random act of violence

pitu · January 2009

Moderator here. Brothers and sisters, please.

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mase · January 2009

smh @ this entire thread

This kind of act (if it did indeed take place) has nothing to do with race. It has certainly happened to black people who happen to be in all white nieghborhoods for decades.

It also happens to black people in BLACK neighborhoods. So you need to get off that highhorse with that BS. Children out from under the supervision of their parents frequently do stupid things.

Maybe if those youth had not had city services cut out of the neighborhoods they'd have somewhere to be instead of out on the streets

carnivore · January 2009

Mase wrote: smh @ this entire thread

This kind of act (if it did indeed take place) has nothing to do with race. It has certainly happened to black people who happen to be in all white nieghborhoods for decades.

It also happens to black people in BLACK neighborhoods. So you need to get off that highhorse with that BS. Children out from under the supervision of their parents frequently do stupid things.

Maybe if those youth had not had city services cut out of the neighborhoods they'd have somewhere to be instead of out on the streets

Excellent points.

voodoonyc · January 2009

Carnivore wrote: [quote=Mase]smh @ this entire thread

This kind of act (if it did indeed take place) has nothing to do with race. It has certainly happened to black people who happen to be in all white nieghborhoods for decades.

It also happens to black people in BLACK neighborhoods. So you need to get off that highhorse with that BS. Children out from under the supervision of their parents frequently do stupid things.

Maybe if those youth had not had city services cut out of the neighborhoods they'd have somewhere to be instead of out on the streets

Excellent points.

Totally agree - except with the "if it did indeed take place". I wasn't there to witness it, but I have no doubt that it happened. But thank you for adding some intelligent insight to the discussion.

anonyc · January 2009

@arrbecca -- I have been watching this string with great amusement all afternoon, and I wanted to commend you for remaining calm, rational and Socratic while a certain other commenter's posts became increasingly hysterical and hostile until finally that other person had to resort to saying it must have been your fault that you were attacked.

Good onya.

:salut:

dailyheights · January 2009

locking this thread because it's little more than a platform for cafeaulait to mess with people and have fun provoking. By the way cafe, I just figured out exactly who you are based on your comments here. Nice try coming up with a new identity.

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