So not a hate crime?

[kandrathe]

I do not troll. However, I reserve the right to discontinue conversations when I feel I am wasting my time. I thought I was pretty clear when I drew a parallel with my comment about ceasing to watch mainstream media.

I may be "main stream", but I'm not media. I too do not watch TV news, but I attempt to form opinions based upon truth. The article you cited on crime statistics seemed about right, I didn't dispute it. Mostly since it was not the point I was making. The question is why are black youth in such a societal hole? It is possible, with diligence and luck to escape the hood, but why is it so much harder?

P.S. I wonder too Taem, if it's maybe a bit of racial paranoia mixed in as well. Reference --> http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14462...l_Paranoia

It is hard to read the nonverbal cues of people you know. I imagine that in every black/white encounter of non-friends that the suspicion detector is on high alert. The perceived racial tension eases when you can communicate "I truly like you for who you are. " It's not so easy with all the baggage shoved between us, and those centuries of bad behavior is regurgitated for political purposes.