white cops vs black criminals

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by Ian

I don't normally speak up in this thread, but I guess I walked myself into this when I jumped on the boards this morning knowing there would be a thread about this. I just wanted to share my observations which are really well summarized by the quote above:

We (everyone) need to stop bundling people together into stereotypes in situations like this. A lot of these recent events have been caused by it; the black community thinking a disproportionate # of cops are out to kill them, cops apparently feeling threatened by a disproportionate # of people of color, the media thinking that a disproportionate # of shootings have some sort of societal prejudice behind them, people thinking that ALL democrats or ALL republicans think the same, and then we finally get last night, where stupid criminals feel like they need to mow down all white police officers... I don't think you get to where we went last night without the above pot stirring that has been going on for years.

Take the damn hate out of it for a minute, get some responsible journalism and community outreach, and stop freaking stirring the pot at every chance you have. Hate breeds hate, and it rarely manifests itself in the same way it was delivered.

OK, so I won't say that we need to address the fact that 75% of black kids are born out of wedlock, because that might hurt someone's feelings...

[Ian]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

OK, so I won't say that we need to address the fact that 75% of black kids are born out of wedlock, because that might hurt someone's feelings...

If saying it results in some sort of change, then its worth it. If its just an attempt to further marginalize a group of people by layering a demeaning statistic over their section of the population, you're maybe ONLY accomplishing hurting someones feelings, and that seems like hate to me.

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by Ian

If saying it results in some sort of change, then its worth it. If its just an attempt to further marginalize a group of people by layering a demeaning statistic over their section of the population, you're maybe ONLY accomplishing hurting someones feelings, and that seems like hate to me.

I don't know that any of us here are legislators who can write laws. I'm pretty sure this is a forum for debate, not a forum for actually forming public policy.

Liberals ignore the actual issues (and solutions) applicable to this community, and instead make it worse, by telling them to blame whitey for everything. Sorry if you don't like hearing that. Fortunately for you, there are mechanisms here to block me so you don't have to see anything I have to say.

I get riled up when ambitious liberal liars work up a mob which turns its fury on innocent heroes.