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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
Suppose a black man grows up in a good family, gets a good education, gets a good job, gets married, and has a few children. He never breaks the law, never gets arrested, and is a good family man. One day, he is pulled over by a white police officer and is not treated in the same way that the police officer would normally treat a white man. But, the black man obeys the police, shows his valid license and registration, and is eventually released, even though he feels like he should have been treated with more respect. Who should he blame? The police officer because he is obviously a racist? Maybe. But, how about placing at least some of the blame on the disproportionate number of black men who did not follow the same law abiding course in life, and had some influence on the police officer's perception about life. Police officers are supposed to follow a standard procedure, but they are only human.
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OK, all well and good about the "disproportional" amount of Black crime. I will concede that as a beginning thesis. Now, I want to take the problem back - back to 1965 when LBJ did civil rights but had to stop SHORT of integrating ALL new residential communities - back to Jim Crow - back in History 400 years to the 1st Black slave brought here.
....Pretend, as a thought experiment, that Blacks had colonized the US before the White got here. Just forgetting about Native American rights for this experiment. Then the Blacks brought in UNEDUCATED and culturally unsophisticated White SLAVES, that remained 15 or so % of the US population. Then, the Whites would be more imprisoned and hurt by the Judicial system. Whites would be systemically racially prejudiced against. You need to imagine that Brave New World in order to relate to the Reality that Blacks are faced with every day. You need to go BACK to the original WHY things are this way for your answer. It is just LUCKY to be born WHITE. It is no great accomplishment and not to be bragged about!