(July 10, 2016 at 6:57 pm)Thena323 Wrote:(July 10, 2016 at 5:31 pm)paulpablo Wrote: Black on black crime is a thing because it's very notable. Black people are being killed at a higher rate than any other racial group in America relative to the size of their population. Black people are the ones doing the majority of the murdering.
And just as I said in my previous post, people will call the police racist if they do solve the crime and catch the black people doing it and they will be called racist if they don't solve the crime and don't capture the black people doing it.
Was going to post a bit about the ridiculous premise of black on black crime, but Yeaxleux beat me to the punch. Figured you'd still run with it though, and you did NOT disappoint.
At any rate, crime committed by the general populace as a result of interpersonal relationships, affiliations, happenstance and sheer dumb luck, or whatever has nothing to do with the issue of brutality/murder leveled by those tasked with upholding the law, and operating under the authority of the government.
These are entirely different matters. How can you not understand how ludicrous it sounds when you keep parroting the black on black mantra? You're presented with the prospect of the government sanctioning, or at least turning a blind eye to violence perpetrated by agents acting on their behalf, and your best and immediate response is:
"Yeah...But, remember that time Tyrone shot Pookie?"
Give me a fucking break.
That makes sense to you? Really?
My guess is that the more interactions you have with the police the higher the chances of police brutality occurring.
Personally I'm not bringing black on black crime into the conversation for the sake of it just to say yeh but look at what black people do.
I'm saying one of the reasons behind an increased rate of police brutality against black people may be in part due to a higher crime, more instances of resisting arrest, and more violence against police from black people resulting in more interactions with the police that turn violent.
Just as a general trend, not to say that no instances of police racism exist or that no completely unprovoked instances of police brutality have never happened.
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