When is a banana peel just discarded waste?

cobrat
Sun, 03 Sep 2017 01:22:50 +0000

In any event, I feel so sad that we are still, as a nation, in a place where young people legitimately feel that a banana peel is a threatening thing. I don’t doubt their fear and I don’t believe they over-reacted in the first instance, but I do wish that there had been perhaps an experienced facilitator or psychologist present who could have appropriately handled the ensuing discussion.

While having a well-chosen facilitator may have helped, what transpired shouldn’t come as much of a surprise when the response from many of those in the dominant majority was effective variants “What’s the big deal?” and “Why are you making a Federal Case out of this”. A behavioral pattern most marginalized groups in our society have grown quite familiar with…and increasingly frustrated with.

Interesting considering some would think it’s common sense such responses don’t tend to ameliorate/calm the problematic underlying tensions at the root of this incident.

Just think of how receptive a judge, parent, or employer would be to a wayward child/teen who responded in the same manner when confronted with the negative consequences of his/her crimes/actions whether intended or not.