Thug Kills White People in Texas

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When was the last time a black man committed multiple homicides and was executed on site by the police? I ask, simply because I do not know.

Your point about society labeling (profiling) young black males is the issue. The assumption of guilt by the PTB that the young man is a "thug" is the problem.

Answer: It is the issue facing all of us right now. The stereotypical response when one of these incidents happen. I can assure you that I have had more than one heated conversation at the bar when the typical redneck pipes up about, "he was a thug". It is more than just the media, it is everywhere. It is on TV, it is on the radio, it is in professional sports, it is in advertising.

I have no idea how to correct it, but comparing these young black men who have been murdered, and the perpetrator of the crime walks away without even a charge, to someone who committed multiple homicides and will most likely get the death penalty is not helping the cause. It does these young men an injustice for their names to be in the same thread as this murdering douchebag.

Fight the fight ... I'm with anyone who does, and I stand up for these issues in Texas and I am usually alone on the front and faced with overwhelming odds. But I don't back down, I do not deflect, and I do not let them get away with saying these things without challenge.

As far as I am concerned that is the only way it will change, just make it unacceptable.