“There are many good black people out there. No reason to say this other than, the continuance and increase of incidents like this, if they are not loudly criticized by the black community, will ultimately hurt the entire black community.”
Yea. Just like all the “good” Muslims criticize Muslim terrorists.....NOT
Those of us that would call out such actions in the black community would be:
a) ignored by the media
b) threatened in some cases
c) get called racist names from our own 'community'
Someday, perhaps one of you will put a stop to it in a lethal fashion. (we hope)
However don't be surprised if you hear about some black guy responding in aforementioned manner when thugs decide to start beating on his white wife/girlfriend.
...Hmmm. wonder how the media will cover that?
P.S. And don't give me that "I'll start a race war and give them the excuse they need" crap. You don't hear about these flash mobs going after police stations, do you? (there's a reason). They don't NEED an excuse to do anything that they are not doing already. You're already at war. They just haven't confirmed it in your local paper or the evening news.
P.S.S. : They're not going to tell you when to start defending yourselves, either.
Yea. Just like all the “good” Muslims criticize Muslim terrorists.....NOT
Undoubtedly many black people, if not most, abhor and are embarrassed by such behavior on the part of other members of their race. Any apparent apathy should probably be considered in the context of blacks' historical experience. It's no excuse, but it aids in understanding, IMHO.
Your point about muslims is more cogent, I believe, in that there appears to be a distinct lack of moderate voices to speak out from within the muslim community whenever Islamic terrorism occurs.
In many cases, I'm sure these failures to speak out may be based on fear of reprisal, but it can't be denied that misplaced sympathies undoubtedly contribute as well.
I sincerely believe that the most effective rebukes of such acts are those which come from within the associated community, and that a failure to respond from within these groups greatly hurts them in the minds of the general populace.