The black on black murder and murder victimization rates tell most of what you need to know. If you won't discuss that, you aren't getting at the root of the problem.
Posted on 12/23/2014 2:22:17 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Mike Rowe is again going viral, this time after he candidly answered a fan’s question about the events surrounding Ferguson aftermath and the non-indictment of Officer Darren Wilson.
The question from his Facebook wall reads:
Hello Mr. Mike Rowe. I’m a big fan and also happen to work in the lower Haight as well as live in Alameda. I have to ask with everything that is going on in Ferguson, how do you feel about the protests in SF as well as the looting/rioting in downtown Oakland?
While lengthy, Mike’s response eloquently answers not only the question posed, but also the ideological problem driving racial tension in our country:
Hi Meghan,
Last week, those very protests blocked off one of the major arteries, and as a result, I was 90 minutes late to a holiday dinner in Alameda. I apologized for my tardiness, and was told by my hostess not to give it a second thought. “It’s a small price to pay,” she said, “given all that’s at stake.” Another guest, already well into the eggnog, wondered aloud if a heart attack victim waiting for an ambulance stuck in traffic might hold a different view?
Within moments, everyone was talking about Garner and Brown, and the conversation got very political very quickly. A liberal guest said, “Look, I wasn’t there, but it seems pretty clear that both men would still be alive had they been white.” A conservative guest replied, “I wasn’t there either, but it seems pretty clear that both men would still be alive if they hadn’t resisted arrest.”(continued)
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The black on black murder and murder victimization rates tell most of what you need to know. If you won't discuss that, you aren't getting at the root of the problem.
Leave it to the wife for a good observation. “Everything is turned upside down. Even college football players had a fistfight at the end of a game today. Even college sportsmanship is gone. Anyone who was around and aware of the world around them 10 years doesn’t recognize the America of today anymore.”
She is 100% correct.
Well, not recently. A few decades ago it was quite common.
I have always liked Mike because he had my sense of humor and now I respect Mike more for his sense of decency, balance and self respect.
There are no cases of law abiding blacks being killed by cops because they were black.
Well, not recently. A few decades ago it was quite common.
Well, gee, that’s relevant as hell!
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