Soulflower

I am not expecting for some people to care about minority issues because it is has been this way since slavery. However, lately I have been quite annoyed at the passiveness and disrespect that some people have for minorities who really care about the current racial problems concerning black people. Now I understand everyone doesn't care and won't be on the same page but I personally get irritated when some try to past off these issues as nothing or as things that don't matter. I get irritated when I see this on the internet and even in media depictions. Within the last 5 years, there have been multiple young black men that have been killed and murdered by white people so its alarming that some are shocked at black peoples reactions.

I have always found that to be strange. I know some people don't like to discuss minority issues on this board and that is okay. No one is not making you reply in this thread please don't derail it with foolishness.

Psy-Fi

Far more young black men have been murdered by other young black men in the past 5 years than have been murdered by white people. The percentages are around 93 percent annually according to FBI, CDC, and BJS records (all of which can be researched online.)

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Soulflower

Black on black crime is definitly an issue that has been discussed a lot in the past. I also acknowledge that issue, a issue that is rooted in classicism, poverty and other factors.

However, that issue does not excuse police brutality. Furthermore, there are just as many white police officers who have terrorized blacks, assaulted them or unfairly murdered them compared to whites. I showed the statistics in another thread.

RoxyRollah

So how do you propose we fix this issue?

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Soulflower

Black on Black crime or Police brutality?

DwnWthVwls

Reducing black on black violence and gang activity in ghettos will reduce police brutality. They aren't two separate issues.

Every time some shitty riot like this happens everyone involved is just moving the bar backwards.

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Soulflower

They are two seperate issues but they are both rooted in racism and classicism.

RoxyRollah

You are correct. on both counts imo.Everytime riots happen I shake my head and say,well obviously the million man march ment nothing.

Edit: The problem is that the black community no longer has strong leaders like we did in the 60s.We have **** stirers like Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson, and or morons with mouths full of gold.

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LoathsomePete

I think the main reason people get annoyed about social issues, at least when discussed on the internet, is because more often than not advocates on both sides turn to generalizations and demagoguery to get their point across. Instead of a discussion they inevitably become mad libs in the form of "all ______ are _______" where you just fill in the blanks with whatever you want. "All Republicans are out of touch, bible bashing anti-intellectuals" "All Democrats are heartbleeding, latte sipping, European envying anti-Americans" or indeed "All cops are authority abusing racists". All you do with that is completely shutdown any kind of discussion and leave a line in the sand that keeps two sides from ever seeing anything eye-to-eye.

I feel like I should mention that I am using the general version of the word "you", not naming anybody specifically.

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RoxyRollah

Both.

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