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Originally Posted by Originalist
You are so clueless. I've been very outspoken about the militarization of the police of late . It's obvious Obama is trying to form his "national defense force" that he spoke of. But you seem to still be in denial of the false narrative that the left is trying to stir up that cops are intentionally targeting blacks. All this race hype is diverting attention from the real police brutality that is aimed at ALL of us , not just blacks. This prosecutor did her best to turn this into a race thing. The fact that black cops were involved will not get in the way of the race baiters.
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The general disconnect is the realization of the fact that there is a coming "police state", and this police state is centered in American cities. The fact is however there are certain groups that have seen "the worst" of the forming police state. Latinos and African Americans HAVE gotten the worst of the Criminal Justice System.
I don't believe I remember the prosecutor turning this into a race thing.
I don't think black cops being involved negates the fact that African Americans and Latinos generally are effected by the criminal justice system more.
Black cops can be as corrupt as white cops. These issues stem from social status and location. I'm less likely to experience an incident of police brutality of this magnitude now, (even though I am African American) because I live in a relatively safe multi-racial neighborhood in the suburbs. In many cities however police officers are known for targeting certain neighborhoods.... maybe because there IS more crime, maybe because there IS a culture of violence amongst young African American youth. But I've seen first hand cops, black, white, and latino who in these neighborhoods in an effort to "show who's boss" have no problem randomly harassing individuals like Gray, randomly picking people up, randomly searching people, etc. It is a part of police state dynamics and it's a serious issue.
Police brutality and corruption in the justice system IS an issue in many inner cities that adversely effects certain groups more than others.
Is this a bigger issue to me then a cultural promotion of violence, gang-life, drug dealing, etc? No.
Is this a bigger issue than a truancy rate of 45% in Freddie Gray's neighborhood? No.
Is this a bigger issue than a nanny welfare state that has single handedly destroyed inner cities and encouraged many hundreds of thousands of African American and Latino families to become dependent on the government? No.
Open borders? No.
However, the only solution to what led to what happened on Monday night is to reach these young men and young women and turn them around. We can't throw them all of West Baltimore in jail, we can't CONTINUE to sweep West Baltimore under the rug and stare at the Inner Harbor and everything north of Reisterstown Road while there are middle aged people who can't read in Park Heights and North Avenue. We have to eventually do something to reach these young people and change the reality that they live in day in and day out.
We can't do that if we completely and totally ignore the reality of CLINTON's "War on Drug's" and what it has done to these communities. When I've seen the constant harassment with my own eyes it would be insane for me to deny it exists. There is RAMPANT corruption in Baltimore from the city hall to the police.
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