What do you think of the Black Lives Matter movement?
I think it began because people were fed up. I think it lives because people are fed up. I think the #AllLivesMatter movement is a way to belittle the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Everyone knows "All lives matter" - no ones arguing that silly people. People forget all too soon (and or twist the facts) on how the Black Panther Party began. I wasn't alive for it. But my uncle was. And a participating member at that. It began because of ruthlessness here in the Bay Area (Oakland specifically). People were FED UP. Racism was much more prominent, aggressive and open in the 60's and 70's. It's gotten much better here in the Bay, but everywhere else seems to be moving at a slower pace. Police need to be Policed. Police need better training. Police need to be held to the same standards as those people they are shooting: is it self-defense when you shot and killed that boy? If not, be tried for murder. There should be no other option. The other issue I find is when people protect and stand behind the police: "That girl should have learned to shut her mouth and behave and maybe that police officer wouldn't have beaten her down". WHAT? In what world is a sass-mouthed teenager beaten to a pulp in front of peers and other adults ok? A helpless foster child with a bad attitude. It's called "ABUSE OF POWER" and it's not ok. Had that young black girl been a "Blonde Beauty" with a sassy mouth, she wouldn't have been beat - and if she was, they'd hang that cop to dry. (example: Ben Fields, South Carolina Deputy, Fired Over Student Arrest)This is the exact reason (example) why #BlackLivesMatter happened. Because the police (and some other members of the judicial branch) have indicated that Black Lives Don't Matter. As someone else mentioned that whites should take a back seat to the movement and let black people drive it home. I don't care if I take a front or back seat to this movement, but I'm along for the ride. I support the movement, it's meaning and I believe Black Lives Matter. I don't need to say anything else.
Why do inner city children tend to have more behavioural issues than their counterparts who did not grow up in those areas?
As a former inner city youth, I can definitively say stress, lack of opportunity, boredom, etc we had to endure.I grew up in a major city during peak crack epidemic in the 80s and 90s and saw things as a child that many elderly adults still have yet to witness from suburban or non-inner city living. Our friends, many of our friends parents, and our parents friends died from drug overdose, violence, disease, or poor health overall. We saw police attack many in our community and assumed many were selling or abusing drugs and that wasn't always the case. We found dead bodies, drug paraphernalia and other nefarious things on our playgrounds, in our backyards, on our way to school, many times on the school grounds even.Many children were basically raising themselves because there was no adult supervision. Not all parents were on drugs, in jail, or alcoholics, many were also single parents working and trying to provide for their families. This resulted in older children raising siblings, or children joining gangs. Also, grandparents or other family members had to step in and raise children. If there were several siblings, they were split up among family or placed in foster care if no family could take them.Long story short, it wasn't a walk in the park living in ‘the hood.’ We oftentimes didn't have the luxury of simply being carefree children, oblivious to the stress of adults issues. We had to grow up fast because it was literally life or death for us. Our family units were broken. Sometimes it's not simply “behavioral issues.” It's children dealing with stress far behind their level of understanding and coping but without the tools to cope and no one to help them make sense of their circumstances.As a result, inner city youth, mainly Black/Brown youth, are stereotyped, labeled, and written off as bad children with “behavioral problems” instead of children who need help, guidance, and love like any other child their age. Our children are also aged to excuse negatives towards them like Trayvon Martin and Tamir Rice. These are modern day examples but this has been the case since the beginning of time, even before Emmett Till.Not only do inner city youth have all these issues to deal with, they're being failed by adults. Maybe the adults (family, teachers, neighbors, politicians, physicians, etc) also need behavior modification so the youth won't be subjected to continue this broken cycle.
Where can i get great information on the Holocaust?
In need to know some info. to do my English Project. I want to know what happend and why it happend. And i want to know what lead up to all the happend at the holocaust.
Where can those black people get proper justice for their loved one after US prosecutor or the grand jury decline to press any homicide charge on those cop due to lack of sufficient evidence?
There are no legal criminal recourses for justice in those instances where officers have used brute force leading to the deaths of people who possibly should have just been arrested. US double jeopardy laws prevent these officers from being tried twice. Civil lawsuits can be brought against theses officers for the deathes of their victims, winning won't lead to incarceration but could lead to financial gain for the families who've suffered through the loss of relatives. A civil lawsuit is also easier to win in court. O.J. Simpson is an example of someone who was acquitted of murder, but later mandated in the civil court to pay millions to the families of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Huberman. However just as the US criminal court systems can fail, paying out damages awarded by civil judgments can be dodged by filing bankruptcy which has notoriously occurred in many high profile, civil lawsuit cases. Sadly, when a victim or family members of victims feel that justice system has failed them, they along with public sympathizers realize how extremely unjust and unfair living in the United States can be.
Why don't more black people in the US own guns? If non-whites are more often the victims of crime and treated unfairly by police, why don’t as many non-white people in the US own guns?
Well there are a few issues:1) White people are the majority in the US (hence the term "minorities" for non-whites). Hearing that 82% of gun owners are white may create the impression that there is a very serious disparity in gun ownership, but when you consider that over 75% of the US population is white, it no longer appears to be such a massive deviation. 2) African Americans tend to be disproportionately gathered in urban areas, which typically have stricter gun laws, have a less gun-friendly culture, and have fewer opportunities for hunting.3) Some white gun owners come from a tradition of guns stretching far back in their family's history. On the other hand, many early gun laws were aimed at disarming minorities, which prevented some of them from developing those same traditions.4) African Americans are far more likely to be arrested and charged with crimes. A felony conviction disqualifies you from owning a gun. In that regard, you could say that modern gun control laws still primarily disarm minorities, they just aren't written with specific language indicating that this was the intent anymore.5) Polling information relies on voluntary and truthful responses. Anyone illegally owning a gun (see 4) is less likely to admit to having one. In addition, urban centers tend to have issues of trust between the people and the government/police (probably also related to #4) so even if said gun is owned legally, a person might have good reason not to admit to it.6) Guns cost money and minorities are disproportionately represented when it comes to poverty.7) In addition, (this is also related to 4 and 5) there may be a perception (and in some cases it is probably true) that open carry is more dangerous for people of color than for white Americans. Many anti-gun organizations have been telling members through social media that they should always call the police whenever they see a gun, even if they know the gun is being legally carried (never mind the hypocrisy of saying police will protect you and then tying up police resources that could legitimately be used elsewhere). In Ohio, the police questioned a white man who was open carrying a rifle and sent him on his way. Shortly thereafter, the police were called on a black man who was in Wal Mart. The man was holding a BB gun that he had picked up off of the shelf in that store. The police killed him.