Quote:It isn't just about the deaths. Those are things that make news headlines. It's the profiling that has gone on for a long time. That is the build up. The killings turned the frustration into a movement.


Overall, the bigger issue doesn't lie with cops. That is an issue we need to correct, but the bigger issue within the black community if we are to back it up with stats is the community itself. The crimes against each other and other races, the dependency on government assistance when adjusted for population is higher than any race, adult black population has a much higher chance of being under the poverty line than the average American and children which will continue this vicious cycle are in poverty at a higher rate than the adults.


IMO, there are many factors. Their history of having "equal rights" is incredibly short. When we say, "that was over 50-60 years ago and slavery was abolished almost 200 years ago, get over it!" we diminish the impact of what that history has done to their communities. Should we really expect the black population to prosper and just get over it when we are only a generation away from when they got equal rights??? The sad part though is white people use this against them in justying their racism.


The other issue culture to some extent. The music reflects it, but also embraces what is actually destroying their communities. Drug epidemic, selling drugs, gangs, shooting, taking people out, etc... At the same time the music reflected their upbringing and again. vicious cycle.


Then you have racism and racial profiling in law enforcement. It's real and it isn't a small segment of the force. Just imagine how many things we don't know about. Where video or audio is erased or tampered with (just recently Chicago had evidence to show about 80% of tapes were missing audio due to police tampering). Part of the reason things have been quieter until recently is social media. It pulled back the veil and showed a lot of ugly truth that was always there. We just enjoyed living in our ignorance. Ignorance is bliss.


Distrust amongst police. Time after time police are found guilty of tampering with evidence and they serve no jail time, simply are put on leave for specified time. Think about that. Tampering with evidence should be a felony. Why aren't cops going to jail for this? None did in Chicago.


Education is poor in poor areas. This of course continues the cycle. That's a tough fix.


Democrats are guilty of maximizing these events for votes and rarely discuss the problem which is effecting the black community on a much larger scale because it isn't sexy or doesn't make headlines. Because of that, it is hard to defend Deomcrats as actually caring for the black community. Obama has spoken a lot about the police shootings which make up a significantly small amount of black deaths, but hasn't done much speech or policy wise in regards to the bigger issues facing black communities.