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RE: Why I do not currently favor gun control as an effective policy to prevent mass shootings

in #life8 years ago

Whts Your take on this :

Every time a white person kills a person , he’s mentally ill

When a brown person (Muslim ) kills , it’s a act of terrorism .

America sees blacks as thugs and shoot them often ( many cases)

Mexicans are illegal .

Any take ?

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I do have a take. A person who commits mass murder is mentally ill no matter what their skin tone, religion, gender, age, or anything else. So I do not think it is wise to treat black offenders, or mexican offenders, any different from white offenders. I see them all the exact same, a terrorist is a terrorist based on whether or not they did terrorism, a mass murderer is a mass murder based on if they committed mass murder.

I agree with you that the Justice system is fucked up. In fact, if you're a black male in particular, it is far more likely you will die by the police (more than twice as likely actually) than that you'll die from a mass shooter or school shooter. If you're Muslim or black, it may be more likely that you end up falsely convicted of a crime you didn't do than to die in a mass shooting. If we are going on numbers, it might be more likely if you're a black male that you'll die in a drive by or random shooting than a mass shooting.

Mass shooting upsets the right sort of people in society to make a hysteria. This doesn't mean mass shootings is causing more deaths or even more gun deaths than other kinds of violence. What America sees is unfortunately what America sees, but it's not necessarily what I see or how I see things.

References

  1. https://www.cnn.com/2016/12/20/health/black-men-killed-by-police/index.html
  2. https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/11/17/16668770/us-sentencing-commission-race-booker
  3. https://www.statista.com/statistics/476456/mass-shootings-in-the-us-by-shooter-s-race/

I have learned from my classes as well how a white male with a criminal record is more likely to get a job over a colored male that has a clear record . Justice system , the media and many other things are to blame as well

In one of my previous posts on wealth I addressed this. Some people are born into a race which isn't being negatively stereotyped where they are born. This is being born wealthy (with a genetic gift) to fit in and not be discriminated against. Often people born with gifts completely take it for granted unfortunately, and do not realize that they are born with more wealth than some or perhaps many others.

I do not expect a system run by humans to ever be truly fair. What I tell people is to recognize your own assets and liabilities, and make the best of it. Take what gifts you are born with, and build from there, and if possible try to evolve into a better person over time. A very simple couple of words, have humility, be humble. Avoid developing arrogance due to having had good luck.

References

  1. https://steemit.com/life/@dana-edwards/leveraging-your-assets-to-generate-income-and-selfsell
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotype_threat
  3. https://steemit.com/life/@dana-edwards/the-victim-mentality-and-the-problem-with-negative-thinking-1518408120

Gifts and talents as well, we can’t ever be the same as others but we can learn from others to progress in this so called life

Thanks for your feedback , had to get it off my chest