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Young African Americans At Risk for Depression and Suicide (AFRO Reports)
The Afro ^ | 9/25/14 | Adina R. Young

Posted on 09/29/2014 8:24:36 AM PDT by YourAdHere

A major health issue that affects thousands of people each year is suicide, according to experts on the medical condition.

“It is the third leading cause of death among African Americans ages 15-24. Even though we are killing ourselves fewer times at a lower rate, it’s a big concern as to why is it happening at younger ages,” he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at afro.com ...


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To: YourAdHere; freedumb2003

It may very well have to do with the fact that blacks, generally speaking, kill their unborn children on whim and kill each other on whim and kill others on whim...yep, that’s right, where human life has no sanctity and no dignity, it is as disposable as a paper coffee cup.

And just where does human life have no sanctity and no dignity? In the atheistic secularist humanist existence, that’s where. We teach our children at very young ages, human life can simply be eliminated if it is inconvenient or even if someone believes it to be unloved or potentially in poverty or disabled or too costly, etc, etc.

Of course, Libertarians, celebrate this evil attitude too. They can’t bring themselves to inhibit any man’s liberty regarding killing. There is not really much difference between a Libertarian and totalitarian, when it comes to the sanctity and dignity of human life...they’re just fine with abortion, suicide, assisted-suicide and even euthanasia in many cases. I find it difficult to understand how they are allowed to be categorized with conservatives in the USA, when they really have no intention of conserving anything remotely resembling true morality.


21 posted on 09/29/2014 9:26:48 AM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51. Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: Conscience of a Conservative

I meant to say non-natural death.

http://theblacksphere.net/2014/09/obama-is-doctor-death/


22 posted on 09/29/2014 9:28:06 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("The man who damns money obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it earned it." --Ayn Rand)
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To: petercooper

probably means that 15.7% of all deaths in that age group among whites are by suicide, not that 15.7% of all white people kill themselves.


23 posted on 09/29/2014 9:48:54 AM PDT by LambSlave
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To: LambSlave

right


24 posted on 09/29/2014 9:49:30 AM PDT by petercooper ("I was for letting people keep their health insurance, before I wasn't". --- Barack Obama)
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To: petercooper

Actually, I just researched this. The “rate” is not a percentage as reported in the article, it is the number of deaths per 100,000 people. So it means for every 100,000 white people in the US, on average, 15.7 commit suicide per year.


25 posted on 09/29/2014 9:53:29 AM PDT by LambSlave
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To: jacknhoo
And just where does human life have no sanctity and no dignity? In the atheistic secularist humanist existence,

Of all the races, Blacks are the most religious and least likely to be Atheistic. Hispanics second.

Same outside the USA to, for example Liberia is the most religious non-Muslime country.

So sorry, your attempted scapegoating failed

26 posted on 09/29/2014 10:13:54 AM PDT by qam1 (There's been a huge party. All plates and the bottles are empty, all that's left is the bill to pay)
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To: jacknhoo

>>It may very well have to do with the fact that blacks, generally speaking, kill their unborn children on whim and kill each other on whim and kill others on whim...yep, that’s right, where human life has no sanctity and no dignity, it is as disposable as a paper coffee cup.<<

Straw man AND on fire.


27 posted on 09/29/2014 10:27:15 AM PDT by freedumb2003 (Zimmerman, Brown, Fast & Furious, IRS harassment, Philly ignorance: holdering in 1st degree)
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To: jacknhoo

Also it is against FR rules to carry discussions, arguments, etc. across threads.

Please do not do so in the future, at least with me.


28 posted on 09/29/2014 10:29:04 AM PDT by freedumb2003 (Zimmerman, Brown, Fast & Furious, IRS harassment, Philly ignorance: holdering in 1st degree)
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To: freedumb2003

Yeah, real straw men there...65% abortion rate; rampant black on black crime; rampant black crime; rampant risky behavior by blacks youth. What some more dubious people consider straw men, is in reality the truth.


29 posted on 09/29/2014 4:30:35 PM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51. Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: freedumb2003

Goodness.


30 posted on 09/29/2014 4:33:02 PM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51. Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: qam1

I think you’re overlooking the fact that these black youth are raised by their atheistic secular public schools. I suppose some would consider Rev. Wright’s black liberation theology “religion” but in truth it is atheistic Marxism. So many refer to themselves as “religious” but in practice are atheistic...like Pelosi, Biden, Cummings, etc,...don’t you know Hitler was Christian, too.


31 posted on 09/29/2014 4:43:02 PM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51. Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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