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Tha .Q 07-27-06 06:35 PM

This crime wave in D.C.
 
Over 100 murders so far just 6 months into 2006.

For those who aren't familiar with how Washington, D.C. is designed, it's divided up into 4 quadrants--S.E., N.E., S.W., N.W. The White House is in NW, while the poorest areas are in S.E. Washington, D.C. is almost 70% African American. Yet, the richest residents live in Georgetown or the Adam's Morgan area in NW--and, they happen to be mostly white. In Southeast, which is predominantly poor black people, murders are an everyday occurrence. The vast majority of the murders in D.C. happen in S.E. However, earlier this month, someone was murdered in Georgetown and all of a sudden, a state of "EMERGENCY" was declared in D.C. The Mayor held a meeting with the council to implement emergency legislation to help curve the "sudden" violence in D.C. To add insult to injury, a police captain made the statement, "It isn't a racial statement to say it's unusual to see black people in Georgetown," citing demands for him to be fired.

Wow...classism?

Racism?

Ignorance...

you tell me

I wonder why it only took ONE murder in a rich area of DC for "emergency legislation" to be passed. Meanwhile, people are still dying daily in Southeast D.C.


pssf

Go figure.

Mad Dog 07-27-06 06:38 PM

whereabouts in DC you occupied?

La Cosa Nostra 07-27-06 06:41 PM

Lmao.. I agree. Thats pretty fucked up...

What can you do though, rich people run the world... If they feel in danger, thats when things get done.. American governments dont really give a shit about poor people... They pay less tax and often are the source of most criminal activity in the country...

What do you expect?

Indeph 07-27-06 06:42 PM

I don't think it's racism when black people kill other black people. Unless you feel the city is responsible for them or soemthing.

Tha .Q 07-27-06 06:44 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Indeph
I don't think it's racism when black people kill other black people. Unless you feel the city is responsible for them or soemthing.



no foo

racism that caused

A) The police captain in that area to make that statement
B) "Emergency legislation" being passed only after ONE murder in a white area

^^or...was it just because it was a rich area...which happens to be white


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Indeph 07-27-06 06:44 PM

Lmao @ Nos laughing at every bad thing happening to black people. I smell closet racism :) Smells like pills and science. *looks at nos*

La Cosa Nostra 07-27-06 06:46 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Indeph
Lmao @ Nos laughing at every bad thing happening to black people. I smell closet racism :) Smells like pills and science. *looks at nos*

How is this a bad thing happening to black people?

I see a bad thing happening to poor people.........Who happen to be black most of the time...

Indeph 07-27-06 06:46 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by T ha Q
no foo

racism that caused

A) The police captain in that area to make that statement
B) "Emergency legislation" being passed only after ONE murder in a white area

^^or...was it just because it was a rich area...which happens to be white


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Yeah word I feel you on that. It's not really a problem untill it gets to that area. That's so fucked up. We might as well just do to them whatever happens to us so it'll become an "epidemic" and they'll take action.

Konvict_NYC 07-27-06 06:46 PM

Exactly shit is stupid, I agree Q, here in NY its similar niggas dying on the regular here and the government and w/e aint doing shit but lets say sum white buisnessman dies in manhattan, wow bring the drama cmon shit is ignoratn and racist and theres nothin we can do about it

Indeph 07-27-06 06:46 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nostradamus
How is this a bad thing happening to black people?

I see a bad thing happening to poor people.........Who happen to be black most of the time...



Whatever helps you sleep at night. :)

Indeph 07-27-06 06:48 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Konvict_NYC
Exactly shit is stupid, I agree Q, here in NY its similar niggas dying on the regular here and the government and w/e aint doing shit but lets say sum white buisnessman dies in manhattan, wow bring the drama cmon shit is ignoratn and racist and theres nothin we can do about it



Exactly it. When some "nigga from the hood" dies than it's just some everyday neighborhood thing no big deal. ALmost like a bug is dying or some shit. But if some rich white person dies, or equally common a regular poor white person dies its like THIS HAS TO STOP NOW.

La Cosa Nostra 07-27-06 06:48 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Indeph
Whatever helps you sleep at night. :)

Uh ok.. I could say exactly the same thing to you..


BTW-- Question.. Do..........absolutly NO white people live in these poor areas?

~Luciano~ 07-27-06 06:50 PM

Dc aint no joke on that real

Eitheir is B-More

Indeph 07-27-06 06:50 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nostradamus
Uh ok.. I could say exactly the same thing to you..


BTW-- Question.. Do..........absolutly NO white people live in these poor areas?


PEople don't see it like that. It's like if america bombs iraq, the victims are iraqis. But there WERE soem americans there when they were attacked. Are u gonna say "well its not really iraqis, just some people who happened to live in iraq, it isnt all muslims and middle eastern people." Come on now you're just splitting hairs.

Tha .Q 07-27-06 06:53 PM

so it's mostly classism and not racism...













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