The problem isn't the color of their skin. I have a friend from Nigeria who's able to stay out of jail and keep an high-paying job.
The problem is the ignorance of their parents, which all the hand wringing in the world isn't going to fix. --- Stephen Russell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Feb 19, 2008 11:30 AM, Michael Madigan > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Is that why the prisons are full of these nice > fine > > people? > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > That is easy. Jobs that mean something and an > education to rely upon for > your future growth. > > To make the jump from poverty is incredible. You > will have to fight on so > many levels. Peers not liking you because you are > different. Parents for > making them become an active part in your future. > Teachers for realizing > that your wanting more then the rest of the > classroom or school will > tolerate. Funding of that leap is very tough. Do > you live at home and > commute to school or did you rate room and board? > > The hard part is when you overcome all of those > obstacles will your kids > fall back into the slippery slope that they see on > TV, in media and movies? > To be the person who emulates the gangster > lifestyle. > > > -- > Stephen Russell > Sr. Production Systems Programmer > Mimeo.com > Memphis TN > > 901.246-0159 > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > multipart/alternative > text/plain (text body -- kept) > text/html > --- > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: > http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, > are the opinions of the author, and do not > constitute legal or medical advice. This statement > is added to the messages for those lawyers who are > too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
