Originally Posted by
twotimer
I would say that everyone in this country has the same rights as anyone else. If the cops are nervous about approaching black folks, I personally wouldn't blame them...I'd be nervous, too. Especially since the cops chances of getting killed go up 100% when they respond to a call. I wouldn't take that job if it paid 500K a year.
I wonder how many other people, who aren't black, get their heads busted by some jacked up cop who should never have been hired. You know as well as I that we don't live in a perfect world.
I come from a dirt poor family. My highest education was the 8th grade. I was homeless or tossed around from the age of 15-19. I slept in abandoned houses, shoplifted food. I never held more than 2 grand in my hand until the age of 28.
I learned how to paint houses and made a career out of it. Now at 55 I'm a millionaire. Retirement is assured by my purchase of rental properties. I paid my dues, saved my money and worked my ass off for 25 years. Stayed out of trouble.
If I can do it, anyone can. Don't give me this BS about me having a leg up because of my skin color, either. My clients hire me and refer me because I've proven trustworthiness, show up on time and kick ass. That's all ya gotta do.
In my opinion, these people should be protesting the stupid aspects of the "black culture" and rejecting all the negative, sad sack liberals that keep pushing them to remain pissed off when they look in the mirror.