I dont believe in a black and white statement that police are bad. If i were in command position during the last few weeks i would have deployed that based on one particular known event there is no need for any of you to become an example of more police brutality in this acute window of time though police brutality at any point is wrong. Just like it is wrong for any no good person to seek out a cop with intent to kill or harm with long lasting injury and i emphathize with any families of cops that have been targeted as revenge acts in the recent weeks. Further, if i were in command knowing that I would have those going out in in the field in riot gear, i would have said unless you see someone looking to draw down reaching for perhaps a gun or they have a weapon pointed with intent to use it there is no reason to have the examples that have been posted in the past weeks be reality. For the current health climate, while I dont oppose non violent protest, it is a sham there has been so much violation of social distancing. It is equally as poor that we have seen vigilantism hurting communities and small businesses who are innocent and silent victims.
I have been outside the tri state area and have witnessed with my eyes and ears disgusting targeted rhetoric in parts of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Indiana, Carolinas, Georgia, Virginia, Florida and Tennessee and even DC.
I feel one logic point you made is misguided. If a minority grows up in a fatherless or single parent enviroment it will lead to them being a hoodlum, truant and ultimately a gangbanger and street thug but the same can't be the case for a caucasian?
I would say this, if there is community outreach to the younger generation regardless if they are raised by single parent, fatherless, two lesbians, two gay men, they would have structure and a way to exist.
I know about the opiod game, it is pretty prominent in areas near me.
To me the ultimate thing is that the establishment has failed black communities and minorities. I am someone who has gone to Atlantic City periodically the last few years. Atlantic City is on 40 plus years of the establishment not giving a damn about anything more than getting busloads of retirement community slot players to come in once a week. A lot of nice looking casinos have been built, beyond our current climate many of them routinely partially filled but what have the casino owners done for the local community?