Is Black Lives Matter Killing Blacks?

The Black Lives Matter movement grew out of the belief that police were specifically targeting and killing unarmed blacks across the United States.  As a result, there has been public and federal pressure for police to pull back on policing activity.  Less traffic stops.  Less confrontations with blacks in general.  Adding to the problem, Police Officers are now so afraid of being charged with a crime that they are hesitating to effectively do their jobs.  As a result, less guns and fewer potentially violent criminals are being taken off the streets.

In Chicago, police traffic stops are down 90%, while gun violence is skyrocketing.  Murders, alone, are up 72% from last year, and it is estimated that the city is trending to have 700 murders this year, or approximately 1/20th of all the murders in the United States. More importantly, 71% of the murders in Chicago are of blacks. While, as of this writing, there have been 105 blacks murdered out of the 151 total in the city, the number of police-involved homicides is just 2 (races unknown).

So, this begs the question;  Are reduced policing activities killing more blacks?  You be the judge.  Is the Black Lives Matter movement actually killing more blacks than saving their lives?

References:

Chicago Police Stops Down By 90 Percent As Gun Violence Skyrockets: https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160331/bronzeville/chicago-police-stops-down-by-90-percent-as-gun-violence-skyrockets

Chicago Gun Violence stats: http://heyjackass.com/

Chicago's Murder Rate Soars 72% In 2016; Shootings Up More Than 88%: http://nation.foxnews.com/2016/04/03/chicagos-murder-rate-soars-72-2016-shootings-more-88

Why Were We Even In Benghazi?

With information trickling out by the day, we are now getting a clearer picture of what took place in the lead up to the killing of 4 American's and the total destruction of our consulate in Benghazi on the anniversary of 9/11.  The picture we are now able to see is that we had an ambassador in Benghazi who was pleading for additional security as the violence in that country was increasing. Instead of providing the requested  security,  President Obama's and Hillary Clinton's State Department actually reduced it; leaving in place just 3 armed Americans and an additional security detail of 5 unarmed Libyans who were under contract by the Blue Mountain Group (an "outsourced" British contractor). Just what were those 5 unarmed Libyans supposed to do?  Just check names at the door when those nearly 200 armed terrorists flooded the compound?

The real problem here is total incompetence.

You had increasing violence with roving armed militias walking the streets of Benghazi and our government actually reduced security?  At the same time, the fledgling government of Libya had a totally ineffective national guard; unable to even protect themselves...let alone our personnel in Benghazi.  So this all begs a singular question:  Why were we even in Benghazi with a diplomatic mission?  Because, by being there -- without adequate security and amid increasing violence -- our State Department literally gave those now-dead Americans a death sentence.  This isn't just a "bump in the road" or not being "optimal" as the President has declared.  This was gross negligence by an incompetent President and his incompetent people.  This is a President who spent two weeks trying to hide the truth by floating that bogus YouTube video argument; when, in fact, he knew very well, the day of the killings, that it was a well orchestrated terrorist attack that had nothing to do with that video.

All Americans should be outraged!  A lot of heads should roll on this one...starting at the very top!

Related Information:

--- The Telegraph: British firm secured Benghazi consulate contract with little experience: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/9607958/British-firm-secured-Benghazi-consulate-contract-with-little-experience.html

--- The Daily Beast:  Despite Threats, U.S. Cut Security in Libya Before Attacks: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/10/04/despite-threats-u-s-cut-security-in-libya-before-attacks.html