Of late once again in America there is a deliberate strategy and movement to define Black Americans as violent , criminal and tolerant of crime in our nation. The acceleration of political campaigns will augment this narrative as well.
Media platforms all across America are major contributors and carriers of these racist narratives as well as the politicians of all stripes. Communities of color also contribute to the exaggeration of crime via rumors, chatter and social gossiping.
Law enforcement agencies across the country are baked in faux and tainted data that create racial profiles of criminals based upon flawed historical records , reports and information that often results false arrests and high volumes of open case files
There is no crime wave in America, in fact major crimes rates have been down in America for decades. Homicides as well are down especially in major cities in America . The overwhelming majority of crimes in America involve property damage not personal injuries nor an epidemic of criminal homicides .
The rate of ‘stranger danger’ is so minuscule it is difficult to even measure and chart, in fact most victims of assaults and homicides know their assailants . Random incidents of unlawful acts to people is just that random.The overwhelming majority of people in America will never become victims of crimes…Never
So then despite the facts that there is no demonstrable crime wave in America what is driving this curated fiction and disinformation with regards to crime in America? Is it just the usual racism from the uber Right or is it an aspect of the pathologies of racism in America given our centuries old racist legacy? There clearly is no objective demonstrable case to be made that Crime in America is an epidemic in any venue in America!!
Per the FBI and Homeland Security the most dangerous aggregate of people in America don’t look like me or other minorities nor does the insurrectionists/ domestic terrorists in America look like me or other minorities .
Understanding the reality and facts about crime in America will make us safer. This basic fundamental approach in viewing and reacting to crime is more effective than any media coverage or any increase in police officers, cameras, surveillance, paramilitary gear that exists now in America that portends to keep us safe from crime .
Let’s start here to end the fear of crime in our communities and America ….
BLM
