Would it make just as much sense for me to say to a law-abiding, blameless black person, "It is not enough for you to say 'I'm not a thug,' just because you have suppressed your conscious aggressive tendencies"?
I don't like racism either way. What drivel this is. Headlined, spotlighted, amplified and highlighted by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. And there's half the problem.
What a wise woman you are!
This letter to the editor illustrates your point very well:
At a time when the entire community is tense while awaiting the grand jury decision, you would think that a responsible media would be doing its part to calm the situation. Instead the Post-Dispatch chooses to go with an obviously inflammatory headline (”Who counts how many people the police kill? Nobody,” Nov. 9).
The management staff that allows or promotes this type of journalism should be ashamed of themselves. The community would be better served if the Post-Dispatch closed its doors. Trying to inflame an already dangerous situation borders on criminal behavior.
Jerry Ehnes • Kirkwood