Alabama BB Player Arrested

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Not that it matters, but is he the son of Darius Miles that went straight from HS to the NBA about 20 years ago?
 
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LAVol1 said:
I don't disagree, but you have to understand the culture they come from. Too many don't have father figures, so, as Denzel Washington so aptly stated: "If a young man doesn't have a father in his home, he'll find one in the streets." I took a young man from the "hood" into our home several years ago to get him out of the hood and get him on a better life path. When there was a murder in his former neighborhood (a 13 y.o. kid shot and killed a 15 y.o. girl by mistake), I asked him what a 13 y.o. kid was doing with a gun. His reply: "We all got guns." He went on to explain that in the hood, you either ran with a gang for protection or you had a gun for protection--there was little other choice. That is the culture too many of these kids grow up in. As a result, many decent kids wind up in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong people. To compound matters, a lot of these kids have anger issues because they feel deserted by their fathers. This subject seems to be "taboo" among politicians. About the only person I have heard that points out the critical importance of this issue is Candice Owens. No one else seems to have the balls to even discuss it in a political forum. Nothing will change until the issue is addressed. White people won't touch it for fear of being called "racist". So, until the black community makes the issue a priority, nothing will change. To make matters even worse, the number of white kids growing up without fathers is increasing dramatically. So, it's not a race issue, it's an issue of family, or rather lack thereof.
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He shot a woman because she didn’t do what he wanted. That’s not lack in the household that’s “nobody is going to disrespect me”.

But yea it’s a black and white thing.
 
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bigl3327 said:
First off it wasn't your post. Secondly, your response doesn't make sense for his comment "Embarrassing as a society".
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THIRDLY, It made plenty of sense to me; and Fourthly, evidently I was entitled to comment since "Reply" was for the clicking, and Fiftly, Frankly I don't Gas about your opinion.
 
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LAVol1 said:
I don't disagree, but you have to understand the culture they come from. Too many don't have father figures, so, as Denzel Washington so aptly stated: "If a young man doesn't have a father in his home, he'll find one in the streets." I took a young man from the "hood" into our home several years ago to get him out of the hood and get him on a better life path. When there was a murder in his former neighborhood (a 13 y.o. kid shot and killed a 15 y.o. girl by mistake), I asked him what a 13 y.o. kid was doing with a gun. His reply: "We all got guns." He went on to explain that in the hood, you either ran with a gang for protection or you had a gun for protection--there was little other choice. That is the culture too many of these kids grow up in. As a result, many decent kids wind up in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong people. To compound matters, a lot of these kids have anger issues because they feel deserted by their fathers. This subject seems to be "taboo" among politicians. About the only person I have heard that points out the critical importance of this issue is Candice Owens. No one else seems to have the balls to even discuss it in a political forum. Nothing will change until the issue is addressed. White people won't touch it for fear of being called "racist". So, until the black community makes the issue a priority, nothing will change. To make matters even worse, the number of white kids growing up without fathers is increasing dramatically. So, it's not a race issue, it's an issue of family, or rather lack thereof.
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I’m sure this will get moved to politics, but while you’re right about much of this, I take issue with saying it’s not a race issue and it’s up to the black community to fix.

We live in a world of systems. Those systems are the primary determinant of where we end up. Yeah, there are exceptions, but “cultures” exist due to systems. White people founded this nation while operating on the notion of white supremacy and those systems arose out of that notion.

Racism, on a systemic level, is alive and well. Until we destroy those systems, it’s on white people…the system’s creators…to fix these issues. It starts by acknowledging that they exist.
 
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LAVol1 said:
I don't disagree, but you have to understand the culture they come from. Too many don't have father figures, so, as Denzel Washington so aptly stated: "If a young man doesn't have a father in his home, he'll find one in the streets." I took a young man from the "hood" into our home several years ago to get him out of the hood and get him on a better life path. When there was a murder in his former neighborhood (a 13 y.o. kid shot and killed a 15 y.o. girl by mistake), I asked him what a 13 y.o. kid was doing with a gun. His reply: "We all got guns." He went on to explain that in the hood, you either ran with a gang for protection or you had a gun for protection--there was little other choice. That is the culture too many of these kids grow up in. As a result, many decent kids wind up in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong people. To compound matters, a lot of these kids have anger issues because they feel deserted by their fathers. This subject seems to be "taboo" among politicians. About the only person I have heard that points out the critical importance of this issue is Candice Owens. No one else seems to have the balls to even discuss it in a political forum. Nothing will change until the issue is addressed. White people won't touch it for fear of being called "racist". So, until the black community makes the issue a priority, nothing will change. To make matters even worse, the number of white kids growing up without fathers is increasing dramatically. So, it's not a race issue, it's an issue of family, or rather lack thereof.
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Listen to Dr. Ben Carson on the subject. What an incredible role model he is. And he is LITERALLY destroyed by many for stating what any person with a brain KNOWS is true!
 
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GregAmsler said:
I’m sure this will get moved to politics, but while you’re right about much of this, I take issue with saying it’s not a race issue and it’s up to the black community to fix.

We live in a world of systems. Those systems are the primary determinant of where we end up. Yeah, there are exceptions, but “cultures” exist due to systems. White people founded this nation while operating on the notion of white supremacy and those systems arose out of that notion.

Racism, on a systemic level, is alive and well. Until we destroy those systems, it’s on white people…the system’s creators…to fix these issues. It starts by acknowledging that they exist.
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Curios as to what your solutions are.
 
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LibertyVol said:
Curios as to what your solutions are.
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Complex nuanced issues created by centuries of policy and culture aren’t fixed on message boards. But it starts with acknowledgment.

Read Douglas Walton’s “Slavery By Another Name” and Ibram X. Kendi’s “Stamped From The Beginning.” Both are very well-researched reads on the matter.
 
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LAVol1 said:
I don't disagree, but you have to understand the culture they come from. Too many don't have father figures, so, as Denzel Washington so aptly stated: "If a young man doesn't have a father in his home, he'll find one in the streets." I took a young man from the "hood" into our home several years ago to get him out of the hood and get him on a better life path. When there was a murder in his former neighborhood (a 13 y.o. kid shot and killed a 15 y.o. girl by mistake), I asked him what a 13 y.o. kid was doing with a gun. His reply: "We all got guns." He went on to explain that in the hood, you either ran with a gang for protection or you had a gun for protection--there was little other choice. That is the culture too many of these kids grow up in. As a result, many decent kids wind up in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong people. To compound matters, a lot of these kids have anger issues because they feel deserted by their fathers. This subject seems to be "taboo" among politicians. About the only person I have heard that points out the critical importance of this issue is Candice Owens. No one else seems to have the balls to even discuss it in a political forum. Nothing will change until the issue is addressed. White people won't touch it for fear of being called "racist". So, until the black community makes the issue a priority, nothing will change. To make matters even worse, the number of white kids growing up without fathers is increasing dramatically. So, it's not a race issue, it's an issue of family, or rather lack thereof.
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So much of this is a crutch, a weak argument. Myself a white boy who grew up without a father and a part time abusive azzhole my mother decided to sleep with, have babies who beat her, beat me. Just because. We lived in the projects when I was very young, needless to say we had nothing.
By 12 I had a job, paying my own way through life. At 14 I left home and never went back. I've made a lot of mistakes in my life, but what I didn't do was follow that same path of government dependency. I got out, you can get out. There are many success stories and it doesn't mean you have to carry a ball to be successful.
I've raised two successful fine young men who married two beautiful faithful ladies, they've given me three beautiful grandchildren. I never got rich, but I got what I need to carry me though this life and take care of my family.
 
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GregAmsler said:
I’m sure this will get moved to politics, but while you’re right about much of this, I take issue with saying it’s not a race issue and it’s up to the black community to fix.

We live in a world of systems. Those systems are the primary determinant of where we end up. Yeah, there are exceptions, but “cultures” exist due to systems. White people founded this nation while operating on the notion of white supremacy and those systems arose out of that notion.

Racism, on a systemic level, is alive and well. Until we destroy those systems, it’s on white people…the system’s creators…to fix these issues. It starts by acknowledging that they exist.
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Completely ignorant statement. Black men murder someone and you blame white people. It’s a cultural issue and the crime data doesn’t lie. Watch Thomas Sowell or Candace Owens and learn about it instead of repeating the same leftist garbage
 
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GregAmsler said:
I’m sure this will get moved to politics, but while you’re right about much of this, I take issue with saying it’s not a race issue and it’s up to the black community to fix.

We live in a world of systems. Those systems are the primary determinant of where we end up. Yeah, there are exceptions, but “cultures” exist due to systems. White people founded this nation while operating on the notion of white supremacy and those systems arose out of that notion.

Racism, on a systemic level, is alive and well. Until we destroy those systems, it’s on white people…the system’s creators…to fix these issues. It starts by acknowledging that they exist.
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The 'White System'?! Are you talking about the 'system' that makes these pampered, self indulgent kids millionaires if they can play a game? Or the 'system' that gives blacks preference over whites to get into college and for jobs. Or the 'system' that elected a black President, twice! No country on earth has done more for a minority in history. The fact is this country needs to address the issue that 13% of the population commits over 50% of the crime.
 
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We should emulate our father and show mercy and graciousness and leave justice to the law ( and him who sits on the throne ).
That said, we are also instructed to practice "... not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment" if we are called to sit in judgement of our peers. Fruit inspection is expected.
For those who believe in God, he has said he is going to give to us, like we gave to others. For me, personally, I want to excel at being merciful.
 
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GregAmsler said:
I’m sure this will get moved to politics, but while you’re right about much of this, I take issue with saying it’s not a race issue and it’s up to the black community to fix.

We live in a world of systems. Those systems are the primary determinant of where we end up. Yeah, there are exceptions, but “cultures” exist due to systems. White people founded this nation while operating on the notion of white supremacy and those systems arose out of that notion.

Racism, on a systemic level, is alive and well. Until we destroy those systems, it’s on white people…the system’s creators…to fix these issues. It starts by acknowledging that they exist.
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this is probably the most idiotic, ignorant, & stupidest thing ever posted on here. I hate to break it to you, but not everything is the white mans fault. Its time for people to grow the f@&k up & start taking accountability and responsibility for their own actions & quit blaming everyone else for their severe lack of common sense.

im not saying racism doesn’t exist, because it does. But that door swings both ways. Black people are racist towards white people too. The only difference is white people don’t blame black people for their problems and stupid decisions
 
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the_todd said:
this is probably the most idiotic, ignorant, & stupidest thing ever posted on here. I hate to break it to you, but not everything is the white mans fault. Its time for people to grow the f@&k up & start taking accountability and responsibility for their own actions & quit blaming everyone else for their severe lack of common sense.

im not saying racism doesn’t exist, because it does. But that door swings both ways. Black people are racist towards white people too. The only difference is white people don’t blame black people for their problems and stupid decisions
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It’s the articulate, logical, reasonable approach that makes your argument so convincing. Especially the manner in which you address the topic of systemic racism by stating that individual racism works both ways.

The fact that you get so upset and immediately go into attack mode is illustrative.
 
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GregAmsler said:
Complex nuanced issues created by centuries of policy and culture aren’t fixed on message boards. But it starts with acknowledgment.

Read Douglas Walton’s “Slavery By Another Name” and Ibram X. Kendi’s “Stamped From The Beginning.” Both are very well-researched reads on the matter.
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Maybe just a couple of solutions in general.
 
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LibertyVol said:
Maybe just a couple of solutions in general.
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Practice systemic equality. Stop dismantling/defunding public schools (which happens far more frequently in black communities) and invest more heavily in them instead. Instead of huge corporate tax breaks and tax subsidies, make college education attainable for all, as many European countries do, further address unfair housing practices (which, yes, still exist). To name a few “general” thoughts.

I’m not convinced that reparations are appropriate. But if you read Ta-Nahasi Coates’ “The Case for Reparations,” you’ll learn more about underlying systemic issues and possible solutions.

I’m not saying don’t hold individuals like Miles accountable. I am saying that there are systemic issues that keep black Americans more impoverished in general. And frankly, that’s not really a deniable claim at this point.
 
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