Media Criticism--
How many times in the last three years has the national media reported on stories of a white man shot by police...justly or unjustly? There are plenty of cases nationwide. How many times in the last 3-5 years has the national media reported on stories of Hispanics being shot by police...justly or unjustly? And by reporting I mean make them the story of the day nationally... Are African Americans getting shot by cops in some huge numbers or does it seem that way cause the media(knowing racial animosities, our history of black vs white, and the emotions that go with all that are great for ratings) is highlighting every possible case it can. If Rhode Island state troopers shoot a white man tomorrow, zero chance you hear about it, but if a black man gets shot in Kansas regardless of the facts...it will be on your 24 hour news. Now why is that? I don't know if it is liberalism or if news people (can't call them journalist anymore) have some sort of 'generational envy' of those heroic voices who spoke out during the civil rights era...whatever the reason, many media outlets seem hell bent on trying to create racial discord. Hell, I got on CNN's website one day weeks ago and the top story! nationally for them was a Muslim flight attendant may have been let go cause she refused to serve alcohol and CNN was treating it like a civil rights issue and evidence of America's inherent racism. Think they would have ran the story if the flight attendant refused to serve alcohol cause they were Christian...or white...and regardless of any facts about that issue, why is that the top story for a second on a national news site?
With Regards the Police vs Black Community--
Young African American males per every reliable stats you look at are the most violent group in the nation. It is human nature that police are more suspicious of them, more aggressive towards them. I don't know the answer, things like stop and frisk in New York clearly helped bring down crime but you could certainly see the argument it is unconstitutional. Who among us if we were black and a law abiding citizen wouldn't feel anger to be stopped and frisked while doing nothing wrong? And yet the reason they are stopped is violence is more prevalent in that group. It is a vicious cycle, the cops see them as the most dangerous people and the black population, both criminal and innocent, feel anger over being targeted.
I can't imagine someone arguing the press and the President haven't made this situation worse by their actions and rhetoric. The Michael Brown case is the best example. We as a nation had to hear that story for months and all the commentary of white privilege and all the commentary of police brutality and come to find out all the physical evidence pointed to an assault upon the officer. The media includes in their list of black people shot by police...people who deserved to be shot and people who didn't...their job is suppose to be to report the difference and they don't. Their job also is to know the difference between what is truly national news and what is a local issue...but they are looking for the next OJ case, the next Martin and Zimmerman, the next story that draws the national attention. And they just throw shit on a wall hoping we will watch. I swear I think people were better off with their morning newspaper and the nightly news...24 news is a disaster, doesn't matter whether it leans left or right.
But whatever your beliefs prepare yourself for a long summer. There is going to be plenty of riots (some MSNBC will call peaceful protests) and plenty of injuries of cops.
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