What is the controversy surrounding #takeaknee

[henryp]

I think the trick with oppression, is that nowadays, it's a side-effect of practicality.

I agree with Alpha that black people are shot more because black people commit more crimes. If you live in a neighborhood with a lot of gang-violence, it's just common sense to expect less restraint from the police than if they're pulling over a white lady in a nice car with a Bernie bumpersticker in the suburbs.

But that justification doesn't do anything for decent black folks who are essentially collateral damage. "Sorry I shot you for reaching for your phone. There's a lot of gang activity in this area, and you look similar to the people committing the gang activity, so I feared for my life" makes sense. But that doesn't do the guy who just got shot any good.

I think it's a fair argument to say in America, if you are a decent enough black person, you are likely subject to unjust treatment or control.

The flaw in both sides arguments, is the continued lumping together of all black people and talking about them like they are one guy.