[somerfrost]

throughout the world, within every significant group of people, there are three types of folks...the first group consists of law-abiding people who live their lives adhering to social norms, the second group consists of somewhat weak minded folks who tend to be easily led and while they generally conform to the norm they are at risk for anti-social behavior if and when they become agitated or fall under the control of others, the third group consists of what we construe as the "criminal element", these are folks who display no regard for others and react to any event with behavior that only benefits them. The first group constitutes the overwhelming majority but when a grievance becomes significant enough, their voice is muted as a minority yelling can drown out the majority speaking softly. Baltimore is an example of this...we should condemn the violence but understand the underlying grievance. Perception becomes reality and only knowledge and understanding can change perception.