My US History class (11th graders, VERY ethnically diverse group) talked about this yesterday, and the female black students thought it would have been foolish NOT to look into the terrorism angle. We were discussing the Bill of Rights (for Constitution Day), and I told them that students (while in a school building) were not as protected by the 4th Amendment as an adult outside of a school would be. They all agreed that the kid seemed suspicious, regardless of his ethnicity. Most of the white kids seemed offended that a Muslim was profiled, but not the minority kids, who were glad the school was on its toes to prevent violence.
Then, one of the white boys—who is infamous for being a dope smoker—broke in and said if it had been him, he would have been arrested, and he wouldn’t have been invited to the White House. They all laughed and agreed Obama went overboard.
Very often, I think people on FR get racially ugly about blacks, which annoys me, because I teach so many black kids who are smart as tacks. I only hope that they can rise above the generational democrat voting and think for themselves. Last year, I had a black boy who was always going on about the need for the 2nd Amendment, like he was a Freeper. He told me his dad was always being called an Uncle Tom, so I reminded him that Uncle Tom was the slave that tried to help the other slaves learn to read. There IS hope for the next generation. I could provide anecdotal examples all night of minority kids who are as true blue America loving as the best of us. Of course, I teach close to a large Army base, and I know that has a lot to do with it. Lots of military kids with their heads screwed on straight!
**Just trying to spread a little Pollyanna tonight, guys. Don’t mind me! :)
And one more thing, the ones with names like the boy in this article are often embarrassed about how “ghetto’ their names are. I teach a lot who go by a middle name, or nickname because they hate the travesty their mothers saddled them with.