Quote:It's naive to think there isn't a problem with police and how they are trained. It is an issue and it'll be addressed. Just a matter of time. It is not all om the cops though. I realize that. The issues are deeper then that. Racism plays a key roll, but so does the response from people who are being arrested. The violence that goes on with civilians in the US is staggering. We have a gun problem in the US. As far as that goes, the numbers don't lie.


Yes, I understand the numbers don't tell the whole story. But it is staggering. At the very least it should encourage people to research the issue more. My point though was to create a topic and get different points of views on it.

 

I see that a lot. People think the police need better training. How should they improve upon training? Everyone says this but no one offers ideas.

 

Now it's racism? How? I'm going to tell you, in the most simple of examples, why black neighborhoods receive more attention from police. They are, historically, more likely to commit crimes. Keep in mind, these are black neighborhoods where blacks are the offenders and victims. Robberies, burglaries, assaults, murders, etc. etc.

 

When the local commissioners see this, they put more police in those areas. More police = more police interactions. More police interactions in crime-filled neighborhoods in a country where everyone has a gun equals more police-involved shootings. 

 

I promise you that if black people took this conviction and applied it toward self-reflection and fixing their neighborhoods, then they would see fewer police in their neighborhood. 

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