11-28-2014, 02:06 PM
(11-28-2014, 01:50 PM)Blindgreed1 Wrote: I guess the point is that protesting is fine (my personal opinion), but looting and destroying someone elses property over a court ruling does more to sterotype the black race than it does to create change. If the cop that shot this kid was black, would we be having this conversation at all? People are killed by cops every day. Why aren't people all over the country protesting, rioting, looting and burning for those people? I blame the media.
If the officer who shot Michael Brown had been black, I don't think we'd be having this conversation -- I agree with you there, Gunnar.
I don't think we'd be having this conversation because there wouldn't be a (real or perceived) notion by a large portion of the black population (and plenty in the non-black population as well) that the killing of an unarmed teen was due to racial profiling and discrimination against blacks.
I disagree (with just about everyone here, it seems
) about the media being responsible for anything but covering the news in these cases. The media didn't create racial tension. The media is not to blame.I definitely acknowledge that some outlets cover the news (whether it be in regards to race, guns, Ebola, politics...) in a manner designed to sensationalize and keep fears/emotions stoked, though.