Posted on 03/31/2012 12:13:25 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda
The Trayvon Martin Tragedies
The recent killing of Trayvon Martin needs more investigation. But where's the outrage over the daily scourge of black-on-black crime?
By JUAN WILLIAMS The shooting death of Trayvon Martin in Florida has sparked national outrage, with civil rights leaders from San Francisco to Baltimore leading protests calling for a new investigation and the arrest of the shooter.
But what about all the other young black murder victims? Nationally, nearly half of all murder victims are black. And the overwhelming majority of those black people are killed by other black people. Where is the march for them?
Where is the march against the drug dealers who prey on young black people? Where is the march against bad schools, with their 50% dropout rate for black teenaged boys? Those failed schools are certainly guilty of creating the shameful 40% unemployment rate for black teens.
How about marching against the cable television shows constantly offering minstrel-show images of black youth as rappers and comedians who don't value education, dismiss the importance of marriage, and celebrate killing people, drug money and jailhouse fashionthe pants falling down because the jail guard has taken away the belt, the shoes untied because the warden removed the shoe laces, and accessories such as the drug dealer's pit bull.
Supposedly all of this is just entertainment and intended to co-opt the stereotypes. But it only ends up perpetuating stereotypes in white minds and, worse, having young black people internalize it as an authentic image of a proud black person.
There is no fashion, no thug attitude that should be an invitation to murder. But these are the real murderous forces surrounding the Martin deathand yet they never stir protests.
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Where is the march against the drug dealers who prey on young black people? Where is the march against bad schools, with their 50% dropout rate for black teenaged boys? Those failed schools are certainly guilty of creating the shameful 40% unemployment rate for black teens.
How about marching against the cable television shows constantly offering minstrel-show images of black youth as rappers and comedians who don't value education, dismiss the importance of marriage, and celebrate killing people, drug money and jailhouse fashionthe pants falling down because the jail guard has taken away the belt, the shoes untied because the warden removed the shoe laces, and accessories such as the drug dealer's pit bull.
Juan Williams is one of the responsible grown-ups in the black community. It's men like him that will pull this mess back from the brink - if it can be done. Hats off to him - nice that someone 'gets it'.
Shame on you, Mr. Williams.
How dare you suggest that not only “whites” are killing blacks?
Except minstrel shows are alot nicer and more entertaining.
There is a news story on youtube where they interview someone only giving his name as “John”. He was on the ground near the fight, and the guy on the bottom, wearing a red jacket or sweater (Zimmerman) was crying out for help. I’m thinking he might have been close enough where John said “he looked at me and asked for help” but I’m not sure. John told them to “Stop it”, and said he was going into his nearby unit to call 911. He calls 911 and tells them he heard a shot, and looked down from his 2nd story window and the guy that was on top is now on the ground “I’m pretty sure he’s dead”.
“All the hippies were yakking about how unfair it was for them to be judged based on their hairstyle and attire.”
“Who are they to judge us..
simply ‘cuz our hair is long?”
Hippies. I despise them. Funny this is actually from a black guy, a rare kind of hippie.
Your post is spot-on.
Not a tragedy! This 17 year No-Limit-Nigga thug was a criminal, kicked out of school, had vandalized school property, was in possession of jewelry he had stolen, he had advocated the raping of women, had assaulted a school employee, and was, in general, a POS! Exactly WHAT contribution to society was this POS ever going to make? NOTHING. Zimmerman simply took out the trash.
Society is now better off with this little thug dead. Because somewhere down the line he was going to burglarize someone’s home, rape someone’s daughter, shoot some innocent person. This isn’t a tragedy! It’s a time for celebration.
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