Sentence:  Your criticism will seem like <WSD>flyspecking</WSD>. They'll be mad at you for pointing out that there's more crime than they like to think, and especially mad that you're saying their own group—privileged middle-aged white males—are just as bad as young African-American inner-city toughs, walking the streets in packs of four and looking mean. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To inspect in minute detail to ensure that something contains no flaws; nitpick.