There is so much ignorance on this thread I've actually gotten a headache.
BLM isn't saying that we're the only ones that are important or that people should care for, it's about being cared for AS MUCH as anyone else. Yes the black community has a ton of issues, yes some of us can be absolute idiots, yes we kill each other far more than we should, and I'm not even going to pretend that some of us do things that warrant the use of force by the police, but it's the disproportionality that is the problem.
Black communities have problems just like every other community, be it based on race, religion, orientation, or gender. But if you can spare their lives, why can't you spare ours? What have we done or said that is so much worse than another group that means we need to pay for it with our lives? I honestly dare anyone to give me a valid reason, because there simply isn't one.
America has a race problem and it has a gun problem, but taking away just one won't fix the overarching issue of people being needlessly murdered by those in authority. People need to recognize that we're more than just numbers on a page, we have families, we have friends, we have dreams, and we have the capacity to contribute just as much as any other person would. BLM isn't about putting us on a pedestal, it's about us being on equal footing