‘When?’ Memphis violence raises cry

AP ^ | 6/27/6

[MainFrame65]

Melissa Robertson died earlier today.

[CremeSaver]

God bless her. She died without ever having lived.

[Xenalyte]

Martez and Donterrious?

[Xenalyte]

Not to mention Jakira and Dewawn.

[GovernmentShrinker]

For starters, "relatives, friends, and community activists" should be calling for people in these violence-plagued communities to stop giving their children names which will make them feel out of place in civilized society (not to mention make civilized society uncomfortable having them around), and perfectly comfortable in a street gang. There is one normal name in this story (Melissa); the other five children (including the 18 year old shooter) mentioned are: "Martez", "Donterrious", "Montrel Javon", "Jakira", "Dewawn". What kind of future is a parent imagining for their child when they name him "Donterrious" or "Dewawn"?

[Vn_survivor_67-68]

"Good black people get a bad rap (no pun intended) by these thugs."

Yeh right! Just like the "moderate" muslims do.

Both stand by and do nothing to root out the animals from their communities while playing "victim".

[Tax-chick]

Donterrious sounds like an adjective I can't quite remember the definition for :-). Dewawn? Yawn?

What are these people thinking!

[Coldwater Creek]

I have a granddaughter that was born 3 months early. There were tons of really early premies in NICU unit with her. Most were no longer than my hand, but had names a mile long. Crack will make a person a genius at spelling.

[Tax-chick]

That's so sad.

[NCC-1701]

I am finished trying to be politically correct....

What color are these people...? Black
the same as the ones shooting it up in New Orleans? Yes
The same as the ones shooting it up in Las Vegas? Yes

I live in this Hellhole and can't wait to get out. One of the biggest sad things about this problem is that the mayor of Memphis, Willie W. Herenton, doesn't even give a s#@t. He's more interested in enriching his own sorry self than helping the police with the proper resources to fight the crime.

BTW, did you see the casino shootout in Vegas? Dude starting popping caps, all the while hopping around like a rabid rabbit and grabbing his crotch. That was the funniest part of the scene. He must have been supporting another piece for when his other gun runs out of lead. Just one sick s o b.