Posted on 03/25/2005 5:30:27 AM PST by OXENinFLA
DELRAY BEACH -- Amid the sound of blaring car stereos, more than 350 black people packed the sidewalks of West Atlantic Avenue Sunday night to demand the city create more entertainment and allow them to gather there on a regular basis.
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"We came here because there's nothing social for us to do," said Crystal Carter, 32, who stood with her son, Crystopher, 11. "We're all enjoying this. We even brought our kids out."
The avenue started filling up in front of the gas stations between Eighth and 10th avenues about 7:30 p.m. after a coordinated football game and a cookout ended several blocks away at Pompey Park.
The event took on the atmosphere of a street party. Someone was selling food from a van. Cars clogged the roads, crowded a gas station and parked in front of homes in residential areas and lots with no-parking signs.
Eight police officers stood in the median and on the side streets, watching over the crowd and the traffic. Officers didn't plan to make arrests or issue citations concerning open drinking of alcohol and what appeared to be people smoking marijuana, said Lt. Marc Woods. Although officers were concerned about the illegal activities, they wanted to "allow the community to grieve" for Miller, Woods said.
(Excerpt) Read more at sun-sentinel.com ...
Let the people see that they can openly break the law RIGHT IN FRONT OF COPS.
The inmates are running the asylum.
And this line just made me laugh...." to demand the city create more entertainment and allow them to gather there on a regular basis."
So instead of using their own money and buying things at a privately owed business, they want the city to pay for it so it will be "free".
Just wait till they get their next tax-hike.
Sounds like people making excuses for their own bad behavior.
You have the right to persue happiness, you do not have the right to have that happiness provided for you!
That be assuming they pay taxes-It appears these are persons on public assistance demanding more
Instead of whining and complaining, perhaps they should put money together and open up a Jillian's-type place with video games, food and other games. I find it hard to believe there's NOTHING to do. It's not as if they're in the middle of a place like Montana with not a lot of people or places to go.
These "350 black people" better watch their step -
or 'judge' Greer will cut off their food.Now that the cops will enforce.
When did it become the government's job to entertain people!?
Now why would they expect to have to use their own money for their own entertainment? ~sarcasm alert
guess it be the 'hood, baby..
"We came here because there's nothing social for us to do,"
How sad, demanding relief from stupidity.
"It was the latest action after a rookie police officer's shooting and killing of 16-year-old Jerrod Miller last month at a teen dance."
This is what it's about. They feel "owed".
What the report fails to mention, is that the percentage of the white population has dropped much more than the blacks. Another item not mentioned is that the Hispanic and Asian percentage population has increased by more than the blacks and whites.
I'll see if I can find it in the on line edition and post it later.
Eight police officers stood in the median and on the side streets, watching over the crowd and the traffic. Officers didn't plan to make arrests or issue citations concerning open drinking of alcohol and what appeared to be people smoking marijuana ... Department officials plan to speak to organizers, including members of the NAACP, about stopping the drug use and keeping the cars out of no-parking areas ...
There is no comment that I can make about this article that will not, by currently accepted definition, be a racist comment.
I Guess that welfare, affirmative action, NAACP, United Negro College Fund and countless other projects are just not enough. Here's an idea ... get off your whiney, lazy butts and do it for yourselves like every other minority in this country has to.
Disclaimer: I am, of course, ONLY talking about the people who expect handouts, etc with no effort to do anything on their own. If you are NOT part of this group then I am NOT talking about you.
You mean the usual excuse every time someone points out anything even slightly negative?
Check out my tagline.
Carolyn
Work ethic?
What are you, some kinda' religious Puritannical kook racist?
Paging Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton.....
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