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- HaydenFan69
Under the exact words of the law, everyone in this country has the right to equal treatment. But! But! The issue with the legal system of this country is that the word of law has been allowed to be interpreted by anyone in anyway. And only technically until precedent is set, no legal definitions of what words in a law realistically mean.
But not the issue. I agree, the first statement you make is bold. And while most people will find it controversial, as they will immediately call you a racist, or whatever. For you to make a bold state, you must elaborate. And I will just slightly add my two cents to that statement.
It is not 100% wrong what was said in this statement. The black community (and in a greater sense, the lower classes) in the United States of America is in the place they are due to societal and governmental stagnation. Society saw the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and thought, "We are done." Which is half right. That goes back to the top statement I made. From a legal standpoint, we as a nation are all equal. But over time, we realized that law didn't solve the greater problem. Which is what we are seeing very blatantly in the last few years. American, and the world in general has had the long issue of one group being better than the other. And currently we are asking that to switch much quicker than what is the traditional norm. But I believe as a world society, we must do such as we have evolved as a species so quickly in the last 100 years, that in order to progress forward to continue the health of our massively growing population, it is in the best interest to make the switch. And realistically, at least in America, that evolution is actually a lot better than much of the world.
Now we go to where I feel the true issue arises; government stagnation. The United States falls behind other parts of the world miserably. And in the case of the black community, this stagnation has shown more prominently. Look at our nation's public education system. In communities with high percentages of blacks and minorities, schools fall behind many third world nations. Why is that? Partly, it goes back to funding. Funding is based upon property taxes. And when you have a poor community, tax revenue is low to nonexistent. Which ultimately reflects upon the school. They cannot afford to keep good teachers, and provide the tools necessary to educate a child for the future. Partly, it goes back to the cycle of poverty. Schooling is difficult for a child when a families finances are a daily struggle. When day to day they struggle for food, for housing. That inconsistency in one's short term life leads to a difficulty in seeing the long term. In the ability to take advantage of schooling.
And this government stagnation goes further. With those daily financial struggles leads to creative ways to make an income. Like crime. Which is where our nations policing comes into play. While we have some draconian laws about drugs and such, I feel the stagnation has led to a devolution in the police departments. We are asking too much out of our police officers. They where intended to do one job. Enforce the law. But in recent decades, due to governmental actions, the police departments are asked to do other jobs as well. A police officer shouldn't need to be a social worker. They are not trained for such. Jails and prisons where intended to deal with just housing criminals. They where not asked to deal with mental disabilities. That was meant for special facilities. But due to the stagnation, or even back stepping, it has not been able to do it's job correctly. Which in turn adds to the further cycle of poverty.
I know I left some stuff out, but I don't feel I said anything new to most people. The blights of the black community are just a highlight of the faults in the United States.
