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- inactive, on 12/06/2007, -141/+594What an article. The girl's last name and the mom's last name are (of course) different, and the ex-boyfriend is a four-time convicted felon.
Black culture in the United States has become degenerate. Black people really seemed to be getting their ***** together and standing up for themselves culminating in the civil rights movement. Then they pissed all that achievement away.
Since then, a black subculture has taken hold where this "family" scenario has become typical and with it, crime, government dependence, and sociopathic behavior. Other communities have trashy people too but they're rejected. But for blacks this is not only the norm, it's celebrated, and the blacks who reject that lifestyle are denigrated and attacked by their own families and communities.
Find me a black mama anymore with a HUSBAND who hasn't been in jail, and 2-3 kids where the entire family has the same last name and you'll find a situation that has become pretty rare in this country.
Got a little off-topic there..... but what a brave little girl. I hope she doesn't follow her mama's example and grows up to be something. She certainly has the guts to do that. - mjworthey, on 12/06/2007, -1/+309Holy *****.
And she survived! - plethorex, on 12/06/2007, -19/+307Sadly, your comment is going to be viewed as completely racist and unfounded, even though many people in the black community agree with you. At my local gym, the nighttime supervisor is a black woman whom I speak to at length every night, and her words are largely echoed through you. She is someone who really did go through injustice, and really did fight for her rights, only to see it thrown away by the generation that is up and coming.
- robitor, on 12/06/2007, -21/+240There wasn't a unit that the cops could send because the cops were too busy tasering someone who had a bag of weed on them.
- inactive, on 12/06/2007, -19/+184Racist? No. Maybe a little harsh, but that is the reality of the fact. Go to any school district and find me the lowest ranked schools. New Jersey for example, lets talk the Abbott district. Pemberton, Willingboro, Woodrow Wilson, Neptune - these are all high populated black schools. Why are they underperforming? As Abbott districts it's certainly not money! It's the lack of motivation by the students.
Name a PROMINENT black spokesman that is pushing a realistic agenda and not motivated by greed (sorry Al Sharpton)... you're left with Bill Cosby, who has said the SAME EXACT THING.
He speaks the truth. In 1997 - 24.8% of 18-19 black women WERE PREGNANT. I'm sure taht statistic hasn't changed drastically in the past 10 years. http://www.siecus.org/pubs/fact/fact0010.html
Who do these kids look up to? Lil Wayne, Yung Jeezy, 50 Cent and Soulja Boy. - inactive, on 12/06/2007, -2/+133They told her no units were available when she called 911? What the ***** is wrong with the police? Lesson to all: tell the cops someone's been shot if you need them immediately then hang up. *****. Poor kid is lucky to be alive.
- Ajajadude, on 12/06/2007, -18/+132Yeah, whitey forces black kids to buy into the hip hop lifestyle. 50 Cent is really Trent Lott in disguise trying to undermine the black "culture".
Many African Americans believe the kinds of things Deputy just said, does that mean they're racist? - inactive, on 12/06/2007, -7/+10550 cent has nothing on this chick. She is hardcore. Damn Six shoots, thats brutal.
I hope the shooter gets the chair for this. - oreonblade, on 12/06/2007, -1/+96Girl's got huge proverbial brass balls...not many 7 year olds would brave gunfire.
- ninja28, on 12/06/2007, -1/+89Isn't it supposed to be the other way around? The mom should jump in front of the bullet for the girl. I mean if the mom is 30 and had a 4-time ex-con as a boyfriend, I would say the little girl's life is worth much more to save.
- wishninja, on 12/06/2007, -0/+86"The first operator clicked off and I dialed again and told that operator a guy with a gun was holding me hostage with a mother and baby and threatening to kill us. I told her the name of the gas station and then she said they didn't have a unit to send."
Man no units to send to a shooting! yea Michigan is pretty much the ***** hole state! - lordthor, on 12/06/2007, -22/+102the parent poster is 100% correct. black people have been sabotaging themselves for years.
- unitethenations, on 12/06/2007, -9/+86"Find me a black mama anymore with a HUSBAND who hasn't been in jail, and 2-3 kids where the entire family has the same last name and you'll find a situation that has become pretty rare in this country."
I think the problem is that people like you assume that outward appearance == culture. Sure, some black people are the way you described, but so are some white and [insert other group here] people too. What they all have in common is poverty and lack of education, which go hand in hand.
I'm black, so let's take the example of my mother:
Grew up in Africa. No privileges there. Is now an MD, and married. We (her children) are all pursuing MDs/JDs, and I should not even need to mention that we have one father (singular! /sarcasm).
However, I'm certain that in your corner of the world black people are drinking a koolaid that endears them to this shocking behaviour, and you will not find such patterns amongst any other peoples. /sarcasm - stonedgeek, on 12/06/2007, -1/+73Yeah, surviving 6 bullets in one sitting is hardcore even for a grown man.
Also, what kind of gunman can't kill a seven year old with six bullets? Enjoy being raped in prison, loser. - coheedcollapse, on 12/06/2007, -0/+66Holy crap. I steered clear of this article when I read the title earlier today because I thought the poor girl died. I can't believe she survived. That's awesome that she made it.
- Tenlow, on 12/06/2007, -12/+76But without throwing it all away we wouldn't have words like "bling". I think it was worth it.
- euro22, on 12/17/2008, -21/+79So much truth in your words. The people who are calling you racist are idiots. There is nothing in your comment that shows hate towards the blacks.. at WORSE all they can say is that you were generalizing or stereotyping - only if what you said wasn't true.
- EdgarVerona, on 12/06/2007, -2/+56Nah, but she'll go double platinum when she releases her first single.
- inactive, on 12/06/2007, -0/+54What's ***** up is the cops, when there was finally a unit to respond, failed to vent Dude's head with their service weaons but they would have no problem tasering a deaf guy in the bathtub.
- echolyean, on 12/06/2007, -7/+54Yeah, incredible. She must be the one that has regenerative abilities. Like that cheerleader.
- HUKI365, on 12/06/2007, -20/+67*****. He's not racist. It would be racist to disallow alcohol/weapons purchases for the black community based on enthnicity - yes. But its not racist to say: "Hey, look - I think we have a problem with this group of people."
Races ARE different, not because of some ***** like "some are closer to monkeys" but because of CULTURE. And if as a community we can't say: "This culture is bad for people, lets do something positive." then that's political correctness gone mentally retarded. - inactive, on 12/06/2007, -2/+46I think the problem is a lack of proper labels.
It is clear that there is some sort of more-or-less unified subculture predominant among black urban lower/middle-class youth, which is what we seem to be refering to as "black culture". The problem is that while a majority of it's member bay be black, it is not really inherant to race per-se, and more to the socio-economic background which, due to historical factors, remains seperated to a large extent along racial lines. Using "black" as a label for the culture incorrectly implies that is is limited to, and solely composed of, a single race; a more correct label might be "urban" culture. I have known many white kids living on the "wrong side of the tracks" in the predominately black/hispanic neighborhoods in my hometown that are home to that sort of culture, and my no means is any race not represented in some proportion amongst the community. - WeirdEdsel, on 12/06/2007, -2/+45She is this week's official bad ass of the week.
- Kazbaeden, on 12/06/2007, -1/+42Something doesn't have to be the majority to be a big problem. 1 in 4 pregnant at 18 is a big ***** problem.
- vpshockwave, on 12/06/2007, -2/+43The guy pumped those shots into the kid with no hesitation? Fry his ass, he doesn't deserve to live. Anyone who shoots a ***** kid so cold heartedly and mercilessly should DIE.
- repoulin, on 12/06/2007, -18/+59Deputy has a point and any mention or analysis regarding race and you are without hesitation labeled as racist.
Anyways it was a good story. - schmitey, on 12/06/2007, -8/+46First off I don't think Deputy's comment is racist. Could have been better worded to be less confrontational and offensive, but it is fundamentally true.
Second, the real issue is the lack of real FATHER FIGURES. Look at our prison system if you don't believe me, very very few of those people had good male role models. My dad would have whooped up on me if I ever did drugs or came home with cops. More to the point...I knew what my consequences would be and lived as to meet and exceed his expectations because I knew he'd be around if I didn't!!! Furthermore, if you don't want kids then ***** be responsible (abstinence or birth control, and that applies to both sexes) and quit leaching my taxes.
My third point comes from my own observations and time spent in a poor area of Louisiana with an almost exclusively black community. Not all, but many blacks IN THAT AREA, for whatever reason are CONTENT with their present situation. They complain about it all day long, BUT TAKE NO ACTION TO IMPROVE THEIR SITUATION for themselves and most notably future generations. You STILL find families who don't have any college or even highschool grads...part of this comes from my second point of male role models. It takes one person in one generation to go to school, maintain a job, have a family, and STAY WITH THAT FAMILY to break the cycle for all future generations.
These are just observations that apply to EVERYONE. If you want to call me racist so be it, but I never pointed fingers. - MerryMortician, on 12/06/2007, -3/+41there are only 3 black kids IN Oregon.
- Nov4cane, on 12/06/2007, -15/+51I am one of three white people at my work, and every single black person at my work has families that aren't anything like what you've described. One family there has 8 kids and they ALL have the same last name. Their are multiple families that work there, all with the same last names and their parents aren't in jail.
The guy who complimented above me was correct in stating how you have a prejudice set in place about people with black skin because you're generalizing. You may have gotten your point across in a more thought out way, but it's still stereotyping. - xquizit, on 12/06/2007, -0/+36Not a single unit to send?? How ***** up is this?
- sjm20k, on 12/06/2007, -13/+47wow what the ***** - that ***** might be normal in the poorest community but you cant ***** say to my face that this is the "norm" in black society. the fact that you got dugg up so incredibly hard makes me really concerned about hanging around here.
- Murdats, on 12/06/2007, -5/+38I think it is fairly safe to assume that he was talking about a significant subculture almost exlusive to black people. IE. 'black culture'
- ronaldinho, on 12/06/2007, -8/+41I hate to say it, but most black people fueled their own perceived stereotypes, and worse, believe in it even more than we non-blacks do
- jmpeagle, on 12/06/2007, -0/+33not many adults would either
- anotherjeff, on 12/06/2007, -15/+48What kind of weak ass gun was he using?
- arcticblue, on 12/06/2007, -4/+37Didn't get the memo? Chuck Norris isn't cool anymore.
- actorboy, on 12/06/2007, -25/+57His statement is racist because he classifies the majority of a race with it. I read his comments carefully, and yes, there is a segment of the population like that,however, it's not the majority as he would have you believe. If you believe it is then you either know no black people, only know black people from watching the news, or have a job that brings you into contact with only the worst elements of society rather than the society as a whole.
- kmalik, on 12/06/2007, -5/+36amazing! God bless her.
- willyjlyles, on 12/06/2007, -1/+31I didn't see him say a majority anywhere, I think his point was more like this:
HOLY CRAP! In 1997 about 1 in 4 black women ages 18 and 19 were PREGNANT! That means a huge amount of 10 year old black kids today were very likely born to unwed teenage moms. I'm not trying to preach about sexual immorality, but there's no way on earth that's an easy situation to grow up in. - bakatrinh, on 12/06/2007, -1/+29I hope that guy burns in hell.
- swankboy, on 12/06/2007, -1/+29And thankfully the f-ing guy wasn't tazed so we don't have to see that companion story on Digg.
- OverlordXenu, on 12/06/2007, -3/+31What in the hell are you talking about? Ebonics isn't correct English. White middle-class prospective? What? Cultural barriers?
I'm sorry, but that is 100% *****. I went to school with a nice amount of black kids, the majority of them kids of black people who worked their way out of the ghetto and into fairly upper-class status (ie. million dollar net worths...The richest kid in my high school was half black, half Puerto Rican). Their kids were as normal as anyone else. - llamagorama, on 12/06/2007, -6/+34In the case of your mother though, she didn't grow up in America and is thus spared. It's American Blacks that seem to keep up this stereotype. I'm sure there's enough high-enough standing American Blacks with good upbringing but they're not the ones have 3-5 kids before thirty to various men. By numbers the 'ghetto', uneducated ebonics-speaking blacks have them beat.
And yes, there are other cultures and colours of people who have the same problem but the blacks are the ones that really seem to celebrate it and encourage it and to leave that culture behind is seen as betrayal. They seem to covet their poverty and lack of education as what defines them and demands that the world sees them that way, and then lash out when we do. Even the ones who AREN'T poor or unducated, ones who have expensive clothes and cell phones and live in good neighbourhoods and go to good schools try to keep this culture to themselves. It's not all upbringing.
I have met, known and seen enough blacks of various upbrining and let me tell you - the skin colour of the polite, succesful, well-speaking educated ones seems secondary. The loud, obnoxious, barely intelligible and intelligent ones only seemed to make thier skin colour more obvious. - Vassili84, on 12/06/2007, -2/+29Just another day in Detroit.
- cbmatth, on 12/06/2007, -7/+34When 70%, I repeat 70%, of black children are being born out of wedlock than I think there is something that is very broken in the community.
- evilpig, on 12/06/2007, -4/+30that songs so ***** gay.
- GamerVer05, on 12/06/2007, -7/+33Then talk about cultures not races, Yes a culture may be dominated by a single race but to say that the problem with the culture is a problem of the race is racist. i.e. Black gangs kill each others therefore Blacks like to kill each other is not a reasonable conclusion.
- Mothrog, on 12/06/2007, -4/+30So... Should the teachers in Southern schools all learn Hick so they can communicate with their students? ***** off.
- jmpeagle, on 12/06/2007, -3/+28of course this article comes from detroit...
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