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You know what really sucks is that the fallout from incidents like this creates unecessary enmity between blacks and whites.
Sure, the vast majority of whites will be able to employ discernment, but the knuckle-draggers and even not-so-knuckle-draggers will condemn blacks in a more universal manner.

Everybody loses.

Good insight there, Triple A. It's spot on.

It used to bug me that white people seemed to ridge up when I'd approach them. Even in my professional adult life, I've had to deal with that reaction, which always melts as soon as I begin talking. I've had to be discerning, myself.

I appreciate the fact that you get caught in the middle, as do all respectable black Americans, where you often get regarded as if you might be one of the thugs just because you share the skin color, but before you condemn white people for being overly suspicious, you have to remember that white people also get it from both sides - white people get assaulted by black people, but they're not allowed to be afraid or suspicious of black people, and if white people want to help the black community, they get called racist for pointing out any problems.

The PC in this country is so ridiculous that employers are afraid to fire a black man who habitually sleeps on the job (this actually happened in a place I worked). If a black man punches a white guy, it was because of oppression. If a white guy punches a black guy, it's a hate crime with special enhancements and media character assassination. All of the racial meddling and engineering by the government has made the problem far worse.

I've known a lot of black people over the years, and with some, I've tried to make the conservative points to them, and make them understand that Uncle Sucker will only make things worse, not better, but no matter what facts I bring or what logic I use, I generally get dismissed outright, because, as a white man, I couldn't possibly understand. Nothing I say means anything to them solely because of my race. Yet, at the same time, I, and every other white person, are held responsible for every problem the black community has. Blacks kill whites and its whitey's fault. Blacks kill blacks and it's whitey's fault. If whites try to correct the situation, it's racism.

Quite the predicament we're all in, eh?