I don't want to understand your daily struggle

I'm not surprised when blacks claim whites have no understanding of what they go through because we haven't lived it.

In a way, they are right.

I wasn't raised to be disrespectful to authority, therefore, I've never been treated like scum by police.

I wasn't raised around gangs and drugs and crime, therefore, I've not been in a situation that caused the police to profile me as a criminal at first sight.

I wasn't raised to believe I had the right to do whatever I want without consequence, therefore, I've never participated in a violent protest, or looted, or destroyed an innocent persons property because I felt an injustice had occurred.

I wasn't raised to believe that actions by others would determine my future, therefore, I got a job at 14 and made my own money, earned my own way and took responsibility for my own failures & successes along the way.

I WAS raised to be kind and considerate of others, therefore, I've never claimed that my life mattered more than someone else's.

I have made choices in my life that led me where I am today. They haven't all been good and I regret some of them but they made me who I am. Nobody else did that. It was me. I grew up in a questionable neighborhood. There were opportunities for me to go a completely different path. I didn't. I chose better.

If deciding not to be a victim and make a better life for myself means I have white privilege in your eyes, so be it. I'd prefer to call it "common sense privilege" because I had the common sense to avoid situations that could put me in a bad place.

Yes, white people may never understand what (some) black people experience on a daily basis. But that's because we had the common sense to choose a better path. If you don't want your children to be in gangs or turn to a life of crime, you have to change that when they are young. They have to choose a new path as they grow up.

Stop blaming white people because you can't get your shit together. Feel discriminated on the job hunt? Blame your fellow brothers and sisters that have shown such a poor image of black people to the world that employers are afraid to hire you.

Don't want to be profiled by the police? Tell your people to stop attacking them, threatening them and being complete assholes when they encounter police. They don't trust you because they don't know which of you are OK and which are out to get them. Kind of the same as you blaming all cops for the actions of a few, right?

I wouldn't want to deal with what some black folks encounter on a daily basis, because it would mean playing the victim, risking my life just because I thought I was better than someone else, and being a generally rude obnoxious human being.

I chose a different path. You can too. Stop blaming others for your lack of success. You make your way and if you don't, you're just another entitled loser using race as a crutch to excuse your horrible behavior.

I could be the next Tamir Rice

Well, if you're a kid that plays with real looking toy guns in a public park and doesn't know better than to reach for the gun  when police arrive? Yeah, I guess you could be.

Thought this kid had more common sense. Apparently not based in this article.

Parents, please teach your children better. He's right about one thing, this has to stop but it starts with stopping the stupidity and entitlement our citizens display on a daily basis.

Police Brutality Must Stop

We must stop the war that is being waged against our law enforcement officers.

I know, you were expecting something different. You thought I was going to say the police are too violent and people need to rebel. Well, you thought wrong! You won't hear that from me...EVER.

Far too often we hear of cases where a student has gotten into an altercation with a police officer. In almost every case we find out that the incident started because the student refused to cooperate, follow instructions and/or leave when asked to do so by a teach, principal, etc.

Officers attacked on unruly school bus

I don't care how brutal or violent you think these videos are, the root cause of every situation is the lack of respect displayed by the student. These officers didn't just walk up to the teens and get violent. NO...they were provoked by a generation of entitled brats that think they can do whatever they want with no consequences. In many cases, the differing race of the student and officer are used to claim racial motivation for the actions of the officer when the reality is that they are just tired of dealing with people that want nothing more than to provoke them into losing their temper.

How about the double standard that comes into play when a black student attacks a white teacher. The media says nothing because that might make people realize that it's not a world where only white people are attacking black people.

Black student attacks white teacher, media goes silent.

People are attacking each other. In many cases it doesn't have anything to do with their race, people just have no moral compass anymore. They don't care about what other people think and they have no respect for human life.

It's really very simple...don't break the rules/laws and the cops won't have to be called. If the cops aren't called, there won't be any need for an altercation. However, if the police are called...cooperate and don't act like a total a$$ and you'll be fine.

UPDATE: In more racial hate mongering news, Teen Vogue posted this article which is clearly a biased opinion of the writer and in no way presents the facts as a true journalist would strive to do. Oh, who am I kidding? There are very few true journalists left in this world and Teen Vogue isn't exactly known for its intellectual articles. Sadly, I could identify the race of this writer before I even saw her name or picture. I love how she questions the integrity of those students that walked out in support of this officer and brushes the original issue under the rug. Her behavior doesn't excuse his but it's sure as hell was started it.