There are a few, which is why a small number of the protests turned violent. Most protests and protestors are peaceful. Those who aren't are setting back the cause.
But the problem that touched all this off is that black men are much more likely than white men to be killed by (usually white) cops.
So when you have yet another situation, in this case the cop putting his knee on the guys neck for six minutes until he was dead then two more minutes for good measure while three other cops stood by, you should see why black folks in particular might get pissed off.
Jesse makes a good point that we don't hear much about urban violence, which more often than not is black on black. It's tragic that the system leads to this effect. If you have a solution let's hear it.
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I think we differ on what is peaceful. When protesters go out and block a freeway, that is NOT peaceful. Physically stopping people from going about their business is by definition an aggressive physical act. Protesters have NO RIGHT to stop ANYONE from doing what they want--- EVER. That is a classic ANTIFA maneuver on roads AND sidewalks-- blocking passage and telling people where they Can and Can Not Go--- a truly fascist move on their part in defiance of the Constitution.
Black men are twice as likely to be killed by police unarmed.
As for Black on Black murder-- it isn't the "system" keeping us from hearing about it-- it's the media refusing to fully report on it.
"382 were shot, and 84 killed" --- That was the month of May this year in Chicago. This is a FAR WORSE PROBLEM and people seem not to give a single F.
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I would differentiate the way I characterize this though. I don't see it as a RACIAL difference. It's a CULTURAL difference. To say it is
racial implies to some that a genetic difference predisposes some to violence. I don't believe that at all, and I think the notion of that is racist at its core. I think that is why the media won't even cover Black on Black crime-- because any analysis of it
sounds deeply racist, and the liberal media are not going to go there even in an honest capacity.
Solutions... PEOPLE need to restore VALUE to women as partners, VALUE to Fidelity, Value to MONOGAMOUS Relationships, Value to Marriage and 2-parent households.
I'm not a religious person, but the nation drifting away from churches and morality in personal decision-making has coincided with the lack of a moral compass for too many people. The triad of Church, School, and Home needs to be re-established.