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Troy I think their lack of involvement is part of the problem also...however. Most Black people who are financially secure in THIS society didn't get to that enviable position by being stupid. Most earned their wealth by being prudent and having enough sense to know what to do and what to say and around whom. They're less likely than that brother/sister on the street who is out shouting and fighting the police because they have much more to lose. Give them a real reason to put thier wealth, reputations, freedom, and even their very lives on the line and I'm sure most WOULD be more involved. But they aren't going all out over some half-cocked foolishness with no clear aim or objective. I can't say that I really blame them all that much. It's too much like blind faith. But where I DO blame them is in their lack of initiating and organizing that which is missing or preventing them from participating....."sound effective leadership and objectives for success". They CAN help in initiating the plans that many claim are lacking but most aren't even doing that. It's amazing how brilliant Black minds are....when they're working for SOMEONE ELSE'S success. Cynique This is sound advice. I've heard it since I was a child that one should be courteous and respectful to cops no matter what they say to you in order to prevent being provoked into giving them reasons to brutalize you. However human nature is such that when you are experiencing harassment directly, your emotions sometimes get the better of you and you automatically react before thinking. It's one thing to see it on television and say, "Man....why would he talk to that cop like that...that was just stupid". But when YOU are the one being interrogated and harassed the emotions boil. For example, we all know cops tell you NOT to resist when being arrested. But when someone is yanking on your arm to the point that it's about to break....it's hard not to resist and pull back and try to break yourself free of that situation. It would be like drowning and not trying to gasp for air. Somethings are just a natural human reaction that no amount of conditioning can break. The vast majority of humans have a survival instinct that prevents them from submitting to certain restraints.