Black Gun Crime

Remember that most of this crime is committed just by black young people - not black young people in gangs. The vast majority of these people have not consciously joined a said gang, like PCD. They have simply reacted to situations with there friends, who are labeled as 'gangs' by outsiders.

White man sells it to them. The whole 'gangsta' image in the media does not help either.

I can understand that with knife crime, but how many ordinary members of the public would have access to firearms?

Serious post.

I'm not posting this from a racist perspective at all.

I imagine some people will assume that I am, but I am not.

Why is black gun crime so high? I don't understand why this is. Gun crime in the UK isn't exclusively black, but it seems to predominately be committed by black youths. How do they get hold of the weapons? Why are they using them? What can we do about it?

Some serious questions need to be asked about why this is affecting the black population far more than the white population. What is different between whites and blacks that results in such distorted crime figures.

Here's a link to the latest black-on-black gun incident from the BBC.

A black youth shot another because they had a fight and he was 'put in a bin' and 'humiliated'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-13962703

Blame the white man-Typical

Drug fueds are a big reason why people get shot and a lot of black people control the "drug scene" in the big cities, I really do think that rap music has a lot to do with it also. As I've posted in another thread, people see Tupac and BIG as some sort of martyr, even though they both ended up shot dead. People have this "live by the gun die by the gun" mentality.
Poverty and lack of role models aren't neccessarily reasons, just that people choose the wrong role models and poverty effects white people a lot also and yet there's not "that" many white people shot dead- although these days I think they're following suit.. in cities like Manchester and Liverpool.

I think they listen to hip hop which glorifies guns, and alot of inner city black youth don't have a rolemodel to look up to, so they want to be like the rappers on TV etc

Do they put guns on the streets?

Blame the white man-Typical

The question should be where are the guns coming from,and who's putting them on the street in so called Urban areas.

Just a thought. Surely if poverty is the cause then why is there not far more white gun crime?

Lol your sig is ****ing hillarious! +rep

I don't understand this whole 'role model' thing. Why is there a belief that an external role model is required for success? I think, jaydoh, you are exaggerating the extent to which gangster rap plays an influence; I don't feel people 'look up' to any specific member and attempt to emulate their activities by any means - perhaps the general lyrics in the genre reinforce and normalise an individual's existing views, but this cannot be traced back to any specific artist. In the absence of domestic role models, people are at full liberty to follow their own path in life or choose what they want to be, which is why not all people from broken families who listen to gangster rap end up as gangsters. I would suggest it plays a negligible role in an individual's decision in life; somebody failing at school will not become a criminal because of gangster rap, but they may become a criminal because they have found unfavourable characters who offer them 'friendship'. Very, very few people actively seek to join a gang to swear some sort of loyalty to their area or an assumed duty to the 'cause'. It is typically a dynamic process formulated by a lack of self-determination, failed education/parenting and the presence of inauspicious socioeconomic surroundings.

A role model is not necessary for success and it doesn't have to be another 'black' person.

If the white man caused the problem, is there any reason why we shouldn't?

Just a thought. Surely if poverty is the cause then why is there not far more white gun crime?