Posted on 03/21/2016 7:44:21 AM PDT by Kaslin
The quote was so shocking that Im shocked it didnt get more attention.
When you hear it, you want to put your head in your hands and weep.
In biblical days, you would have torn your garments in mourning.
How in the world did this happen to our nation?
A 17-year-old Miami teen named Trevon Johnson, a student at D. A. Dorsey Technical College, was shot and killed by a female homeowner who encountered him after he had broken into her house.
But Johnsons relatives were very upset, saying he didnt deserve it. As his cousin Nautika Harris commented, I dont care if she have her gun license or any of that. That is way beyond the law - way beyond.
She also said and this is the quote that is so shocking You have to look at it from every childs point of view that was raised in the hood. You have to understand… how he going to get his money to have clothes to go to school? You have to look at it from his point-of-view.
What a tragic indictment on the state of America in 2016.
Can you imagine another time in our history when words like this could have been spoken? And has there been anything quite like the hood that this woman describes, a place where the family is so shattered that burglary is considered a natural way for a child to get money for his school clothes?
Of course, theres no excuse for this young mans actions and theres no justification for his cousins words.
I state this emphatically, so no one misunderstands me.
At the same time, it would seem that Trevon was born into this world with two strikes against him, while his cousins sentiments describe a world that most of us cant relate to. And it is that world the hood that I want to focus on.
Presuming that this young man grew up in a fatherless home (or, at the least, a broken home), the odds were heavily stacked against him. As my friend Dr. Frank Turek pointed out, children from fatherless homes are:
He also observed that children from fatherless homes account for:
Focusing on black America, Professor Walter Williams, himself an African American, noted that, Today the overwhelming majority of black children are raised in single female-headed families. As early as the 1880s, three-quarters of black families were two-parent. In 1925 New York City, 85 percent of black families were two-parent. One study of 19th-century slave families found that in up to three-fourths of the families, all the children had the same mother and father.
How dramatically things have changed.
Now, to be perfectly clear, I am not here to ascribe blame regarding who is responsible for this breakdown in the family, although there are some who see the entire welfare system as another, intentional attempt by some white Americans to keep black Americans oppressed and enslaved.
My point instead is to say this: Whatever has caused this tragic state of affairs and whoever is to blame, this is our shared problem as Americans, and there is no government program or political party or presidential candidate who can solve it. We must solve it together, and the ultimate solution must be found in the church.
Somehow, through evangelism, discipleship, and holistic ministry these families must be rebuilt and they include white families and Hispanic families and Asian families along with black families. (And we cannot leave out Native American families on reservations, where suicide, depression, alcoholism, and sexual abuse are rampant.)
This means that, rather than simply ridiculing the words of Trevons cousin, we need also to hear them as a tragic wake-up call, a reminder that, right here in America, there are people who think that crime is the natural way for a teen to provide for his needs.
To repeat: Theres no justification for Trevons actions and his cousins words are ridiculous. I also understand that some will read this account as yet another example of a young thug getting what he deserved, also providing a testament to the importance of people being legally armed.
But to do so is to miss the larger story of the destruction of the family in inner-city America and the tragedy of another life cut short by the consequences of crime.
Trevons cousin said, He was not supposed to die like this. He had a future ahead of him. Trevon had goals… he was a funny guy, very big on education, loved learning.
But if young men like Trevon are to have a real future, it will require revival and reformation on a massive, national scale.
This is yet another reason why we need to pray with fervor for God to do what only He can do as we, on our part, do everything we can do to make a difference in our broken neighborhoods and cities.
A terrible tragedy has happened in our generation, and at the very least, we owe it to God and to our neighbor to let it wound our hearts.
A cry has risen from the hood. Lets not stop up our ears.
Liberal elite policies destroyed the black family... and now the elites want to destroy the white family... FIGHT THEM... Vote Trump.
“...children from fatherless homes account for:
60 percent of Americas rapists;
63 percent of Americas youth suicides;
70 percent of Americas long-term prison inmates;
70 percent of Americas reform school attendees;
71 percent of Americas teenage pregnancies;
71 percent of Americas high school dropouts;
72 percent of Americas adolescent murderers;
85 percent of Americas youth prisoners;
85 percent of Americas youth with behavioral disorders;
90 percent of Americas runaways.
Focusing on black America, Professor Walter Williams, himself an African American, noted that, Today the overwhelming majority of black children are raised in single female-headed families.”
Don’t tell me who to vote for, I don’t tell you who to vote for. Okay?
Bump for reference. Mexicans DO teach their children to steal.
and look at how bad they are!
Detroit Tri-County Area and had a population of 3,862,888
Windsor, ON - The population was 26,801
Portland, Oregon (619,360)
Burlington, VT Population: 42,210
You really want to compare those?
Wonder how she would feel if some kid broke in her house and made off with her flat screen TV to pay for clothes and stuff for school? Would she be okay with that?
Did he really take off and leave the 2 year old in your backyard? Wow, what a freaking idiot.
Yep.
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