tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658138279766595241.post1070448623882830053..comments2024-01-04T04:31:00.481-05:00Comments on Mixed Race America: Tunnel VisionJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13261371053113519712noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658138279766595241.post-26397303508850199132013-01-01T19:38:49.453-05:002013-01-01T19:38:49.453-05:00Heckler Koch,
Your name is very apropos. I belie...Heckler Koch,<br /><br />Your name is very apropos. I believe we are going to have to agree to disagree. You will not be able to convince me that <br />1) The history of white supremacy has meant that people of color (particularly black people) and guns has resulted in a stereotype of black criminalization. That the condition of white privilege has allowed the media to ignore the ways in which certain "questions" or "profiling" of shooters is done in an inconsistent manner (after Viriginia Tech all sorts of speculation was happening about his Korean heritage--this hasn't happened about Adma Lanza's white heritage).<br /><br />2) I believe our society, our nation, our world would be a better place if there were less guns. Perhaps this is idealistic and certainly it's unrealistic, but it's still a belief I hold. I agree with Cheryl Wheeler--I don't know what the real set of solutions are when it comes to violence in America, but one place I'd start is to take away the guns. All types of guns. From all types of people of every race, ethnicity, gender, religion and sexual orientation.<br /><br />3) I know I'm not going to convince you of my position--I am guessing that you find my position reprehensible or irresponsible or naive. So i think this is going to be the last exchange we have because I'm really not interested in a back-and-forth exchange along these lines. Again, we are going to have to agree to disagree. You can go on your way and I will continue on my path.<br /><br />4) Happy new year! Because even though we may not agree, I believe that like every other person on this planet, I wish you well and hope you have a wonderful 2013.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13261371053113519712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658138279766595241.post-71718313029303199242013-01-01T11:34:06.401-05:002013-01-01T11:34:06.401-05:00The Virginia Tech shootings of 2007 were done with...The Virginia Tech shootings of 2007 were done with a pair of handguns. No "assault weapons" were involved. The Oklahoma City massacre of 1995 did not even involve any firearm. Just farm fertilizer. <br /><br />I think you forgot John Muhammed and Lee Malvo, the DC snipers. They were not White. And also the Fort Hood shooter who was of Middle Eastern ethnicity. All recent high profile non-White mass killers. <br /><br />For what it is worth, when the DC snipers were being hunted, one of the main reasons, it took so long to catch them was that law enforcement refused to follow up on leads that described the killers as Black, since the "profile" of serial shooter apparently meant they had to be white. The talk show host Phil Donahue infamously mocked the stories of the shooters possibly being black by saying "I hate to tell you but this is a White guy". Isn't this blatant racism ?<br /><br />Here is a sample youtube flash mob scene:<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UHL9AzPAyI<br /><br />There are plenty on youtube.<br /><br /><br /><br />The idea that "assault weapons" are somehow causing mass mayhem when the real statistics don't support it is the reason there is so much misinformation. There are numerous DOJ studies that came out during the 1994-2004 AWB that have covered this.<br /><br />The serial killer Ted Bundy never used a firearm in any of his 100+ murders. He blamed pornography for his violent and sadistic behavior. Wasn't that reason enough to ban all pornography in this country ? Yet it is protected "free speech".<br /><br />!0-12,000 people die every year in alcohol related drunk driving carnage. Yet nobody calls for a ban on alcohol. <br /><br />Everybody realizes it is the individual behind the wheel who is the reason for the deaths and injuries. Should we then call for a national ban on alcohol of any kind ? After all why does anybody need to drink, right ? And anybody who drinks recreationally is a drunk ?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04892896164393146616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658138279766595241.post-9243637060671518122013-01-01T09:41:57.966-05:002013-01-01T09:41:57.966-05:00Heckler Koch,
Thanks for coming to my blog. I don...Heckler Koch,<br />Thanks for coming to my blog. I don't think the Clinton program is similar to Wayne LaPierre's policy, for several reasons.<br /><br />1) LaPierre was addressing the nation after a tragic mass shooting--he was expected to make comments as the head of an organization that has been stymining law enforcement officials and government officials from curbing the assault weapon sales. There have been guards and police officers in schools (see Columbine) -- that's the whole point--they're there already, but that didn't stop the Columbine shooters from their rampage.<br /><br />2) Perhaps you and I watch different t.v. news. Do you have a youtube clip you want to share? I'm guessing, from the tone of your second point, that these youths are not white (probably black or Latino I'm guessing, maybe Asian?). <br /><br />I think, in reading between the lines, you may be trying to accuse me of unfair bias--of saying that white people are more likely to buy guns and shoot people than non-white people. <br /><br />I certainly think that black on black crime is a tremendous problem (and one that people have been talking about for quite some time). In fact, intra-racial violence is quite prevalent in all communities--more white people kill white people, black people kill black people, Asians kill Asians. I'm not sure what to make about this other than perhaps we're still engrained in terms of our ethnic enclaves and/or because those of us most desperate or poor live in ethnic enclaves.<br /><br />I will say that perhaps with the exception of the Virginia Tech shooter, of the last six years, most all of the shootings that have garnered so much national (and international) attention have been young white men, often with a history of mental illness. And if all these men had been Asian, you sure as hell can bet that there would have been talk about the pathology of Asian culture. <br /><br />So why aren't we talking about a pathology of white male youth?Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13261371053113519712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658138279766595241.post-6829772989144622382013-01-01T09:24:56.920-05:002013-01-01T09:24:56.920-05:00Something you should know :
"In October 1998...Something you should know :<br /><br />"In October 1998, Clinton announced the $60 million grant program, which was housed in the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). “This initiative provides communities with a new tool to tackle crime and violence in our schools,” he said. According to the Justice Department, the program was intended to help police officers “engage in community policing in and around primary and secondary schools,” and the government spent over $753 million to hire more than 6,500 school police officers"<br /><br />The NRA program sounds remarkably similar doesn't it ?<br /><br />Also of note, since you are making this a racial issue by just tv news bytes about gun buyers.. what race are those "youth" flash mobs who are most commonly recorded raiding stores as seen on the tv news ? Do you apply your same racial standards there ? <br /><br />If you are being fair on your blog, I'd like to see your responses to my comment. Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04892896164393146616noreply@blogger.com