While on Philadelphia Sports Radio Station 97.5 the Fanatic, Barkley condemned Ferguson protestors who looted local businesses. "Those aren't black people, those are scumbags," the media personality said.
"In fairness, there are some black people out there who are crooks. And when the police come to your neighborhood, it's a tense situation. The only time you interact with the cops is when things are going wrong...We, as black people, got a lot of crooks."
"We've always had a racial issue in this country, and the biggest problem is we never discuss race until something bad happens. We never have meaningful dialogue over a cold beer when things are going good. But what happens is, when something bad happens, everybody has a tribe mentality. Everybody wants to protect their own tribe--right or wrong."
Barkley also called out black people who think they're never to blame in controversial incidents: "To sit there and act like we (black people) hold no responsibility for some of this stuff is disingenuous."
[Syracuse.com]
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