(09-30-2017, 10:38 PM)EricC85 Wrote:

(09-30-2017, 10:19 PM)hb1148 Wrote: Disproportionate violence by police against black people is the primary cause for the protests.  Disproportionate incarceration rates of minorities is another.  Educational and economic opportunity in our country is not equal.  Racism is alive and well (although not just in the south).  Being critical of your country doesn't mean you don't love it, it means you think the country should strive to be something better.

Statistics say violence isn't disproportional against blacks, You have to accept perception over verifiable proof to accept that premise.

That's my whole problem with the "protest" when does it end, when every black person is satisfied? When every cop is veritably void of prejudice? Maybe when the ratio of white, spanish and asian inmates matches that of blacks? 

victim mentality it's the downfall of any society. By LAW we all have equal access to opportunity not success, that's better than any other society on the face of the earth has done. Less time protesting more time working and mentoring that's how you get real change.

Statistics indicates police violence is disproportional against blacks.  There are sources and studies that indicate that black people are 3 times more likely to be subjected to violence, especially fatal violence from police than white people.  You're statement seems to indicate that black people are out to get police and that's simply not what this thing is about.

By LAW we do have equal access to opportunity but practice and theory do not always go hand in hand.  Blaming the victims by telling them they're just not working hard enough is a symptom of the issue. It's subtle. Hell, racism is subtle.

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