A white person can walk free after committing crimes in Africa, the privilege of stereotypes

I imagine this will be one of those posts that boils the emotions of my readers.
There have been several reports in the media on chilling accounts of how vulnerable African children are exploited by foreigners.
In Kenya alone, there are defilement accounts by tourist pedophiles in the news here, here, here who commit crimes unchecked in countries with limited law enforcement resources. The most recent case of an American couple, Gregory and Rose Dow(a known sexual offender in the US) who pretending as missionaries, set up an orphanage in which he(Mr. Dow) defiled orphan girls and generally abused the kids. Mr. Dow escaped the law and fled the country when this case was exposed.
There is a recent story from Uganda in which an American With No Medical Training Ran Center For Malnourished Ugandan Kids. 105 Died. The community around the orphanage never suspected what was happening.  How could they think less of the white-savior?

They are almost sure to go unnoticed or at worst get away with it.

Congolese men carrying a white man in the 20th century

African stereotypes of "white people"

There is this weird thing about how Africans have been miseducated to think highly of Europeans(Caucasians or 'white' people) and conversely to think the least or not at all about themselves.  Too many positive stereotypes about Caucasians exist and here is a brief list:

1. They are good people: the white savior complex
2. They have money
3. They are closer to God than all others
4. They are the smartest people on the planet

Let's debunk each of these stereotypes.

History teaches us that white people are not absolutely good people?

The myth that white people are overflowing with goodness is as misplaced as any other. What the white person has learned to do with utmost excellence is to employ mass media propaganda. Let's me take you down memory lane.

Slavery of human beings

The white man must be "good" for using African slaves to get a headstart economically. The only reason for slavery is to benefit(mostly economically) the enslaver and subjugate the enslaved. The transatlantic slave trade was well orchestrated by the Dutch, Portuguese, Spaniards, English e.t.c. These were mainly Christian countries that used certain passages in the Bible to justify enslaving other people(especially Black Africans).

[Slavery] was established by decree of Almighty God ... it is sanctioned in the Bible, in both Testaments, from Genesis to Revelation ... it has existed in all ages, has been found among the people of the highest civilization, and in nations of the highest proficiency in the arts.

— Jefferson Davis, President, Confederate States of America

... the right of holding slaves is clearly established in the Holy Scriptures, both by precept and example.

— Richard Furman, President, South Carolina Baptist Convention

In 1837, Southerners in the Presbyterian denomination joined forces with conservative Northerners in order to drive the antislavery New School Presbyterians out of the denomination. In 1844, the Methodist Episcopal Church split into Northern and Southern wings over the issue of slavery. In 1845, the Baptists in the South formed the Southern Baptist Convention due to disputes with Northern Baptists over slavery and missions.^[26]

The Arabs and the slave trade is a story for another day, Islam has traditionally supported slavery, almost every religion has. 

The foundations of Western European powers were built on the profit of enslaving Africans. These main slaving nations had coasts on the Atlantic Ocean: Spain, Portugal, England, France, the Netherlands, and Denmark. These were the politically and economically dominant states of Western Europe which had colonies and economic interests in the Americas. England is built on the foundation of slavery(cities like Liverpool was a major slave harbor). America and the Americas were the main destination of slaves in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Needless to say that the USA and the Americas owe their economic power today to the free labor that was extracted out of enslaved Africans.

If you find yourself inclined to be proslavery arguments, here is my advice to you. Go request somebody who is without conscience that you are willing to work for them for free, be flogged/mutilated daily, and be bred like cattle, tell them to use your life/body for any and all their desires.

Colonialism

If you are African, you may have been taught and even required to write in an exam on the benefits of colonialism. Colonialism was slavery wrapped in colorful words. The white man had scouted Africa and found her to be rich in resources: pristine arable lands, good weather all year round, all forms of minerals in her earth. The scramble for Africa(Berlin conference of 1885) witnessed the white man divide Africa as a baker slices bread. The white man had found a way to build the economy of what we call the first world, Africa was that answer. The white man had developed advanced weaponry as the white tribes had always been in tribal conflicts(history is full of these accounts of conflict). Armed with firepower, he subdued the Africans and created a wedge between the African tribes(read With a prehistoric people, by Routledge). The colonizers were able to subdue the tribes of Africa, erase their cultures(religion, language) and exploit the natural resources(land) while enslaving the subdued Africans as free labor. The only benefit of colonialism is that it enabled Europeans i.e. Belgium, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain to become economic powerhouses(no surprises here). "The economics of colonization included: acquisition of land, enforced labor, the introduction of cash crops(often with the neglect of food crops), altering inter-African trading patterns of pre-colonial times, the introduction of indentured laborers from India and the continuation of exploitation of Africa as a source of raw materials for European industry". Vincent Khapoya as quoted on Wikipedia

Some often argue that the colonialists brought civilization(education, medicines) and forget this falsehood when they christen Africa as both the cradle of mankind and cradle of civilization(Kemet - Ancient Black Egypt). While there are certain aspects that Africans could have learned from the encounter with European colonizers, my argument is that legal trade would have had this same impact over time as it does today.

The world wars i.e. European tribal wars

When the European(and Asian) tribes went into war during what is popularly known as the first(July 1914 - Nov 1918) and second world war(1939-1945). The word 'world war' is an actual misnomer since it was a few countries/tribes in spontaneous tribal conflicts. About 20 million and 100 million people were killed in the first and second European tribal conflict respectively. Close to 3% of the world population murdered directly during the battles or through situations such as drought and diseases that came as an immediate result of the wars.
We know good people dialogue to solve conflicts but these "evangelists of civility" were using force as a way to solve tribal feuds.

Neo-colonialism

According to Encyclopedia Britannica,  neo-colonialism is defined as the control of less-developed countries by developed countries through indirect means.
The European colonizers never left their colonies, they remotely hold political and economic sway over their former colonies. France still holds its former colonies in Francophone Africa by their cohones (balls) literally, 14 African Countries Forced by France to Pay Colonial Tax For the Benefits of Slavery and Colonization.

For the rest of "former" colonized countries, there is the economic hitmanship and regime changes that these western powers continue to use as tools to continue their plunder of Africa(and former colonies elsewhere e.g. Latin America). This is well explained by John Perkins in his book "The confessions of an economic hitman".

Do white people have money?

This is both yes and no. While the stereotype can be corroborated with the white peoples' countries economic muscle, there may be a few points worth noting. Not every white person has a net worth equivalent to their country's nevertheless they may have more disposable income as a result of a strong economy. There is pandemic homelessness in countries in the west and peasants in Europe. Often when white tourists visit Africa, it is erroneously assumed they extremely rich while in essence, these white people have had years of saving up for these trips or are enjoying their pensions. This is usually an economic boom for souvenir traders, hotels and tour guides.

Are white people closer to God than others?

Let's start off by saying that there is no confirmation from God, at least not in any form that is documented. Europeans were either pagans(no belief in a supreme being) or polytheists(worshipped many gods) a few centuries back. Christianity was adopted by the Roman empire in AD380 and Europe was Christianized in the middle ages. There is a tendency to associate Europe and the "Western World" with the concept of Christianity and Christendom even though the origins of Christianity is Israel(Middle East). The popular religions: Islam, Judaism, Christianity all have their origin in the middle-east or Asia. There is too much controversy around a 'white Jesus' as advanced by the European missionaries.

There is the story in Genesis 9:25 where Noah was drunk and one of his sons, Ham, saw his nakedness and as a result, Noah cursed Canaan(the son of Ham). The Europeans have advanced that Africans descend from Ham and therefore cursed to be slaves of the Shem and Japheth(Noah's other two sons). There is no evidence of this Hamitic descendency of Africans.  Needless to say that the biblical Hamitic curse stories and other biblical verses were used to justify enslaving Africans in the United States and were a crucial part of the pro-slavery campaign. In South Africa, the Afrikaners(Boers) claim South Africa as their Canaan; the land they were promised based on biblical verses.

Not everybody believes in the creation story and there is also the controversial evolution from Apes theory which conveniently advances Europeans as the most evolved and superior race. Racial superiority is disputed by genetic research and there is a great debate here by Dr. Frances Welsing debated Dr. William Shockley(a white supremacist propagandist). The stereotype that white people are closer to God has no foundation. If the Israelites or the Arabs made the same claim to be close to God, then few would contest since most religions have an origin from their region.

Are white people the smartest people on the planet?

Not necessarily true. No need to waste time explaining this unless by public demand.

Conclusion

White people are only stereotypically "good" people, however, in reality, they are like all other groupings of people: a mixture of both good and bad.
While the majority of white people seem to have money, not all of them are wealthy. It can be said that the foundation of their "moneyness" has an element of historical privilege or exploitation of others.
The closer to God stereotype is sheer nonsense and is based on supremacist illusions of white people used to advance exploitation through servitude.

These stereotypes have made Africans susceptible to being exploited by "white" people and time to challenge these stereotypes is ripe.