67. "RE: uh... the whole 2nd paragraph addresses this" In response to In response to 66
i blame the police for brutalizing us because they shouldnt. you can enforce the law without brutality. and i blame us for killing each other cuz we shouldnt be doing that.
i also think that there is a huge social aspect to proper policing. cops should spend a good deal of their time talking to people.
if by asking police to enforce the law, a black man gets put in jail for killing another, i'm good with that.
but separately, i have to address the conditions that led that man to kill the other.
when you say " I think we would reap way more benefit by finding ways to have us stop resolving our conflicts by killing each other and by find ways to get us out of the socio-economic conditions that have us involved in the drug trade"
i'm all for that
and you go on to say "that aint coming from the police".
you damn sure right about that.
like you said "... that will have to come from community organizers/activists, parents, teachers, etc...."