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Old 09-14-2007, 10:05   #3
Eagle5US
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IMHO, this stopped being a "neighborhood watch" issue when they called for "10000 BLACK MEN to patrol the streets and reduce crime.
It's no different then when the mayor of New Orleans was calling for a revival of the "Chocolate City".

Community leaders such as these do little more than PROMOTE racism and segregation. It has the support of the Nation of Islam? Terrific, a pseudomilitant organization is going to be doing "conflict resolution work".
This is the 1960's all over again. Talk about a tremendous step backwards.

Scenario:

Two patrolmen come up on a disturbance of 30-40 "resolving a conflict"...
LEO: What's going on here?
Posse: Nothing Officer-we have it handled....you can move on your way
LEO: Stand aside, we'll take it from here
Posse: I don't think you understand officer...WE are handling this on OUR OWN...MOVE ALONG.

We have in effect deputized and enabled mob mentality...very sad...

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