A Simple Observation of Racial Violence and Societal Decay

How often as Americans, have we been portrayed as violent and destructive in the world media? It is true that many of our cities suffer a violent crime rate and our past is checkered with unfortunate events. But recently I am seeing the unrest in France and now in Australia and although it does catch our attention, if you read these stories closely you will find that they are being downplayed as random events.

Had this occurred in the United States, we would be vilified and everyone would be jumping on the bandwagon to condemn our morally corrupt society. Yet when these things occur in other nations, all that is required is a vapid statement that these are not widespread signs of underlying social issues. I don't know what I am trying to convey here but at least part of it is a real bias towards America and the willingness of the world to make excuses for other countries yet hold us to different standards.