What changed?

After several years of expecting to be called racist when criticizing the policies of our beloved first African American President something has changed. Now people are getting disillusioned that the image the media creating did not match reality but there is more. There is a crack in the armor or something.  It used to be people with liberal values were like union reps for the Black Criminals Union.  When a black person was accused of a crime the union reps were quick to take the side of the poor young black man.  He would not be a criminal if he had a well-paying job. It was his environment and on and on.  Say "personal responsibility" and you are a racist.  So why now do the good people with liberal values want to ban someone for life in their chosen occupation? and fire the people who run the companies who would hire the young black men?  And when a DA decides to put a first time offender into a diversion program like we used to hear about for the other black criminals why isn't that enough?  After being banned from making a living the offenders are sure to go back to a life of crime.  It is all sort of interesting but that's football.