It seems you skipped right over the part about the member of "YOUR COMMUNITY" who was waving an AK-15 at an officer and not murdered in cold blood? I'll link it for you again. https://medium.com/@mambobean/what-you-mean-when-you-say-he-should-have-obeyed-the-police-824574f72d67
Or maybe you remember Dylann Roof, who was taken to Burger King by police officers after murdering nine Black people who were being real criminal as they worshipped at church. The police took this mass murderer to Burger King on the way to jail, because they were afraid of violating his rights. I guess only White people have those, huh? https://www.snopes.com/news/2015/06/22/dylann-roof-burger-king/
There are dozens of cases like this, so don't think I've stopped at two because there aren't more examples. White people get away with all kinds of threatening behavior, and the idea that they're less "criminal" than Black people because they're all little sweeties and not because the system is designed to protect them is one I really hope you reexamine. (You can watch the documentary 13th for more context.)
More Black people have criminal records because the police target them disproportionately, the justice system punishes them more severely for the same crimes White people commit, and because our culture criminalizes things that shouldn't be crimes in the first place—knowing statistically that those laws will disproportionately impact marginalized communities (see the War on Drugs and the government-sponsored crack epidemic of the 1980s for one of many examples). It's not because Black people commit more crimes than White people. I know plenty of "criminal" white people who have no record, because on the rare occasions that they're actually caught and charged with something, they have the resources to hire expensive lawyers or settle out of court. One of them is our president.
I think maybe your "community" never existed in the first place, because community involves caring about people other than yourself, and the all-caps "MINE!!!!!" gives me a pretty good idea what your position is there. Did you mean to say property?
I know I'm not being generous to you, because I'm really frustrated by your ignorant response. When I read this, I assume you've learned nothing this summer, after months of people writing articles and discussing these issues to help explain why the talking points you've trotted out are not just diversions from the real issue, but factually incorrect and harmful.
White Supremacy hurts all of us in different ways–look how angry and fearful your comment makes you out to be. Are you a republican? If so, I would think you believe in less government interference — to me, that includes not allowing the state to murder people before they have a chance to answer for their "crimes" in court, or sending in the armed forces when people are peacefully protesting. I presume the footage you've seen of these protests are all riots, yeah? I've been to many of these protests, and I can tell you that when they're not being hijacked by bad players, they're the most community-oriented experience I've ever had. Does the news you read or watch ever mention the leaders of Black Lives Matter practically begging anarchists to consider who's lives they're putting at risk by bringing violence to otherwise peaceful protests? Who do you think has the most to lose when this violence breaks out?
As for law and order, people who are accused of crimes like the ones you name in your comment usually have a chance to plead their case in court before having their lives stolen away. That's part of the legal process you seem so confident in. If another country were murdering citizens for the crimes you name, we would invade it and call them terrorists—but somehow, it's OK here? Last time I checked, riding a bike with a concealed weapon, punching a cop, and resisting arrest are not punishable by death—in fact, almost half the states in our country have no death penalty, because those states agree that it's inhumane and understand the criminal justice system gets it wrong too often to trust it in life and death matters. Are you familiar with the West Memphis Three? Maybe knowing that white people can also be wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death will make you think twice about how much trust you put in the criminal justice system.
You have your right to your opinion. But for the sake of your own soul and wellbeing, I hope you think more deeply about what your comment says about how little you think of humanity. Perhaps this reflects how little regard you have for yourself and your own value, and if that's the case, I truly do feel sorry for whatever conditions made you think some people are disposable. I personally believe we're all connected, and that there is a severe and unspoken impact on the psyche when we begin to justify or dismiss hundreds of years of dehumanizing "others." We can't dehumanize others without dehumanizing ourselves. That said, I also believe we have the ability to grow and change with the right care, resources, and support. People can't do that if we kill them first, and if we don't take responsibility as a community that denies people access to that support, implicitly or explicitly.
