Sometimes people make simple concepts complex for no reason at all.
Black Lives Matter is a very simple concept at its core. Of course All Lives Matters, but there is a disturbing amount of incidents that show that black lives don’t matter as much as others.
We want to be on equal footing and treated fairly, specifically by the police. It isn’t too much to ask for if you think about it. Just treat everyone the same, white, black or otherwise. Especially, if you are in a position to take someone’s life, you should value ALL lives, black, white or any minority exactly the same.
Black on Black crime is a separate issue and believe it or not, it is ok to support both. No one talks about White or White crime or Hispanic on Hispanic crime. In general most crimes are committed against their own race simply because that is who people interact with on a daily basis.
So, you can support trying to stop black on black crime, while also supporting Black Lives Matter and vice versa. It is a personal choice what you feel is more important, but to me criminals are criminals regardless of the race, but the POLICE are supposed to be the people who are protecting us from those criminals, not the criminals and murderers themselves.
Ray Lewis randomly on his Facebook page says that Black Lives Matter should focus on Black on Black crime (newsflash to Ray, they do). Here is what he had to say.
We Must Change What We Are Doingmy heart is hurting – we must do better
Posted by Ray Lewis on Saturday, April 2, 2016
I am not saying Ray Lewis is being fake, but when he is talking in this Preacher voice, it is just hard to take him seriously.
What is happening in the inner city is a serious issue, but instead of downplaying Black Lives Matter, maybe talk to them directly and try to work together.
Just a thought.