Shooting at Eaton Centre
- Thread starter gcostanza
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Yup!
And what aboot those 2 British white guys who were shot in Sarasota. Not one peep about it in the North-American media:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...s-Cooper-James-Kouzaris-Sarasota-Florida.html
In politically correct North America, when a Black man shoots a Black man, it is the White man's fault and when a White man (or Hispanic) shoots a Black man, it is also the White man's. To say otherwise is racist.
Saw on the news that Mr. Husbands worked for the City as a kiddie counsellor for 6 months. I can understand the parents' concerns but if we don't allow folks like Mr. Husbands (prior to the shooting incident) to hold regular jobs then what other options do they have to earn a living (would they turn to crime?)? A 9 year old kid interviewed on CTV said that Mr. Husbands did an "ok" job.
The bit about him being on parole for sexual assault at the time doesn't bother you?
I misspoke. He was out on bail. Hadn't been convicted of anything at that point.
All I gotta say is here;
Black, white, whatever. Assholes are assholes no matter what their colour is.
Black, white, whatever. Assholes are assholes no matter what their colour is.
This is a tough one. The two kids on CTV said he was an ok guy. So, he was doing an ok job at the youth centre. Wonder if losing his job on May 18 had an impact on what happened on June 2? When you take away a person's ability to earn an honest living, you leave him with much less options to earn a living, not to mention the loss of income and self-esteem. People busy at a job usually have less time to indulge in other activities.
Until the black community takes serious note of the black on black crime no one else will give a shit. Its only when black on black crime takes place in a area where the general population congregates does the public pay attention. It sucks but that is the reality of the situation.
I doubt it happened so fast or can be explained so simply. But your point does open the discussion as to the problem that can be looked at in general. Many (including TERB posters) say its a cultural issue. I have often said it is more socioeconomic in its roots; which a certain 'group' of people have always been on the short-end in the Western world. They have always been at a disadvantage and it should come as no surprise when they are herdded into a neighbourhood that they end up doing whatever they can in order to build community (e.g. gang) and earn. It's a discussion that takes much more than a paragraph to explain, but if you search Google Scholar, you will find that much research has been done and proves that socioeconomic factors play a much larger role in people being involved in criminal activity (mostly of the violent kind) rather than any other fictitious factor which is mostly mentioned.
Generally speaking, in the Western World; minority --> low socioeconomic status --> propensity to be involved in, 'non-white-collar crime' (if a member of 'the majority' finds him/herself in a low socioeconomic situation, they too are also more likely to commit crime), and not 'minority' --> crime, as 'minorities' who have higher levels of socioeconomic status are less likely to partake in the type of activities discussed here.
Now before anyone decides to jump all over this and cite "my 'minority' friend" or Obama examples this is a correlation not a perfect science.
How come it is sometimes referred to as 'we as Torontonians' and then 'them as the black community'? The 'black community' does not want this activity to continue at the Eaton Centre let alone where they live. It's not accepted or encouraged. You seem to think so because of what you read on the news. How likely would you be to talk if there was a likelihood of retribution coming your way. I lived next-door to people who I knew for a fact were involved in gang activity. Knowing that if I minded my own business they would not so much as look in my direction, why would I put myself in potential danger by stirring the pot? Sure you'll say call the police, but I doubt they'll get their quicker than a bullet.
Is it fair to hold 10% of crimes committed by black criminals against the 90% majority of black people who are law-abiding??
By that logic we should hold the entire Italian community accountable for the mafia
