If Knowledge Were Your Weapon...???

How did we come from this?  A desire to become properly educated, well read and willing to wield that knowledge to where we are now.  To the apparent acceptance of "fancy book learnin'" as something to eschew.  Fred Hampton graduated high school, attended college and became the Chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense, at the ripe old age of 21. 

To this...

No, not the punch in face.  No, not the fact that none of the Black men shooting the video did not jump in and fight the cop.  No.  How did we come to the inability to defend ourselves based on the laws of the land?  Based on knowledge.  The Black Panther's did fight against the police, based on the legal right to defend themselves that were the laws of the land at that time.  The young woman in black, being man(?) handled by the officer is reported to be 19 and her cousin in pink is reported to be 16.  If knowlege were their weapon, could this have had another outcome?  Or, would the cop still have reacted this way since some whites believe the only thing worse than a dumb ni**er is a smart ni**er.