MikeK
Gold Member
While there is no question that racism attends much of the conflict between White police officers and Black civilians the root cause of most incidents of the type described in the video is the War On Drugs, which has effectively nudged this Nation toward police state status. I have no doubt that the cops who accosted the fellow in the video were plainclothes narcs, who, along with vice cops, the BATF and The DEA, are the scumbags of law enforcement.
In addition to enabling the rise of powerful crime syndicates ("cartels") the drug war has afforded economically depressed Americans, predominately Blacks, with an opportunity to earn money. Consequently the vast majority of low-level drug dealers, along with some very high-level distributors, have been Black. That statistical reality has resulted in enhanced focus of police attention on Blacks.
The bottom line here is were it not for the drug war the incident described in the video, along with literally millions of similar incidents, would not happen, thus dramatically reducing the increasing conflict between the (mainly White) police and Black civilians.
In addition to enabling the rise of powerful crime syndicates ("cartels") the drug war has afforded economically depressed Americans, predominately Blacks, with an opportunity to earn money. Consequently the vast majority of low-level drug dealers, along with some very high-level distributors, have been Black. That statistical reality has resulted in enhanced focus of police attention on Blacks.
The bottom line here is were it not for the drug war the incident described in the video, along with literally millions of similar incidents, would not happen, thus dramatically reducing the increasing conflict between the (mainly White) police and Black civilians.