Cops, the War on Drugs & Race

[StealThisIdentity]

Great post, I am gonna get the New Jim Crow for Christmas for myself and learn all about this. How many young black men have died from this foolish war on drugs?

The quote at 1:43 that more blacks are in prison now than there were in slavery is misleading, check out this website- blackenterprise. com/2011/10/28/are-there-reall­y-more-blacks-in-prison-than-w­ere-in-slavery/

[swbjamz]

ron paul has the solution

[truckertwotimes]

Very informative video, this would be a great tool for Mr. Obama to take care of, even though I'm not a Democrat I would vote for anyone that can get this job taken care of and put a stop to the $69 BILLION DOLLARS a year of wasted tax money,everyone should join leap.cc

[GodFamilyCountryCorp]

Here is a brilliant idea - STOP COMMITTING CRIMES. Drugs will make you more ignorant and create more problems. Act like proud young men and women and have respect for yourself and others. A child who has a traditional family and a religious up bringing has a way better chance in being a responsible productive citizen. Ten years ago I would ask a inner city child (8-14) if they knew the ten commandments - 80% did. Now the same number can recite a rap song with curses but do not know about God.

[Souleros]

Well Woodrowpimp, believe me, yours is anecdotal, cause over my life, I have seen many, many white dealers, (alot of them now doctors or lawyers, or legit businessmen), but the key is that because of higher economic status, they do their business behind closed doors, not on street corners, so not as easy to round up. That nearly all incarcerated for drug "crimes" are black, is proof positive of racial profiling & the gross inequity of enforcement of the laws.

[woodrowpimp]

All the drug dealers i know are black..... None are white. Im white.

That probably has something to do with that.

[ColbertandStewartpwn]

Yes. Being white probably has something to do with it. Good logic, Watson!

[woodrowpimp]

Well, i'm i've seen both sides.

While i've partied at far more white parties than black ones......blacks are far more crime related than any whites ive ever been around.

Take that how you want. But i've seen it myself. Most black people where i live are brought up in a "you gotta hustle to live", or so they try to make you think so, lifestyle. And most are wondering the streets daily.

Never seen a white person brougth up like that.

[ColbertandStewartpwn]

Did you just imply that wandering the streets is a crime? What is a crime? A crime is a socially constructed concept. There is nothing inherently wrong with selling or consuming drugs. As a society "we" agreed that it was. Many people need to "Hustle" in order to get by because no one is exactly beating down the doors to the ghettos offering jobs. There is a long history of institutionalized racism that made things the way that they are.Black people are not intrinsically "criminals"

[woodrowpimp]

Never said walking the streets is a crime, dont jump to conclusions.

Just today my friend was talking about his past drug dealing and the huge amount of friends he had that spent time in the pin. Like it was a common thing! He is black.

Ghetto people choose to be ghetto. If they want to live that lifestyle then that is THEIR choice.

You don't see white areas with countless drug dealing corners out in the open ready to be busted like black areas

No one needs to hustle, get a damn job

[woodrowpimp]

No one beats down the doors in any neighborhood actually.

People go to school. Talk without ebonics and thug like accents...."YO CUZ I BE A G". White people "try" to get a job.

No one is gonna hire some jack ass that can't talk straight and has his pants to his ankles.

There is a long history of blaming shit on white people

I always hear black people being racist

In the white community i never hear black people being mentioned...

whites dont care and blacks are racists...

[FlintRevolutionary]

@woodrowpimp Yu a dam lyin rasist} yu probly tink das foreel tu......yu jes mad cuz it iz wyt peepoles falt and yu jes hapen tu bee wyt....

[woodrowpimp]

@FlintRevolutionary are you trying to type like that or are you really that bad at spelling?

Is it the "wyt" peoples fault that you can't spell?

[FlintRevolutionary]

@woodrowpimp I actually have a large vocabulary and a firm grasp of English syntax. I speak Zulu, Swahili, Twi, Arabic, and am currently learning Japanese. I am militant, resourceful and educated. I am aware of the history that white men have tried to hide, but you can only hide the truth for a couple of hundred years. (Only in America do we learn "social studies.") And before you speak on any individual whom you perceive to not know proper English, you should check your colloquialism. .

[woodrowpimp]

@FlintRevolutionary Im absolutely positive that my words and phrases are very appropriate. I don't talk with ebonics and my speech is quite impeccable. What history of white men? Having slaves and wars? So. ALL races have had that history. We are all "men".

Black men can't even govern Africa. They have been at war with themselves for generations. Filled with drug cartels and terrorist groups. Living in poverty, but that is the white mans fault, huh? You must not be that well educated.

[FlintRevolutionary]

@woodrowpimp The history of white men is a history of violence and destruction everywhere they went. Yes it is bad in Africa now, only because of invasion. Africans are killing Africans because of what Whites have done to their value system, their belief system, and their family structure. Blacks have governed Africa for centuries b4 whites and Arabs invaded with new tactics of deceit and spirit bashing. Had they been left alone, this entire situation would not have come to be. Point-blank.

[woodrowpimp]

@FlintRevolutionary ....sure buddy. Blame it on white people. Keep telling yourself that so you can collect your welfare check and food stamps without feeling any remorse.

White people have nothing to do with Africans government which has been failing for centuries. The entire "black" government is corrupted! Not because of the whites, BLACKS run that country. They allow crime to run rampant, officials completely corrupt ect ect...

Blame whites for paying for you to live through taxes

[FlintRevolutionary]

@woodrowpimp If whites aint got nothing to do with the current condition in Africa, why, then, do historians note the fact that the evidence shows that Sub-Saharan Africa was a place of peace and prosperity? My ancestors didn't come from a hostile environment where they had to steal and kill just to survive like your ancestors. Africa was, and is, a land on plenty. We became savage after you introduced us to your evil spirits and thunder-sticks. You are just mad that God cursed u with the sun!

[FlintRevolutionary]

@woodrowpimp Aaaaah Haaaa Ha Haaaa haaaaaaaa! Yall pale ass creatures can't survive in the sun long without burning and peeling and wishing you were Black and Beautiful. You are a curse to this planet and your jedi mind tricks pose no threat to me because I see you for what you really are! A scared, endangered and jealously evil race of human being and we, natural people, will live on long after the sun has condemned you to oblivion! Thank You! Have a nice day!

[woodrowpimp]

@FlintRevolutionary so whats holding blacks back now?

Why are blacks the the leading race in poverty?

Why are most black children born out of wedlock?

Why is the life expectancy lower for a black person because of crime!?

Why are blacks the largest unemployed race?

Blacks aren't perfect.

Quit blaming white people to get your mailbox money.

And I love the sun.

[FlintRevolutionary]

@woodrowpimp This is because most blacks, and peoples around the world, believe in the greatness of YOU, Mr White man, and not in their own ability. It's all about belief! Whites were very successful in that mission. I never said whites were stupid. I say you are evil! This society is designed for you and the only way a black man can make it is to basically denounce his ancestral culture and accept a European one. i.e. Suit, tie, lighter skin, proper english colloquialism, etc, etc....

[GodFamilyCountryCorp]

@FlintRevolutionary Sir/Madam you are a ignorant fool.

[FlintRevolutionary]

@GodFamilyCountryCorp Show and prove!

[edavismookie25]

Want to see the decline of African American prison population? End this so called war on drugs.

[JadeDonkey]

Reply to edavismookie25

This is true, unfortunately there are a large number of people in power who don't want to see this decline. On top of that these huge numbers of people have no voice in the vote because they have been labeled as felons. I just hope that there becomes a large enough population of non-felons to vote for real change. By the way Obama, that was your cue to legalize! I just feel duped. Again... =(

[FlintRevolutionary]

@edavismookie25 People would rather blame blacks for being ignorant rather than blame the retardation of legislation. Drugs didn't flood the community until we started to show some self determination. J. Edgar Hoover, one of the most wicked humans beings ever sent that shit to the hood. In FBI documents it clearly says that blacks with guns are not a threat to national security, but the Black Panthers feed the children program is??? Then the drugs show up en mass.

[oldmedusa]

The War on Drugs has caused more damage to our country than the actual drugs could have ever done.

[rogernehring]

The "War On Drugs" is one of the chief tools of institutional racism in America. Great video.

[keckhaver009]

I think the motto for the 2008 elections should be "tear down that wall, Mr. President. Tear Down that prison wall...

[keckhaver009]

I think the motto for the 2008 elections should be "tear down that wall, Mr. President. Tear Down that prison wall...