I know exactly what he's saying, and for all the good he does in the world
concerning things like Nike and their abuses, my personal opinion of him just
took a nose dive. Jim projects his own assumption by accusing others of the
same.
If you are following this thread Jim, do me a favor - before you make such a
boldly ugly statement, learn a little bit more about the people you look down
upon.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "fancypaaantz" <fancypaaantz@...> wrote:
>
> Jack, I think what he is saying is, since our conversation was about Vespas,
> firearms and self-protection rather than expressing the requisite amount of
> outrage for the fact that two young people were shot, we are basically
> racists and heartless. My point is that most people on this group have been
> very dedicated and invested in Asbury, often to their own detriment, and if
> anything people are just weary of reading the same stories over and over
> again.
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" <hinge98@> wrote:
> >
> > I find the statement "But for many on this list, again, the assumption is
> > that it's "just another young n-gg-r shot in the ghetto." to be incredibly
> > offensive.
> >
> > I don't assume anything, and reading back thru the thread I'm not seeing
> > anybody else doing so either. If anything, we are pretty much fed up with
> > what's going on in this city.
> >
> > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "dfsavgny" <dfsavgny@> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "jwkeady" <jim@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Two young men shot in the streets and the conversation vacillates
> > > > between Vespas, dogs and firearms. Seemingly no concern for the
> > > > well-being of the young men, concern if their families need anything,
> > > > etc. Why? Because the assumption is that they are black, they are
> > > > gang members, and they got what they deserved. Now all those may be
> > > > true, but none of that is confirmed and there does not seem to be a
> > > > shard of concern about these two human lives. They could be innocent,
> > > > they could have been walking home from work and caught a stray bullet,
> > > > who knows. But for many on this list, again, the assumption is that
> > > > it's "just another young n-gg-r shot in the ghetto."
> > > > If it's a white kid from outside of AP that catches a bullet one day,
> > > > maybe then someone might actually care and do something.
> > > >
> > > > Peace, Jim Keady
> > > >
> > >
> > > Jim
> > >
> > > Where do you live?
> > >
> >
>
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