Here's an idea, how about explaining to the black community that abandoning their own children does not bode well for their future
I agree, now dont you think that blacks receiving more arrests and more jail time than whites who commit the same crime as being any sort of contributing factor. Or can they be unfairly locked up AND with their children?
And while that is a good discussion on single families that wouldnt stop violence against black people. Most times a violent act doesnt occur after someone asks if they have a father at home.
Sure, but the question is why? Could it be that children, raised in single family households (exclude race as a factor), are more likely to be poor then others? We know the poor commit more crime. We know they are typically less educated, more likely to become violent and more likely to disrespect authority.
Why are they receiving longer sentences and more arrests for the same crimes? Or why are they in single parent families? I think I gave a pretty good answer on the second point.
To your second point, you assume it wouldn't. I'm not sure I see the point.
If the topic is how to end violence then having a daddy at home doesnt seem to be a correlation.
If more black children were raised in two family households, they are less likely to grow up poor, become less likely to be uneducated, less likely to commit crimes and less likely to become violent.
Less likely yes to exhibit those behaviors yes. But not less likely to be targeted and giving longer jail sentences and less 2nd chances. Thats why I said you can have 2 parents that often doesnt factor into targeting communities.
We can make changes to the police, but that's simply a band aide. The cure is for all off us to work together to break this cycle of single parent black households.
That again, wont stop violence. To pretend that all things would be great if more blacks were married ignores the issue of race entirely and seeks to place total blame of all things on black families. When black families were stronger we STILL were targeted more often and harder. When we dressed in suits we STILL were targeted more often and harder.
I don't think I'm ignoring anything. Statistics show that children raised in a home with two parents are far more likely to become well educated. Are far less likely to commit violent act. Accept authority better and commit far fewer crimes.
I will stipulate that, no matter what, there will be racism. No matter how educated ALL races become. But that will get smaller and smaller with time.
But I will not accept that "racism" rules the day in all of these cases.
If single parent household were not the norm, and with statistics showing how damaging it can be, both sides MUST do the hard work.
Police and the courts have work to do, but if the black community is to be taken seriously, there would be demonstations in the streets admonishing those fathers who abandon and fail to support their children as well.
There ya go Opie. Good job
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You really don't think Blacks are Americans do you? You don't think they are integral to the democratic hierarchy at all, even though Obama is the head of the party. Interesting. Silly but interesting!
