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Originally Posted by pmax
Sorry, haven't read every single line of the lengthy exchange but what is "the problem", "the situation" and "the solution" identified here ... in short ?
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*Sigh* Really? Too much trouble to go back and spend ten minutes?
The problem is we lost another young black man who chose a gun to address a situation that would not have driven most people to choose a gun. The bigger problem is that far too many young black men make that very same choice, and pay for it with their lives. At a rate six to eight times higher than that of any other race, even factoring in socio-economic factors such as poverty. One of the many factors perpetuating this ongoing tragedy is "polite" society's unwillingness, or inability, to even discuss it for fear of being labeled as "racist". The "solution", or at least the beginning of a "solution", would be to break down those barriers to an open, honest discussion.