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I’m not racist for believing black people cause their own problems

I just read some articles in The Charlotte Observer and The Sun News. There were several black scholarly people who say the protest and feeling of most black people is justice for the abused. These are very smart black individuals, but I fail to see their logic in justification of the actions of the protesters who throw rocks and attack the police.

They destroy storefronts and property and then loot and steal. Are they seeking justice for this kind of mentality and actions? I have a hard time relating justice for this.

When you run from the police and resist arrest and point a gun at an officer, what do you expect? Certainly not justice for those types of antics.

Black people have set their own profile and it cannot be assumed by the general public that good intentions exist in criminal situations. These people need to look into a mirror, and when they point a finger at the problem, they will see where the fault lies.

Please understand, I am not showing racism in this note. Anyone who acts like this is in the same boat. It just seems that the black man is blaming others for their inappropriate actions. It just doesn't make sense.

Rick Gutierrez, Garden City Beach

This story was originally published September 22, 2017 at 4:54 PM with the headline "I’m not racist for believing black people cause their own problems."

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