African American Violence!!!!!!!

What do you think about when you hear the word violence?
When I hear that word the only thing that comes to mind is African Americans. Even though there are different kinds of violence. The most common type is physical and sexual. Homicide, rape, and aggravated assault are criminalized violence. Many use violence to obtain respect and power. It threatens the body in numerous and complex ways. Violence is inflicted by individuals, groups, and or nations. It includes emotional pain as well as physical. To understand why individuals commit violence criminologist and physiologists often focus on personality, and backgrounds. Violence is the number one killer of Americans between ages 15 - 24.

Black men and violence!
Black males have a 1 in 21 chance of being murdered in his lifetime compared to a 1 in 131 chance for white men. Homicide rate soars high in neighborhoods where a high of unemployment, and poor education is. Firearms are used 75% of all homicides. Other violence comes from street holdups, drug dealing, sexual jealousy, and gang fights. The rate of incarceration for teens is 44 to 1 black vs. white. 25% of young black men are either on parole, on probation, or incarcerated. Compared to 6% of young white males. That means there are more black men in prison then in college. Many of these young men are growing up without fathers and or significant role models. So instead they learn behavior from television and movies. Black mothers know a grief that no parent should know. As soon as a black males is born they are constructed as the ultimate threat to civilization. He is the rapist that all white women must fear, the thief that all store owners must be on their guard against, and the drug dealer and gang member that plagues police across America. Blacks are not the only ones committing crimes in this society ,but yet and still even to this very day it is blacks that are dying and being abused by police and the government. Most African Americans men who are murdered are murdered by other African American men. This is what we call Black on Black crime. Its throughout America.

Black women and violence!
Black women have a 1 in 104 chance of being murdered by domestic violence compared to the 1 in 369 chance for white women. Black women between the ages of 20 to 24 experience domestic violence. The weapon that is used by men to kill black women is a gun. In 2006 551 black women were murdered by males. 305 of the victims were shot during an argument. 1 out of every 3 women experiences physical assault at least once during adulthood. The majority victims are black heterosexual women. 29 acts of domestic violence per 1,000 Black women and 20 acts against white women. The permissible from of violence in communities of color that is against women of color is by black men and white men.

Here are some sign and symptoms of violence.
1. Loss of temper on a daily basis
2. Frequent physical fighting
3. Significant vandalism or property damage
4. Increase in use of drugs and or alcohol
5. Increase in risk-taking behavior
6. Detail plans to commit acts of violence
7. Announcing threats or plans for hurting others
8. Enjoying hurting animals
9. Carrying a weapon

I have witness a lot of violence in my lifetime and to this day i am still seeing violence all around. Sometimes it can change you into a different person. Violence doesn't discriminate. It effects all kinds of people everyday. It doesn't matter what race or culture you came from, your money, and age doesn't matter. Even though there are organizations who are trying to stop violence its still continuing.