To approach an answer from that point of view is to be approaching a ghostly phantom - we wont find it. So-called "Black on black crime" is a term that has no basis in reality. In reality what is going on is the problem of VIOLENCE throughout certian areas of town that happens to be where black people reside (usually). Yes the victims and perpetrators are black. But to say its "Black on black crime" is, firstly narrow and simplistic as hell. Second it is, in a sense, to presupose the said perpetrators have a deliberate awareness and prejudice of the others skin color which i'm sure is far from the actual case - in most cases.
A great deal of crime is segregated like many of the neihborhoods. Many black people will often live near each other.Thus, when crime happens its likely to be near those around and in ones area. Like these post point out:
Though I do understand how one can percieve it as black on black, but...
In areas that are mostly populated by white people, when violence or so-called crime happens, we dont hear the term "WHITE on WHITE crime" being pushed around Why is that? Well i'm sure they recognize its not a WHITE ON WHITE 'thing', its a problem of VIOLENCE itself, not perpetrators who have a deliberate awareness and preudice of the others skin color.
"PEOPLE BEWARE OF THE TERM "BLACK ON BLACK CRIME" its a term used for deflecting pressing issues and to direct and paint a negative self image amongst black people, a tactic thats been going and still continues to go on by way of 'pop media' ...etc.
The problem is not black people killing black people. Thats again, too simplistic. Rather the problem is with the intricate, complex, systematic conditions that give rise to the impulse of violence in certain areas.
Asking the questions: What are the intricate, complex, systematic conditons that give rise to the impules of violence in those predominately Black areas?
What can be done to create conditions that will give rise to cohesion and harmony amongst the people in those areas? Is a great place to start, i think, for coming upon an answer to the
limited, abstract question..."What we gonna do about black on black crime"?