If we want to change the perception that young black males are violent then the behavior of young black males will need to change. Right or wrong people make judgments about people based on which groups they are perceived to belong to. Everyone does no matter if they want to admit it or not. As long as 6-7% of the population is committing half the violent crime it will be hard to change that. To make matters worse many none violent kids celebrate the gangster look and attitude and tie themselves closer to the idea that young black men are more likely to be violent. Of course not all or even most young black men are violent but the simple fact is people concerned when they are approached by a group of young blacks for a reason and as long as that is true perception will not change no matter how many people are called racist.

I have heard many people on tv asking what they should tell their son about keeping this from happening to them. Not once did I near the suggestion of not beating people who you think are following you.

I don't know if more can be done to right the very real wrongs of the past and I am under no delusions that things are all better now I just strongly believe the constant victim mentality and refusal to hold individuals responsible for their actions and instead seeing racism ìn is not the solution.

Obama is making things worse by making statements that imply he supports that attitude. The president in effect said he could have been the young man who was shot while beating someone. Either or he believes that despite the evidence Martin was an innocent young man gunned down for reason.