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Originally Posted by MrLabGuy
I'm sorry if you somehow found my post insulting or in some way racist.
Fact is according to Federal statistics the leading cause of death among African-American males between the ages of 15 and 34 is homicide. Of those killed between 1976 and 2004 94% were killed by black offenders.
Fast forward to my post about Oakland and Richmand...The number is closer to 99.95%. If you can't see the connection with Drugs, Gangs and the promotion of violence in the Hip-Hop culture you are part of the problem.
Until the African-American community takes responsibility for the total breakdown taking place in the black communities the problem will continue to grow.
This is no longer an inner city problem.
Michael
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I do not agree at taking jabs at any ethnic groups for changing crime rates nationwide. Crime is crime. Hip Hop nor any race is not mentioned in this article. I do not feel there is a need to bring any type of race for discussion for this particular subject. Four people are dead execution style. Let's not focus on race.
It's true. Some hip hop artist promote violence. Tell me which genre doesn't. That does not make Hip Hop violent. Hip Hop is more of a life style and not just some artist. I listen to hip hop. I am not a gang member nor do I do drugs and kill people. If you want to talk about influence on violence, talk about kids who watch R rated movies or kids who play violent video games as well. How well are people really affected by these?
The African-American community isn't the only place that have issues. If you do not see this then you are part of the problem.
As it was mentioned in the article, the known fact is that if your parents do not raise you right then you won't grow up right. I do not have numbers to prove this but I think everyone can agree.