority problems. You are wiping the slate clean that things become totally normal for blacks once civil rights law was passed in 1964. Do you know that SC senator TIM Scott has made a passionate speech in the senate that he was discriminated as senator when he goes out with his white staff, even when he has senator badge. Its like the cops don't think he can be the senator and the badge must be something else. http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/tim-scott-capitol-racism-senate-225507

That blacks have died UNJUSTLY because of the cops is a huge issue. It makes it a crying issue that needs attention because it happens to blacks disproportionately. But this has been going on for decades BUT ONLY NOW with cameras that the issue has come to light. Imagine the torment and pain the blacks have gone through silently all these years when they have no way of proving their innocence. So they deserve an understanding for the pain and unjust killings thousands of black families have suffered from without EVEN someone to believe their side of the story. They certainly don't need lecturing on high crimes and poverty at this time. There is a time and place to raise unrelated issues. Raising these issues shows the insensitivity of whoever is raining it. [/quote]

Blacks are not the only ones to die unjustly. They are just what is reported in the media in this current political climate.[/quote]

Read the post above your post that says unarmed Blacks are killed by cops 5 times more than whites.[/quote]

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