This shows white v. black for homicide. That is actually skewed because they count mexicans as white in these statistical analysis but you get the idea. If you actually broke it down by race you would see that white people are generally peace loving and productive. Unlike their black counterparts who have a tendency to destroy their own communities and any community they happen to become a part of.

Violence is an American probolem, and it’s not exclusive to the black community. I mean think about it: 80% of all people in America live in urban communities – surely they’re not all black and brown people. And, you’re very right as far as most criticisms not being solution oriented. As far as gun violence, tghere is much that can and needs to be done to stop illegal gun purchases. As difficult as it is to legislate morality, measures can be taken to police the illegal sales of guns, which are mostly done by gun dealers themselves.

It’s like the silly war on drugs. Most of the targets are the individuals who use drugs, as well as small level street dealers. The idea is that if you kill the demand, the problem will go away. as you know, that shit hasn’t worked and is being used as a tool to fuel an already thriving prison industrial complex. Well, how come we never hear about dealers going to prison for selling those guns that mysteriously fall off the back of a truck? Getting guns off the streets is one thing. But, preventing them from getting them on the streets seems to be a more effective strategy.

Overall, you are correct to point out that there are larger underlying issues un-addressed at play. Thing is, I don’t think anyone cares to actually address them.

I know I have had people tell me that they DO NOT want people addressing the issue of urban violence from their suburban couches because they do so in a very judgmental fashion and do not even bother to attempt to address the broader social issues underlying the violence. The people who live WITHIN my neighborhood/city are very vociferous about the gun violence here….. the white folks in the suburbs or in the downtown/west end/and south end do not talk about it…. but really, who cares???? They are not going to be the ones to join in on the front lines of the struggle against violence, esp since most of them are scared to even set foot in the north end!