(The hatred created from racism) It just never ends

[Stefan]

https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/neighbor-allegedly-shoots-white-mom-of-black-sons-after-they-say-he-racially-harassed-them-for-years-210742341986

[Troy]

The easy accessibility guns has thrown gasoline on the fire.  Give a racist old geezer an assault rifle and he becomes very dangerous.  

[ProfD]

The man had been harassing the family for years which means this event had been brewing. 

 

I'd imagine somebody hoped and prayed that it would never escalate into violence.

 

Before the proliferation of guns, folks were using rope and trees to accomplish the same end. 

 

There is a mentality that breeds this type of hate.  Any weapon will suffice in carrying out an execution.

 

The people who could most easily solve these types of *problems* are the most unwilling to do so. 

 

The same people thrive and benefit from societal dysfunction in many ways.

[aka Contrarian]

Truth be told,  average white and black folks don't really like each other too much.They just tolerate one another. The ones who resort to gun violence to display their hate are usually mentally unstable whites. But harboring contempt and mistrust for whites is second nature to most Blacks.

If Donald Trump wins the presidency, it will be due in great part to white racism. 

Even so, bi-racialism seems to be the wave of the future and is generational. So maybe things will sort themselves out. 

Who knows what lies ahead?

Seems to me, that since the solar eclipse, the sun appears to be shining brighter. And the latest displays of Northern lights were especially vivid. 

 

The new format on this site, has me entangled, however.

 

[Stefan]

All of you are correct.  For years this nasty White man exhibited his hatred. 

 

Oh, I did come back to post an update. Here is one:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/illinois-man-allegedly-shot-neighbor-white-woman-black-sons-charged-ha-rcna151637?cid=referral_taboolafeed

[ProfD]

Interestingly, the shooting was caught on nearby cameras. The shooter made incriminating statements during talk with a crisis negotiator before police got him out of his barricaded house.

 

Yet, the article writer insisted on using allegedly when referring to the man's actions. 

 

Meanwhile, down in Florida, a sheriff responding to a disturbance call ends up shooting and killing a Black man.

 

Granted, the young man was holding a legally-owned gun at his side. But, he didn't really know who was banging on his door. 

 

 Nonetheless, the Black man opens the door, officer sees a gun and starts shooting. Everything happened in a matter of seconds. No negotiation.

 

The sad reality is that these hateful white folks don't see Blacks as humans. They see a threat that needs to be neutralized.

 

Black folks have several reasons for which they can hate white folks. History proves it.

 

OTOH, I cannot think of anything Black folks have done to make white folks hate us.

 

The only thing Black folks have done is  made it through slavery and found a way to thrive.

 

Otherwise, Black folks haven't done much of anything directly to white folks to cause their hatred of us.

 

I believe white hatred of Black folks is rooted in guilt and fear that one day they will be made to atone for their sins against us. That judgment day is coming.

[Chevdove]

On 5/14/2024 at 12:50 PM, Stefan said:

All of you are correct.  For years this nasty White man exhibited his hatred. 

 

Oh, I did come back to post an update. Here is one:

 

Well, I am happy they got him for this hate crime, but he should have been stopped long ago.

I hope  the mother has a full recovery. What a horror.