If what you describe has happened to you over your life is truly your personal experiences, many of us sympathize with you, we really DO. But the news is the news and it doesn't provide you an excuse or justify as to what many see reported on the news night after night because its not bullshit. The younger the black youth are, the more violent the "banging". Charlotte NC, Raleigh, NC, Chicago, IL ... I believe the count was 10 or so DEAD and many wounded. Its not BS, BlackSnake. Just as many of the black youth are innocent and stereotyped by what the "bangers" are doing, the normal, white citizens aren't rich whites, just normal folks who wish to be able to walk downtown at 9PM again.
And quite frankly, some of the posts that some black male posters have posted HERE, don't help remove that FEAR. We learned a long time ago that you don't corner a cat ... and that's where some black males see themselves ... cornered with nothing to lose. So, please forgive me for speaking from the heart, but that's just where things appear to be right now. The big question is HOW can we ALL help to resolve this FEAR?