jeebs1707's Blog

Why has the "African-American" communities of America lost its' faith in the Judicial System and in Law Enforcement officials?  Law Enforcement officials as well as others want to know why people of predominently "Black" communities have become so reluctant to come forward with information concerning criminal activity in their neighborhoods'. Of course the citizens of the "Black" community don't condone crime. Actually the majority of them despise it and are quite fed up with the repetitveness of it all. Epecially the deluge of senseless murders of everyday working citizens and innocent children who are caught in the center of some petty thugs "beef". Personally, I don't condone the "stop snitching" theory. In fact, I think that people of the community where these things take place should feel obligated to report any criminal activity that they have knowledge of. But, on the other hand , I must say that I can understand a persons reluctance to inform the police of any crimes that  have or are taking place in their neighborhood. In most "urban" communities, the Law Enforcement officials that are policing them don't live there. And, most of them don't establish relationships with the citizens they are suppose to be protecting. So, with that being the case, there are obvious trust issues between the police and the people. Citizens are also afraid of potential reprecussions they may be subjected to from criminals they have informed the police about. Another reason they may hesistate to come forward is because of the enforcement tactics the police have been reputed to use concerning individuals that are of the "African-American" nationality. In more than any other race concerning police and citizen confrontations, the police seem to be alot more aggressive and over-zealous when the  person in question is of the "African-American " persuasion. In my opinion, "Black" people are a feared race for the most part because they have been labled to have an aggressive nature which has been repetitvely elevated throughout American society by every source of media. So, ask yourself, how can an "African-American" citizen of a crime infested community feel it to be a commendable deed to turn some one in, when  the police of the community that are sworned to "protect and serve" are in-fact just as much of a threat as the criminal?        Jeebs1707    Pennsauken N.J.