I agree with your level-headed approach and appreciate that.
If you'll look back at my earlier post on this thread, I detailed the incidents I've had with joggers over the years.
That list of events are the sum total of the horrible things I've experienced in life and all of them were at the hands of joggers.
I even noted how I've never experienced any events like those at the hands of other ethnicities and I've lived, worked, and traveled around the world extensively.
Now, I hope my life is far from over, so there's still some time on the clock for those stats to change. Even if I experienced further trauma and hardship at the hands of another group of individuals, it still wouldn't top the deeds of the group that most adversely impacted my life.
I'll tell you this, I've learned a lot from those hard lessons and with that knowledge, my chances of being victimized again in any of the aforementioned experiences has narrowed significantly.
Knowing what I know and having lived through what I've lived through, has caused my situational awareness to reach peak levels and just like the last jogger who attempted to steal my phone from me in Cleveland, the next one attempting anything remotely close will remember that attempt for the rest of his life...if he retains the ability to speak.
I. AM. NOT. THE. ONE. PERIOD. FAFO.
Perhaps I'm just "unlucky" and consistently get selected for the "jogger lottery", or perhaps there are a significant portion of the black population disproportionately involved in criminal activity and other chicanery.
Which one seems most logical to you?
I don't know if you're much of a reader, but I started reading a book a few nights ago that really opened my eyes to why things are the way they are with regards to how peoples of African origin and European origin perceive each other.
It's been good so far and provided much food for thought. Who knows, it could end up being a tosser, but I'm enjoying it and I'm about halfway through.
I'll tell you what to want.
Take out a spreadsheet and save it under the name "Black Attacks".
Then keep track of a log of how many times blacks are harming you.
Do this for 3 months. Come back and tell me how many entries you have.
If you are being rational as you say you are.
Then you should have PROOF of being harassed repeatedly times by blacks.
If you are basing your thoughts on "OBSERVATIONS" without "TRACKING" these observations.
Then you are making an irrational emotional judgment.
I remember being in a relationship.
My ex used to tell me I spent too much time on the computer and not enough time with her.
I told her that is not true.
So after she kept yelling at me about this.
I decided to keep an actual log for 3 months.
I later showed her the log and she had no words.
It sounds like you are using your observational skills to determine what is factual.
You are doing this without actually keeping track like a real experiment.
I agree with your level-headed approach and appreciate that.
If you'll look back at my earlier post on this thread, I detailed the incidents I've had with joggers over the years.
That list of events are the sum total of the horrible things I've experienced in life and all of them were at the hands of joggers.
I even noted how I've never experienced any events like those at the hands of other ethnicities and I've lived, worked, and traveled around the world extensively.
Now, I hope my life is far from over, so there's still some time on the clock for those stats to change. Even if I experienced further trauma and hardship at the hands of another group of individuals, it still wouldn't top the deeds of the group that most adversely impacted my life.
I'll tell you this, I've learned a lot from those hard lessons and with that knowledge, my chances of being victimized again in any of the aforementioned experiences has narrowed significantly.
Knowing what I know and having lived through what I've lived through, has caused my situational awareness to reach peak levels and just like the last jogger who attempted to steal my phone from me in Cleveland, the next one attempting anything remotely close will remember that attempt for the rest of his life...if he retains the ability to speak.
I. AM. NOT. THE. ONE. PERIOD. FAFO.
Perhaps I'm just "unlucky" and consistently get selected for the "jogger lottery", or perhaps there are a significant portion of the black population disproportionately involved in criminal activity and other chicanery.
Which one seems most logical to you?
I don't know if you're much of a reader, but I started reading a book a few nights ago that really opened my eyes to why things are the way they are with regards to how peoples of African origin and European origin perceive each other.
It's been good so far and provided much food for thought. Who knows, it could end up being a tosser, but I'm enjoying it and I'm about halfway through.
The book is titled "Racism, Guilt, Self-Deceit, & Self-Hatred - A Philosopher's Hard-Headed Look At the Dark Continent"
I've included the Dropbox link so you can download the PDF and check it out yourself if you like.
Blacks and Euros who point the finger at each have very "LOW SELF AWARENESS".
For Example:
If you are white and have high self-awareness. This same white person would see "Gavin Newsome" as just as dangerous as the street thug.
Why?
Because Newsome is one of the sole reasons why Street Thugs are allowed to roam the streets.
I keep things simple.
As long as you have basic "Street Smarts". I don't need to assign a label to any group of people.
There are bad people of all walks of life out there. Keep your eyes open. Watch what is going on.
That's all you need.