03-25-2012, 11:34 AM
(03-25-2012, 10:05 AM)Middle Finger Wrote: Racism traces back to tribes having good reason to fear other tribes.
I'm not sure this situation, or deciding where you live, goes back this far but it can easily be applied in common terms. People do make personal safety judgments based on their own experiences and what they see around them.
The comments about an "undercurrent" in this thread are almost funny. I stated plainly why people fear a certain stereotype. There is no way to undo what happened to that kid, but people can try to make sure it doesn't happen again by understanding what happened and why.
Should we take everybody's handguns away? Should we outlaw hoodies? Should we keep our young adults inside the house at night? Should we not patrol neighborhoods and take our chances on being a victim or a crime? Should the media stop reporting all the crimes involving black youth so the rest of us don't use that information? What should we do?
Calling the shooter "white" is as a blatant example of racism as Trayvon being profiled by the killer. There is still a huge problem with race in this country. You don't find the problems only in mixed race neighborhoods. I wouldn't live near an all-white trailer park, either. Or in a ganged-up Hispanic neighborhood.
If people were marching with signs that say, "No Guns For Neighborhood Watch" or, "Detain People Who Kill Other People" I wouldn't have a problem with it and I would totally agree. Instead we get signs advertising race and asking not to be judged. Until the entire segment of our population who commit the most crime steps up and starts modeling good behavior and keeping a closer eye their own kids, nothing is going to change.
If I were there, I would be carrying a sign that says, "Send Them Back To Mexico!" hahahaha