Here's a true story. When I worked at a large casino/resort in las vegas, every crime that was committed on property was on camera because every square inch of the place was on camera. Whether it was a theft, or writing a bad check, or an assault, it was all on camera. Every week I was handed a report by security which showed the face of every perp from that week. The report usually contained several dozen crimes, and more than 95% of the crimes were perpetrated by african-americans, despite the fact that they composed of less than 5% of our customer base. The ratio was so pronounced that security immediately went into action any time a black person entered the property. Everyone understood why, even the black security officers understood this. Is that racist? No, numbers are numbers, they are not racist. I believe it was not a race issue, but a cultural one. In any case, blacks committed nearly every crime that occurred there, and that's not just true on the LV strip, it's indicative of the whole country. Acknowledging these numbers does not make you a racist. You don't have to feel guilty about admitting that this is the truth, nor should you be intimidated by anyone who accuses you of racism for acknowledging it. Those accusations are what prevent the conversation from being had, and the problem persists. Black people aren't being shot by the police for simply being black. I'm sure that has happened before, but it's not the reality of why we constantly see black people being arrested. Wake up. We have a real problem.
