Blacks must save selves from crime

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^ | Published on: 10/11/05 | BENIN DAKAR

[School of Rational Thought]

"I agree that it is the African-American communities that need work. They are the ones who abandoned the poor in NO. The 70% who have moved out of poverty but have not yet developed the community organizations and institutions to help the less fortunate."

They did before the great society programs.

[HighFlier]

criminal problem from within of which they are overwhelmingly the victims

FBI stats show more black on white (45%) crime than black on black (43%) crime. The latter is one of the media myths spread continuously until it is believed as fact (see: "Our strength is in our diversity").

[swmobuffalo]

"But one can only be burned so many times before one develops an aversion to fire. "

I agree and understand your position. I'm well aware that there are good decent black people but most of what I've dealt with over the years weren't. It's too bad we can't express honest opinions regarding race without told we're somehow wrong to feel that way.

[southlake_hoosier]

Why not deal with the facts as presented and spare us the sanctimony?

Because the responses are coming from a lawyer.

[pageonetoo]

You won't get much argument from me on that. Compelling photograph, ominous & frightening, what was the source?

Rome burning...

[itsahoot]

You ever read the story of Nat Turner?

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p1518.html

I wonder why he chose this handle?

[itsahoot]

The courts have allowed perverts to be given rights

Did you see yesterday's Oregon Supreme court decision that declared that live public sexual relations were protected as free expression?

[Riverman94610]

"Five black and Hispanic girls proud and bragging about their pregnancies"
Ha,wait till AFTER the kids come,they will stop that bragging real quick when they realize how much WORK it takes!

[pageonetoo]

[Riverman94610]

Your logic is twisted.If I judged a group of people by my childhood and teenage experiences I would hate and distrust white people since they are the ones who brought me such torment and misery growing up.
When I became an ADULT,i saw that these white thugs didn't represent all whites just as the black gangsta types are but a small minority of black folks.
We get into shaky ground when we base feelings toward a group on unfortunate events of our younger days.

[pageonetoo]

Did you see yesterday's Oregon Supreme court decision that declared that live public sexual relations were protected as free expression?

So what's new?

[bonfire]

Grandma's seem to end up taking care of the kids. BUT, I also see that in the middle class. Mom goes to work so they can afford the big house, cars, etc.; and grandma raises the children.

[saleman]

I just finished a conversation with a black co-worker who is choir director in his church. And then I pulled us FR and found this thread.

It seems his drummer was fired by the pastor. His offense? A 14 yr old black thug stole a pistol out of the drummers car at church. The drummer is a part-time body guard. Seems the church was trying to rehabilitate the thug. He had actually been at service that Sunday but snuck out. Went to the parking lot, broke out a window and stole the pistol. When they were seen and ran away, they fired the gun in the air several times. So the pastor used that excuse, that because the thug fired the gun it endangered the congregation and that was the drummers fault too.

I tried to clarify the situation. I couldn't believe that the church was blaming the victim for the thugs criminal behavior. But, sadly, that is exactly what happened. They are blaming the drummer for having a gun in his car and for the thug shooting the gun. After all, if he hadn't had the gun, the kid might not have broken in the car and he surely wouldn't have fired it!

I swear, sometimes I feel like grabbing people around the neck and shaking them. This illustrates to me exactly what is wrong in the black community and with young people today. Enabling and making excuses for criminal behavior is just wrong and stupid and inexcusable and idiotic.

End rant.

[Gandalf_The_Gray]

Rome burning...

Apropos...

Regards,
GtG

[Hattori_Hanzo]

You didn't read my post. My experiences STARTED in childhood and have continued, unabated right up to and including the thugish menacing incident I described from last night. Oh well. I will continue to do what I need to do to protect my family and to teach my children to ignore the PC sycophants and follow their gut. I want them to survive, even if someones feelings get hurt. BTW, the "gangsta / thug" types are NOT even close to being a minority. In my experience the decent ones are. It's a big problem.

[Ursus arctos horribilis]

"And there's no such thing as injustice, either. Cops are perfect, judges are perfect, life is just a bowl of cherries."

You made no such contradictions with your stated sarcasm above. If I am part of the problem, which part of it are you?