In reply to Danzou.

You just made my point...

News and the media are not the same thing!

Second: I am a black American who grew up in the city of Chicago, never in my statement did I say that all POC live in the inner cities, that is just foolish and I assumed that you were smart enough to realize that without me having to spell it out. I was referring to the inner cities because statistically that is where the murder rate is the highest and it effects ALL people not just the black community. I grew up in a single parent house hold and my mother worked extremely hard to provide a good life for me and my brother. I KNOW and understand the true meaning of struggle.

The city of Chicago has been devastated by crime, drugs, gang violence, murder, etc. I have witnessed God loving people in my community gunned down in the street like animals with little to no outrage. People that live here have been programmed to believe this is normal or even acceptable behavior which is the REAL problem. There are neighborhoods across our country that are so dangerous, police travel in sets of 3.

We need to build relationships with these police officers that work hard to protect our streets, and the local goverment needs to offer better training to ensure that the respect for citizens in these communities and justice is fair.

Do you know how much police officers make each year to put their life on the line on a daily basis?
35k - 45k yr. - Avg. Starting salary
Try supporting a family on that salary. Most police are good people, by saying they are not means you live your life believing that most people are not good (they are human like me & you), which would explain your bitter demeanor.

We spent $$$ to investigate someone who was proven innocent in a court of law, and we have real murderers walking the streets who should be paying for their crimes.

We should be outraged at the amount of gun violence in our country PERIOD. We should not feed into any media agenda that attempts to pit us against each other!

SPREAD LOVE NOT HATE!