Ummm.....for starters, situations like Ferguson, Baltimore, the fact that in my neighborhood you'd be hard pressed to find anyone willing to cooperate with the police due to fear of the police and the brutality they sometimes stand for.....the fact that the police in general have a (expletive) reputation that precedes them in lower income neighborhoods, the fact that people have been illegally killed and police have gotten away with murder, the fact that police officers have in general for years (though I believe this is starting to change) been shielded from paying consequences for illegal actions/behaviors, the fact that police in general have definitely played their role in the US vs. THEM mentality they both face and feed - need I go on, this is all off the top of my head and there's much more I could add. RobOriginally Posted by iris lilies
I guess what I'm saying is lay some blame on their doorstep, too, they most certainly have earned the blame and then some.
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