Several factors going on a poor area were folks don't have much opportunity. So called leaders that don't hold their followers accountable instead enabling them to make bad decisions. We have a media that for what ever reason gives one side of the conflict a bye on any responsibility. The media's coverage/reaction is akin to pouring gas on a fire, they like that, it improves their ratings and or circulation and it helps insure those that they want in power get re-elected.
Don't get me wrong I think cops can be wrong. I worked for a county government for about 7 years and I think a lot of our Sheriff's Deputies chose their profession so they could misbehave and stay out of jail, their primary oath is to the union and the heck with anyone else (they took Union "vows"). They would lie cheat or steal to get whatever they wanted, if you were of a group to give them what they wanted you were golden, but if you didn't have anything to offer you were pretty much toast.
The people handling publicity on this one have been very effective in spinning it their way. Notice it's been "WHITE COP shoots UNARMED BLACK TEEN" not "Cop shoots robbery and assault suspect"
Some people- from he who must not be criticized all the way down through the Reverends Jesse and Al have a lot to loose if the problem actually gets solved, they might actually have to deliver results and be accountable for their actions. That scares the heck out of them.
Some of it is a entitlement mentality driven by years of leadership telling their people they can't make it because of their skin color and the system is against them solely because of the color of their skin. It leads them to believe that only way they will get anything is if it is given to them and they have gotten very use to getting things. Others even propose the idea that some individuals were "owed" because of discrimination and unfairness against their ancestors. What they really don't like explaining is why Blacks who are or are the children of recent black immigrants are doing better than those of families who have generations of American borne ancestors. They don't like explaining how some blacks have risen to the top of their fields and somehow become judged solely by their actions and abilities and not the color of their skin.
I've lived in the country and in larger metropolitan areas (Chicago, Denver, Tampa and Lansing, Michigan) Most of my life I haven't been exposed to a lot of ethnic minorities except when I was in the Air Force. I noticed some of my fellow officers were Black officers, others were officers that happened to be Black. Or to put it another way some got their commissions by their skin color and a quota, others were well qualified individuals that deserved a commission regardless of their race or ethnicity.
Some of it is the American belief in "fairness", life isn't always fair you have to do the best you can with what you are dealt. This is were issues of Faith come into play, those with a belief in a divine authority seem to have more ability to get over it when things might not be fair. With decreasing faith our ability to deal with adversity in an appropriate manner is diminished and we see it in violence and crime.
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