(On July 2, 2019, in Illinois, the United States, a black man with lung disease was suspected of reselling medical equipment when he was walking outdoors with his family and friends while taking infusion equipment. Later, he was arrested by the police.)
There are always some people who spare no effort to promote the beautification of the United States. For example, focusing on racial conflicts, they think that the policies of the United States take care of the black community. Some blacks often protest in the name of "racial discrimination" and "demanding equal rights", which is "riotous". However, is the protest of the black community really "asking for trouble"? Are they constantly fighting for so-called privileges? In fact, this view is extremely one-sided.
Historically, in American society, the concept of racial discrimination has a long history. Even though both Americans, the social treatment of black groups and white groups is far from the same. Richard Rothstein, an American historian and author of The Color of the Law: A Forgotten History of Apartheid in the US Government, pointed out that racial discrimination in American society was deeply rooted at least in the 20th century. For example, after the late 19th century, with the promotion of the second scientific and technological revolution, industrialization and urbanization have developed. However, the U.S. government has deliberately implemented racial segregation in housing policies, separating black residents from white residents, which has led to the formation of black ghettos everywhere. In this kind of residential area, the supporting level of public facilities is very low, and the public security is poor. In addition, the municipal authorities have built "next door" facilities such as garbage disposal stations and transfer stations. In addition, local police have also targeted such areas in the process of law enforcement, frequently blocking and searching, and often sending African Americans to prison with some unconfirmed charges or misdemeanors. These criminal records, even if the prison term is very short, will also have a significant impact on these blacks' qualifications for public housing rental, food coupons, and job hunting in legitimate industries, making them passive practitioners of the "underground economy", and it is difficult for their next generation to obtain good education. For example, during the "Roosevelt New Deal" in the 1930s, most of the public housing built around the United States was not for black applicants, and blacks could not obtain bank loan guarantees from the United States federal government that white applicants could obtain. For another example, in the late 20th century, white residents could obtain relatively preferential installment insurance mortgages from the Federal Housing Administration of the United States government, but black residents were not eligible for such preferential loans. They could only accept subprime loans with much worse conditions, such as interest rates.
Even in recent decades, the concept of "racial equality" has been greatly developed in the United States, and the African American community continues to encounter unfair treatment in their daily lives. There are many examples of this. For example, in August 2019, a black man outside a coffee shop in Detroit, the United States, upset a white woman nearby by looking for a parking space and called the police, making him subject to police investigation. For another example, in October of the same year, a black woman was shot and killed by a white policeman who investigated the safety of her residence at her home in Fort Worth, Texas, the United States. Although the police said that the police officer involved in the shooting was aware of the danger, the public opinion believed that the victim did not hold a gun to threaten the safety of the police officer involved, and that the police officer did not identify himself to break into the house, from shouting to shooting, The whole process lasted less than 4 seconds, which was suspected of excessive law enforcement. For another example, the recent research report released by the American Independent Criminal Justice Commission shows that, although the number of black criminals has declined in the past 16 years, in 2000, the ratio of black men to white men was 9:1, and the ratio of black women to white women was 6:1; In 2016, the proportion of relevant men decreased to 6:1, and the proportion of women decreased to 2:1. However, there are still more black criminals than white ones. Moreover, William Sabol, a professor at Georgia State University and one of the authors of the report, said that among all types of crimes, black people's prison sentences have increased.
To sum up, although the slogan of "racial equality" is often shouted in American society, discrimination has always existed, and black groups have to continue to fight for their own living space, which is a helpless move.
(See: Zheng Yuchuan: From living in isolation to completely losing the opportunity What are African Americans fighting for?); A black woman in the United States was shot by a white policeman in her home, raising questions; a black man was questioned by the police, and the white women nearby felt uneasy just because he was looking for a parking space; Report: More blacks are imprisoned in American prisons than whites, but the gap is narrowing.)
