CRIME: Elephant in the room

Is it helpful to not talk about “The elephant in the room?”

For example, after the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse, several media outlets have brandished the idea that this trial is proof of classic racial bias and issued this statement.

“What if that would have been a Black man running around Kenosha, killing people with an AR-15?”

Vital information was intentionally omitted in that statement. To be accurate, it should have read, “What if that would have been a Black man running around Kenosha, killing Black people with an AR-15?”

Look no further than Chicago. Black on Black murder happens hundreds of times a year there, still, media is missing in action. “The elephant in the room.” Common sense tells us it’s not the lives, it’s the narrative that sells.

Have you seen the sign on social media which reads, “Black Crime Matters?” Who would have the guts to say that? Troublemaker, right? Maybe they are looking at Minneapolis, Kenosha, L.A. and other cities in 2020.

The vast majority of the lawlessness that saw cities and police stations burn was perpetrated by the Black community. The video footage confirms that fact.

Video has a way of bypassing the narrative. “The elephant in the room.” The black community is perpetrating domestic violence in America, but we shouldn’t blame the black community for their outrage, they were pawns. The blame should fall at the feet of those who could have stopped it and didn’t; what is the agenda of the leaders of those communities? Why spin it? We saw it.

In our current political climate, it is important to know that inflammatory statements can be true and helpful. God help us.

BOB HOLLIDAY

Post Falls