Out of
MY element?!
I'm a 27 year ol African-america FROM THE "URBAN" side of town. Wtf element would I be out of in a discussion about RAP music? Serious....
NO, you mentioned the "cop killing" references you hear in rap music. THAT'S the part of your ideology I was referring to. Not you're preference or what you think is "good"
What you want is not what you would go with for the longevity of your company, IF you had one. Pick ANY business, I'm sure you're more likely to go with whatever will keep the business afloat, as opposed to what YOU think is good.
But
I'dbe the one woefully out of my element in a discussion about rap?
No, I'm sticking with Soulja Boy to prove my point. Because believe it or not, the production value and even some of the lyrics of Drake's music are LIGHT YEARS ahead of ANYTHING Soulja Boy has or probably ever will produce. I'm not speaking as a fan of EITHER. But using Drake would have proven to be a misjudgement of music. I picked someone who makes COMPLETELY shit music but seems to be EXTREMELY profitable.... Why? Because bullshit sells these days.
Yes, it absolutely way. Which is why I placed Lupe Fiasco in his own League. He lyrical content far exceeds ANYBODY topping the charts these days. But yet and still, his sales and fan base are NOWHERE near that of Drake, Soulja Boy, Lil' Wayne, Niki Minaj...etc....
This is an untested "what if"... A hypothetical. Meaning there is no evidence that says this
IS the case. Until what I suggested is TRIED and fails, because of the hypothetical scenario you posed here, it shouldn't be dismissed.
What if there are plenty of willing black officers who would happily relocated to provide a better grip on the situation....to help disperse some of the RACIAL tension in that area? WHAT IF....?
Then what? You allow the White officers who "don't want to relocate" to stay and selfishly hold a position that is OBVIOUSLY causing a rift in peace in that part of the country....? Does a White man's unwillingness to relocate, for whatever reason, out weigh the obvious good it would do to have more black officers in the area?
And why exactly can't it be won? Because of some other unfounded hypothetical that we should just go with instead of
TRYING?
Aren't there numbers to answer these questions? Can't we look this stuff up instead of just throwing darts into the darkness of ignorance? Look up how many Black cops apply for the jobs. How many fail, and why? Find where the bulk of the Black officers currently serve.
Again, you hypothetically and without ANY supporting evidence, assume that there are NO qualified officers ALREADY in existence. Can we get some numbers and facts before we start dismissing ideas to make the situation in that area better? Or does it just work better to run with the hypothetical failure, as opposed to ACTUALLY TRYING something to make the situation better?
The ground I stand on is no more "tenuous" than they hypothetical failure you base your responses on. Until we get some numbers as to how many Black officers are employed in THAT area, and why....we're both posing equally "tenuous" hypotheticals.
Tell me this.... how well do you think a white officer can identify with the people he governs over, if said officer and said people come from completely different backgrounds?
In this case...let's say there was no racial MOTIVATION in the killing of Michael Brown, do you think the scenario would have played out the same way had the officer been an African-american Man from the same background and social upbringing as the victim?
