I don't care what political, cultural. or social values u hold

[unsunghero]

Not to mention the "snitches get stitches" rule is responsible for so much death and violence on its own. It's understandable why black culture has a mistrust of police, but this results in issues being handled via "street justice" not legal justice

So, someone assaults or kills a gang member. Their friends know exactly who did it, but rather than go to the police with that info, they will choose to employ street justice, and retaliate in kind violently. This results in another retaliation, and round and round they go, violently taking retribution for violence, rather than going to the authorities. This creates so much additional violence

[Gwaihir]

Originally Posted by unsunghero [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Not to mention the "snitches get stitches" rule is responsible for so much death and violence on its own. It's understandable why black culture has a mistrust of police, but this results in issues being handled via "street justice" not legal justice

So, someone assaults or kills a gang member. Their friends know exactly who did it, but rather than go to the police with that info, they will choose to employ street justice, and retaliate in kind violently. This results in another retaliation, and round and round they go, violently taking retribution for violence, rather than going to the authorities. This creates so much additional violence

Yeah I was going to bring up the "snitches get stitches" mantra used to make fellow African Americans accustomed to and accepting of exposure to violent sociopathic criminality, and it's subsequent effects of perpetuating victimhood contained within their own ranks but I didn't get around to it yet.

It's almost as if they've literally attempted to reify "honor amongst thieves" when anyone of sound mind knows that's simply not conducive to a harmonius reality.

[unsunghero]

Originally Posted by Gwaihir [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yeah I was going to bring up the "snitches get stitches" mantra used to make fellow African Americans accustomed to and accepting of exposure to violent sociopathic criminality, and it's subsequent effects of perpetuating victimhood contained within their own ranks but I didn't get around to it yet.

It's almost as if they've literally attempted to reify "honor amongst thieves" when anyone of sound mind knows that's simply not conducive to a harmonius reality.

To some degree it exists in all low-income areas with gang culture regardless of their ethnicity. However, there is no culture that has a greater mistrust of, and therefore unwillingness to go to, the police than black culture. And I don't see that EVER changing, no matter how "reformed" police get

[Jimjam]

Originally Posted by unsunghero [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

To some degree it exists in all low-income areas with gang culture regardless of their ethnicity. However, there is no culture that has a greater mistrust of, and therefore unwillingness to go to, the police than black culture. And I don't see that EVER changing, no matter how "reformed" police get

Often criminal organisations provide better social support, opportunities and services than the ‘legit’ government. I don’t know whether this is the case in the above instance, but it is well documented that criminal organisations often fill the role of ‘black’ government (as in black market, not african american, - pun unintentional) especially in deprived areas ignored by formal government.