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Originally Posted by cuervo72
Yep. Until someone fixes Chicago, every article has to be about Chicago and nothing else can be addressed.
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It's about the disproportionate amount of energy being put on issues like this. If this turns out to be an over-aggressive cop shooting an innocent person, it will be a tragedy. It will bring up issues with police departments that need to be talked about (we discussed it on the last page). Nothing is wrong with that.
But there are individuals who want to turn this into an excuse for why a community is failing. That it's always the evil racist white man's fault. It's a strategy employed in those communities for decades. I think we can all see for ourselves how successful that is.
Every year a story like this gets propped up and the message is that the young black man's biggest threat is the white man. Statistically this couldn't be farther from the truth. Even if you look at incidences of homicide that involve a cop and an unharmed person it's tiny.
The biggest threat to a young black male's life is another young black male. This is a statistical fact. Until leaders in the community acknowledge this and offer up solutions, nothing will change. These communities will have their scapegoat that makes them feel better as they crumble even more.