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In this post-racial Obama era, Im still trying to grasp the mindset behind the outrage and violent protests prompted over two suspects that unfortunately died while resisting arrest. While any suspects death is unfortunate and worthy of a fair and impartial investigation, it seems the annual number of such incidents isnt that far removed from the annual number of officers killed in the line of duty. Is there proportionately equal outrage on behalf of the fallen officers? If so, Ive yet to witness it. There are well over 1 million full time law enforcement officers in the country. They serve millions of arrest warrants each year -- 99.99% without incident. While it might be true that around 140 unarmed African-Americans die annually at the hands of officers, there are a number of causes other than just corrupt or trigger-happy cops. By and large, the actions of the individual contribute heavily to the outcome. This isnt a racial issue. Its simply an issue of any individual (of any race) not acting wisely when interacting with an armed officer. There are 8-9 thousand African-American homicides each year. 93% of theses deaths are at the hands of their own race. Let that sink in...EIGHT TO NINE THOUSAND...EVERY YEAR! Thats almost 25 per day! We get the whole country in a racial and anti-police corruption uproar over two deaths. Two deaths?...what about that other 8,000? Werent their lives worthy of outrage? Obama...the Mayor of New York...Al Sharpton...why arent they in front of the cameras 25 times a day over those deaths? Forgive my cynical attitude but they arent helping to correct it. Yes, there are certainly bastions of police corruption in large cities. The same exists in some small isolated communities. I get it. Its wrong. Was that the case in these two high-profile cases? Im thinking not. If you want to get on an anti police corruption bandwagon, have it...but please, at least put things in perspective and admit that problem pales greatly in comparison to the other 99.9% of violent African-American deaths. So far, I havent seen any windows broken and fires set over that concern. I work pretty hard on the legal front to level the playing surface for all children of all races here in my home county. I dont like to see division or a sense of entitlement developing from either side of spectrum. We might not not be able to impact the national scene but surely, we can at least come together on the local level and bridge the growing divides. Im all ears in that regard.

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