| I agree that there is a major problem within the media and culture at large in that there is a presumption of criminality whenever a black citizen is involved in any sort of incident with law enforcement. This has been in the public eye recently after the successful Twitter campaign #IfTheyGunnedMeDown. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/08/12/if-... It is true that a higher percentage of black in the US are imprisoned, a higher percentage are convicted felons, and a higher percentage are arrested before age 25. It's also true that a higher percentage have household incomes below the poverty line, and a higher percentage are raised in a household with only a single parent. This would lead a rational person to believe that the causes of crime have far more to do with social and economic factors than with any other attribute. > However if I was in the US I'd be rather more worried about the significant portion of gun toting redneck conservatives who are devoid of all logic. While it may not matter to you, I find this highly offensive. I'm a white male, and a fervent supporter of gun rights. While I'm not poor or conservative - I'm middle-class at most, and an extreme libertarian - I grew up in an area where the vast majority of people were in fact poor and conservative. I know many, many people who fit your pejorative, and they are with few exceptions the kindest and most reliable people I've ever met. With respect, I urge you to actually get to know some of those "gun-toting redneck conservatives" of whom you speak. They may not be like you, but I truly believe that you'll quickly come to realize that they are in fact people too, and that their actions and beliefs barely resemble the caricature that you apparently ascribe to them. |