At what point do you look at a white cop shooting a black criminal scenario and see the criminal being responsible for his situation?

I'm watching episode four of Hard Knocks: Los Angeles and Jacob Blake has been shot, the NBA and MLB are postponing games, riots in the streets, etc., and both the Rams and Chargers are having conversations about racism, protesting, cancelling a practice day to make a point, using their platforms to speak out about institutional racism, and so on. 

The Chargers' head coach was talking about honoring Jacob Blake. A criminal. And not just any criminal, but one who has multiple arrests for domestic violence and was being arrested AGAIN for the same damn thing when he resisted arrest and was shot seven times for it. 

At what point do you, does anyone, look at Blake and see him as the violent criminal who put himself in his situation? At what point do you not see this man as a victim of racism but of his own violent choices? I don't remember racism actually being a proven motive for the shooting. 

I'm not saying racism doesn't exist and isn't a factor in some police shootings/altercations, but that is not the reason for every single altercation between white cops and black criminals. To say it is is sweeping a very real problem under the rug by not acknowledging what led to the altercation in the first place. 

Someone chose to break the law and when that happens there is a damn good chance police will get involved. What happens when violent criminals are confronted by cops, regardless of their skin color? 

I think this is what drives me nuts about the whole thing. These criminals are being praised as martyrs and victims and not condemned for their crimes. They're not even called out for their crimes. 

Freaking George Floyd has a statue in his honor, and for what?

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