cheers, Hamster.

“whiny, media whore of a kid”, “whiny little chump starting yelling and crying”, “he screams like a little girl which just sounds so fake”

True about the parents – unfortunatly we live in a society where more and more parents are refusing to take responsibility and raise thier children. I see it every time I walk into juvenile court – parents basically telling the court “I don’t want him/her anymore – you take him/her” sad, very sad state of affairs. In my opinion, of lot of the problems we have today as a society travel back to the lack of a strong home/family life. I beleive single parent homes can produce well adjusted, fabulous kids, the same with gay couples raising children. Somehow our society got sidetracked away from the core family strength.

I am wicked smart.

I also read an article earlier today regarding Rev. Jackson’s remarks concerning Obama. The article stated that Rev. Jackson said, “My remarks were taken out of context.” The paper that published the article was quoted as saying, “We stand behind our report.” I have no idea who is telling the truth and neither do I care. I have nothing but respect for Obama. I think that he has some very good ideas. I find it very hard to believe that after Rev. Jackson came out publicly in support of Obama earlier this year, that he would turn around and insult him like that. Obama knows how to speak proper english and if that constitutes him being white, isn’t that an insult to millions of black people everywhere?

I appreciate your response. You have some very good points. I truly believe that this very ugly set of events that could have been nipped in the bud. It was handled wrong from the very beginning. I hold the parents of all children involved partially responsible for what took place. The children that hung the nooses had to have learned that from somewhere. Why haven’t those parents spoken out publicly to denounce such reprehensible actions? By calling this a prank, they insulted every person of African American decent in his country. Do people realize how ugly that is? That is like opening up old wounds and pouring salt on them. I just read another story about a white kid being arrested yesterday in Louisiana, near the same area for dragging 2 nooses from his pickup truck. This kid was arrested for driving under the influence, inciting a riot, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. (His 16 year old passenger). Are we going to call this a harmless childhood prank too? We need to start teaching our children that not only is this type of behavior unacceptable, it is also disrespectful. Have they even been taught the history behind this?

Now, if I may address the other side of the coin. Dr. King believed in changing things by a peaceful process. I believe that Dr. King was not a person driven by his own agenda. I don’t believe that he would be pleased with those young men’s behavior at all. You can’t resolve everything by violence. I’m quite sure that tensions were quite high because of the things that they were experiencing. Yet, that is no excuse to beat that young man until he was unconscious. For that, they must pay a price. The price should fit the crime. The decisions we make dictate the life we live. We have to teach our children to be more tolerant of ignorance. Maybe these very children need to read what their ancestors went through to make it better for them. There may be pockets of African Americans that believe that beating was justified. I’m here to set the record straight. They were wrong, they were wrong, they were wrong.

I have read so many blogs that I have to back track to get the information you asked me for. Please bear with me. I am saddened that this situation has escalated into something this large. But I also realize that something good can come out of this ordeal. If nothing else, maybe this will open the eyes of people who are in a position to expose the corruption and injustice that happens to some people in this country. I think the DA in this case was over zealous in the prosecution of this case. I also think that he should be investigated thoroughly for his handling of this case. He was negligent at best. Need we remind him of the prosecutor in the Duke Lacrosse case?

And to you One, I apologize if I insulted you in any way in my earlier response. You are absolutely correct when you say that this is a highly emotional topic. I appreciate a forum to express my view regarding this matter.

It’s a horrible situation all over. And I’m glad it was brought to the forefront – I think race is a topic that people get very emotional about, and some people tend to stop thinking rationally when race is mentioned.