I think there was some good and bad stuff in this article.

First of all if you shouldn't attribute an individuals actions to their entire group (and I agree you shouldn't) what difference does it make if the group is black lives matter, a racial minority, or a gender? If that tactic isn't helpful when blaming black people, why is it suddenly helpful to "blame" men? Here's one: 100% of human violence in America is perpetrated by humans. Lets figure it out. Secondly, "it's time we had a discussion about _____" is the stupidest way to end an article like this. It happens a lot. You just had our attention and had the chance to start the discussion and you said nothing. It's a problem with males and what's the solution? Nothing.

On the other hand it was nice to see an article that didn't use the easy scapegoat. Minorities (people who are black, people with mental disorders, Muslims) are constantly used as scapegoats. It isn't a problem with America it's these small(ish) marginalized groups. Maybe if we put the pressure on it being a gender problem (gender is the most significant statistically in predicting violence) then we will be forced to actually look at the problem and wait until we have fair solution since I'm pretty sure we won't write discriminatory legislation against all men. It's easy to say it is a mental health problem because people with diagnosed mental disorders are comparatively voiceless. It's easy to say it's a problem with Islam because Muslims are comparatively voiceless. If we are going to say it is a problem with males, maybe we will be forced to actually think about a solution because we aren't going to pass knee jerk legislation about all men in America.