http://www.huffingtonpost.com/h-a-goodman/three-reasons-why-black-m_b_6245962.html
1. Openly carrying a gun legally (in an open-carry state) is a public display indicating that an individual does not have a criminal record. This alone undermines the basis behind racial profiling.
2. The epidemic of disproportionate force utilized against
black men in America warrants an alternative, and legal, solution to
this problem.
The deaths of unarmed black citizens
continue in America, despite the fact that we're in 2014 and not 1814.
While the killers of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown have been found
"not guilty," cities throughout the country have admitted guilt in other
fatal encounters with unarmed African-Americans. Often times, the
stories of these tragedies are so horrific that one wonders why such
overwhelming force is utilized against people who aren't carrying weapons.
3. The vast majority of African-American men will never
commit a crime, so it's time America realizes this fact. If openly
carrying a gun will help our country overcome centuries of prejudice
pertaining to skin color, then it's an option that should be pursued.
Let's analyze Ferguson and racial profiling, not from
the vantage point of those who claim a cigar thief deserved death, but
from a novel approach. If the percentages indicate that one in three black males will have an interaction with the criminal justice system, and research shows that 1 in 15 are incarcerated, then
this also means the vast majority of black males will have zero
interaction with prison, crime, or anything to do with America's
criminal justice system. These statistics also mean that 75 percent
won't have any trouble with the law and that 14 in 15 African-Americans
are NOT incarcerated.
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