The ridiculous violence in N.O.

I here ya on that one bro.

Be careful about lumping the entire "black community" together though.

There are lots of us, I'd even go as far to say the majority of us do not glamorize voilence and have a very high view of education.

But it is a large minority of a bad element in the black population. Just a guestimate, I'd say about 35%.

But those are the ones heard and seen most often, on the news, or in the streets causing mayhem.

When the other 65% of us either do nothing, move away and shut our eyes and close our ears to what is really going on out there.

At the end of the day, white people, the government, etc cant and wont do anything to fix our problems. We as a community are the only ones with the power to do so. Instead of marching for Travon we should be focusing our energy on the countless black bodies being stacked up at the hands of our own black people.

It's a sad situation, glad you spoke up tho.

I dont mean the whole black community is out there poppin' caps and stealing stuff. However, it will take the coordinated effort of the entire black community to reclaim our youth and put them on the right track. I try to be a role model to children that know me and those that dont. As a police officer I interact with many troubled youth and try to let them know that there is a better life if you just work hard. Nothing that is worth it is easy. Stop looking for the quick fix and work toward having something that you earned.