Quote:
Originally Posted by pr0
If that neighborhood was visited by church members, food banks, needle exchange vans & others showing them good-will (people that look like me, showing them good-will)......then perhaps i would be welcome to walk in that area.
Instead those people get visited by overzealous nazi-police on a daily basis. Who shake them down, beat them, shoot at them & virtually treat them like animals....all under the premise of stopping these "evil drugs".
The drug war is used as a tool to keep the racial divide as strong today (if not stronger)....as it was before the civil rights movement.
Of course these are just my opinions. I don't claim to be an expert. Just my life experiences.
|
we can agree to disagree... i don't share the view that there is good in everyone and that more hugs will change the world. you are blaming violent gangs like 18th st. MS13, crips, bloods etc etc etc on everyone except the people that choose to pick up a gun and kill people to impress their friends, gain credibility or just because they are violent and broken people, wayward immigrants with zero intent of assimilating etc.
although i can understand your side and believe the world could use a little more empathy, i don't agree that MS13... starting from a group of South American paramilitaries that quickly took over major cities in the US exists because they weren't hugged enough. they sell drugs because people buy drugs. they sell weapons because people buy weapons. they run whores and steal cars because there is demand for it. where there is demand, there are those willing to step in an fill that demand. They are more violent because more violence is required to take over those markets. thats always true. when that happens, it requires police action that's proportionate to the problem and the risks they face... in this case, a problem of highly trained, highly motivated, well armed and ruthlessly violent people who would rather shoot you than say "hello"... because that's the only behavior they respect.
your problem seems to be "the man" and not any particular thing. everything you have said so far is an indictment against authority.. not about "caring". "caring" is how your rationalize your resentment of authority.
mexican gang members aren't killing other mexican gang members (or any other ethnic group) because there is a shortage of "people that look like you" showing good will. they are killing because its an accepted part of running a business that's very lucrative.