im on the outside looking in (white) so dismiss this post if u want
but u all dont think its possible that its a mix of both depending on the situation? the system is rigged definitely, but personal accountability must also play a factor depending on the situation. i been reading every page and its all or nothing from both sides. i dont think its that black & white (no pun intended)
and if u think its ONLY about personal accountability imo ur wrong
i remember moving into my first apartment, was me, my bro, and black friend outside. Cops came up on us and immediately searched my black friend but my bro was the one holding weed (black friend dont smoke or do drugs). Cops asked us what we were doing, NEVER searched ANYONE else. Me and my bro went back upstairs n told everyone what happened like "aint that fucked up", black friend didnt make a big deal out of it.
then u gotta also think how far this shit goes back. Slavery, segregation, jim crow, red lining, taking out the black panthers, introducing drugs, war on drugs.
if u were black in the 20's/30's, u were only allowed to live in certain neighborhoods (red lining). this isnt a conspiracy, mortgage loans and zoning permits that specifically read "NEGROES not allowed"
in a city like chicago it seems to be just as segregated as in the 30s.
now u target a group of poor people who have to travel outside their neighborhoods to find work where its a white man denying them jobs, many will resort to crime. There is a correlation between poverty/crime. Its not a gene. Then many of these people get arrested, cant get out and get a job, and are all concentrated back to the same neighborhoods they came from.
honestly.....fuck u think is gonna happen???