Thank you cobl04 for finally including some facts in your post. Yes of course the LAPD was racially profiling young black men and that is racist and wrong but by retaliating and putting a song like "F _ _ Tha Police" in their face, it doesn't really help things now does it?
I like the fact that as a U2 fan, Bono and Co. of made a point of drawing attention to leaders for positive change like MLK, Mandela etc. These great men took the high road by making that change through displayed positive actions and inspired people. I know for a fact that many of the young black males being profiled by the LAPD were not completely innocent. If you advertise through dress and action that you are in a gang (even if it's not true but you look the part) and display anti-social behaviors then that said person will garnish negative attention vs positive. I must restate the point that I do not agree by any means that the LAPD had the right to profile or harass people.
We human beings are very "visual" people and how you dress and present yourself to society determines largely the way you are treated by other people. You can whine and stomp your feet that it's not fair but it unfortunately is a fact. So finally, if your black, white, asian, latino etc don't advertise yourself as being a "gang banger" and then expect to be treated like a king.
Listen dude, I'm going to go now but I think it's fair to say that we have a difference of opinion and it will never be solved because at the heart of the matter - you love the sound of rap/hip-hop, I do not. So that's about it. Have a good night and I enjoyed our debate.