07-16-2016, 01:40 AM
Video coverage of some of police shootings have a common thread: the "victim" was taunting or actively threatening the officer.
One could speculate that our news media and national "leaders" have excited a feedback loop along the lines of broadcasting how poorly one or more groups are treated by law enforcement with carefully chosen examples to "prove" their case. This encourages younger citizens to taunt and confront officers. This leads to self defense responses, creating more examples for the media mill with no time twken to investigate what really happened untill after the mobs are incited.
Making matters worse, some members of these historically disadvantaged communities engage in acts - petty theft, assault, robbery, etc. - that appear as part of normal crime statistics but are more motivated by the perception they are oppressed. They view themselves as heroes and the perception is reinforced by peer encouragement.
This speculation could help explain why some communties seem more violent and crime-ridden than others. In these areas, being caught and convicted does not bring shame, but the community view more akin to how we view our POWs. This means that short sentences do not deter, but more likely encourage, behaviors we view as criminal.
This behavior is not new but has been present for decades. This partly explains why police are viewed and act as occupying forces rather than members of the community.
Keeping repeat offenders off the streets will be the only way to prevent the behaviors.
One could speculate that our news media and national "leaders" have excited a feedback loop along the lines of broadcasting how poorly one or more groups are treated by law enforcement with carefully chosen examples to "prove" their case. This encourages younger citizens to taunt and confront officers. This leads to self defense responses, creating more examples for the media mill with no time twken to investigate what really happened untill after the mobs are incited.
Making matters worse, some members of these historically disadvantaged communities engage in acts - petty theft, assault, robbery, etc. - that appear as part of normal crime statistics but are more motivated by the perception they are oppressed. They view themselves as heroes and the perception is reinforced by peer encouragement.
This speculation could help explain why some communties seem more violent and crime-ridden than others. In these areas, being caught and convicted does not bring shame, but the community view more akin to how we view our POWs. This means that short sentences do not deter, but more likely encourage, behaviors we view as criminal.
This behavior is not new but has been present for decades. This partly explains why police are viewed and act as occupying forces rather than members of the community.
Keeping repeat offenders off the streets will be the only way to prevent the behaviors.
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"To those who have fought and almost died for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know."
-- Author Unknown
"If at first you do succeed, try not to look astonished!" -- Milton Berle