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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins
*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.
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Allegedly chose a gun, as claimed by the other with no witness that we know about who can corraborate ... see the different perspective ? The fact that he was carrying isn't pertinent since "everyone" in Texas does it.
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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.
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Brand newish looking bike, hardly impoverished I think you're jumping way ahead to the socio-economic stuff which may be completely irrelevant within this context let alone talk about a solution, this thread is still about the shooting right ?
Yeah, I did ask about, and skipped the verbiage, mainly because I don't see how it relates to this incident ... for now.