Quote Originally Posted by EyeKhan View Post
No, the problem is that 3 & 4 have historically occurred way too often to black people and, until recently, incidents have traditionally been covered up, ignored or otherwise unaddressed by local governments. It's only since the videos, protests and riots that local governments have even acknowledged that these things have been happening and the wider US community has even believed there was a problem. This problem has to be demonstrably fixed first in order to foster a level of trust between black communities and local police, then crime issues can be more effectively addressed.
So the problem needs to be 'demonstrably fixed' (good luck with that criteria which means something different to everyone) before we can police communities? What exactly are you suggesting the police do right now when it comes to the crime waves that are occurring? Continue the hands off approach for fear of being blasted by the media blamed for clean shots etc? Or do you want them to get back into the job of saving lives? Are you saying that they should wait to re-engage those crime hot spots until the problem has been 'demonstrably fixed'?