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Katrina's Hidden Race War By A.C. Thompson This article appeared in the January 5, 2009 edition of The Nation. A.C. Thompson's reporting on New Orleans was directed and underwritten by the Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute. ProPublica provided additional support, as did the Center for Investigative Reporting and New America Media. The way Donnell Herrington tells it, there was no warning. One second he was trudging through the heat. The next he was lying prostrate on the pavement, his life spilling out of a hole in his throat, his body racked with pain, his vision blurred and distorted. It was September 1, 2005, some three days after Hurricane Katrina crashed into New Orleans, and somebody had just blasted Herrington, who is African-American, with a shotgun. "I just hit the ground. I didn't even know what happened," recalls Herrington, a burly 32-year- old with a soft drawl. The sudden eruption of gunfire horrified Herrington's companions--his cousin Marcel Alexander, then 17, and friend Chris Collins, then 18, who are also black. "I looked at Donnell and he had this big old hole in his neck," Alexander recalls. "I tried to help him up, and they started shooting again." Herrington says he was staggering to his feet when a second shotgun blast struck him from behind; the spray of lead pellets also caught Collins and Alexander. The buckshot peppered Alexander's back, arm and buttocks. Article Continues: http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090105/thompson?rel=hp_currently Additional video: http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090105/hiddenracewar_video?rel=hp_currently Blacks know that the majority of crimes committed on blacks is by other blacks > Katrina's Hidden Race War > By A.C. Thompson [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > Additional video: > http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090105/hiddenracewar_video?rel=hp_currently > Blacks know that the majority of crimes committed on blacks is by other > blacks The majority of crimes committed on members of any race is committed by other members of that same race. That's because people of the same race tend to live near each other. Jeff >> Blacks know that the majority of crimes committed on blacks is by othe > r [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > That's because people of the same race tend to live near each other. Interesting theory, but I wonder if crime stats would back that up in all areas. I have my doubts. Really? Where do you live that you believe that? Don't you ever watch "Cops?" One sees black dudes getting caught in non black neighborhoods all the time, of course they say "What I do, I ain't did nottin?" The cops are just picking on them, right? I never saw any white folks coming into our neighborhood to rob any of us when I was growing up. LOL On Dec 29, 2:11 pm, "Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2@lycos/com> wrote: > Blacks know that the majority of crimes committed on blacks is by other > blacks The majority of crimes committed on members of any race is committed by other members of that same race. That's because people of the same race tend to live near each other. Jeff > Katrina's Hidden Race War > By A.C. Thompson [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > Additional video: > http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090105/hiddenracewar_video?rel=hp_currently Too bad the guy couldn't carry to defend himself: http://www.alphadogweb.com/firearms/The_Racist_Roots_of_Gun_Control.htm > On 2008-12-29 13:33:40 -0800, "edspyhil...@yahoo.com" > <edspyhil...@yahoo.com> said: [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > > http://www.alphadogweb.com/firearms/The_Racist_Roots_of_Gun_Control.htm Yeah, right, let's have gunfights in the streets. You are a cretin troll and knuckle dragger. How about this option - the white guys don't kill people just to kill people. >> Too bad the guy couldn't carry to defend himself: >> >> http://www.alphadogweb.com/firearms/The_Racist_Roots_of_Gun_Control.htm > > Yeah, right, let's have gunfights in the streets. Better yet, let's just let people be defenseless. > You are a cretin troll and knuckle dragger. And you are too stupid to live. > How about this option - the white guys don't kill people just to kill people. How about nobody killing anyone just to kill people? Too difficult to comprehend, Mr. I.Q.? Can't grasp that black suffer at the hands of other blacks more than by whites? Can't wrap your two firing brain cells around that one, sh.t-for-brains? > On 2008-12-29 22:11:35 -0800, "edspyhil...@yahoo.com" > <edspyhil...@yahoo.com> said: [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > other blacks more than by whites? Can't wrap your two firing brain > cells around that one, sh.t-for-brains? Take us through this. I think we are seeing a basic tenet of right wing thinking illuminated. Black on black crime is different than white on white crime, asian on asian crime, etc? Tie all this back to gun ownership. On Dec 30, 1:20 am, Conscience <nob...@gov.com> wrote: > On 2008-12-29 22:11:35 -0800, "edspyhil...@yahoo.com" > <edspyhil...@yahoo.com> said: [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > other blacks more than by whites? Can't wrap your two firing brain > cells around that one, sh.t-for-brains? Take us through this. I think we are seeing a basic tenet of right wing thinking illuminated. Black on black crime is different than white on white crime, asian on asian crime, etc? Tie all this back to gun ownership. =================== Gun ownership. Sure. This in the face of decades of research which indicates that the primary source of crime among blacks is the lack of a positive male role model in so many families. Now, watch as unConscious twists what I just wrote and says I don't support 2nd amendment rights. > On Dec 30, 1:20 am, Conscience <nob...@gov.com> wrote: >> On 2008-12-29 22:11:35 -0800, "edspyhil...@yahoo.com" [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > Now, watch as unConscious twists what I just wrote and says I don't support > 2nd amendment rights. Wrong again. Corner time, again. Blacks' primary source of crime is the lack of a positive male role model? In this new, non-racist environment, you'll have to be careful with that one, Joe. Racism officially ended in November. There is now no more lack of a black role model in the U.S. >> On Dec 30, 1:20 am, Conscience <nob...@gov.com> wrote: >>> On 2008-12-29 22:11:35 -0800, "edspyhil...@yahoo.com" [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > one, Joe. Racism officially ended in November. There is now no more lack > of a black role model in the U.S. Yeah, I know. Bill Cosby got whipped for saying that. But sarcasm aside, arming more people isn't going to solve the problem described in the article. Just like the mythical "failure of the educational system", only better parenting will solve the problem. >>> On Dec 30, 1:20 am, Conscience <nob...@gov.com> wrote: >>>> On 2008-12-29 22:11:35 -0800, "edspyhil...@yahoo.com" [quoted text clipped - 47 lines] > article. Just like the mythical "failure of the educational system", only > better parenting will solve the problem. There's nothing mythical at all about the educational system being a failure. >>>> On Dec 30, 1:20 am, Conscience <nob...@gov.com> wrote: >>>>> On 2008-12-29 22:11:35 -0800, "edspyhil...@yahoo.com" [quoted text clipped - 52 lines] > There's nothing mythical at all about the educational system being a > failure. Well, keeping in mind that there really is no single system across the country, what do you think has changed since 40 years ago? Or, do you think it was also a failure 40 years ago? >> There's nothing mythical at all about the educational system being a >> failure. > > Well, keeping in mind that there really is no single system across the > country, what do you think has changed since 40 years ago? Or, do you think > it was also a failure 40 years ago? I think that the overall system is too encumbered with many chiefs, not enough Indians, union entitlement attitudes, and a dearth of academics not seen 40 years ago. >>> There's nothing mythical at all about the educational system being a >>> failure. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > enough Indians, union entitlement attitudes, and a dearth of academics not > seen 40 years ago. It was never perfect, but frankly, our school system (in my town) is doing quite well, and this isn't a rich district that can afford to dangle lots of money in front of experienced teachers to steal them from other districts. I blame the problem on parents who don't lean on kids to do well, help them learn how to learn, and point out bad examples that kids should not learn from. Too many parents don't realize that they are at least 50% of the learning equation. >>> There's nothing mythical at all about the educational system being a >>> failure. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > enough Indians, union entitlement attitudes, and a dearth of academics not > seen 40 years ago. But in places, it started dying more than 30 years ago. Remember 'New Math'? Since I attended school in 4 school districts, I could see the abrupt change between one district and another. Academics started dying the last year I was in high school at this one district. that was back in 1974, or 34 years ago. And I saw it happen after I graduated in other school districts that my siblings attended. Sir Charles the Curmudgeon >>>> There's nothing mythical at all about the educational system being a >>>> failure. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Sir Charles the Curmudgeon The fact that you failed your courses doesn't mean everyone else did. >> On Dec 30, 1:20 am, Conscience <nob...@gov.com> wrote: >>> On 2008-12-29 22:11:35 -0800, "edspyhil...@yahoo.com" [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > one, Joe. Racism officially ended in November. There is now no more lack > of a black role model in the U.S. And Joe now has 5 strikes. Joe needs to stick with licking the bus windows on the short bus. Sir Charles the Curmudgeon >> On 2008-12-29 22:11:35 -0800, "edspyhil...@yahoo.com" >> <edspyhil...@yahoo.com> said: [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > white on white crime, asian on asian crime, etc? Tie all this back to > gun ownership. Take it through yourself, though I'm doubting completely your ability to perform any kind of critical thinking. Nowhere did I say b-o-b crime was different, or that of any other race. You made the racist statement of whites (only) killing people just to kill people. Defend that. > On 2008-12-30 04:08:23 -0800, "edspyhil...@yahoo.com" > <edspyhil...@yahoo.com> said: [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > You made the racist statement of whites (only) killing people just to > kill people. Defend that. Referring to the article about the aftermath of Katrina, only whites were shooting people. I'm waiting for you to insert foot in mouth and lay out your racist agenda. I guess you never got past the headline and didn't read the following. *** A former New Orleanian, this source spoke to me anonymously because she fears her relatives could be prosecuted for their crimes. "My uncle was very excited that it was a free-for-all--white against black--that he could participate in," says the woman. "For him, the opportunity to hunt black people was a joy." *** >> Nowhere did I say b-o-b crime was different, or that of any other race. >> You made the racist statement of whites (only) killing people just to [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > lay out your racist agenda. I guess you never got past the headline > and didn't read the following. And you'd be wrong...again. Why do you think I cited the web article detailing the injustice of blacks being denied firearm ownership? Sort of pokes a hole in that fat head of yours, doesn't it? > *** A former New Orleanian, this source spoke to me anonymously > because she fears her relatives could be prosecuted for their crimes. > "My uncle was very excited that it was a free-for-all--white against > black--that he could participate in," says the woman. "For him, the > opportunity to hunt black people was a joy." *** There are scum and racists within all races. 98% of black voters voted for Obama. Imagine the headlines had that figure applied to whites for McCain. > On 2008-12-30 08:18:19 -0800, "edspyhil...@yahoo.com" > <edspyhil...@yahoo.com> said: [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > for Obama. Imagine the headlines had that figure applied to whites for > McCain. And 99.9% of white voters vote for white candidates. You posted your link to divert the discussion away from the topic of racism. Your raisin brain just rolls around it that bonehead. >> On 2008-12-30 08:18:19 -0800, "edspyhil...@yahoo.com" >> <edspyhil...@yahoo.com> said: [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > link to divert the discussion away from the topic of racism. Your > raisin brain just rolls around it that bonehead. Nope. Have a look at the stats for Obama voters and McCain voters. That'll bake YOUR noodle. |
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