The reasoning is based on your own description of the "increasing power of government" being the problem. I was pointing out that the opposite trend is in many ways what's actually going on.
That's either because government is not the major factor in the oppression of black males, or because government isn't strong enough.
That's no justification for government abuses where they occur, but I was never claiming that was OK.
Do you honestly think this is valid reasoning? "You might be in prison for a victimless crime, but at least you're not a slave"?