Now .. some talking dangerously

[Neal Boortz]

There have been rallies all over the country in support of Trayvon
Martin. That’s understandable … though none of us have all the details
of just what happened in that confrontation between Trayvon and
Zimmerman.

There are some other people who could hold rallies as well … perfectly
legitimate rallies. I heard some young lady at one of the rallies
saying: “We’re tired of it. We’re just tired of it.” Well, other
people are tired too. They’re tired of the culture of criminal behavior
and violence that persists in young black males in this country.

I have a file with the statistics, and I could easily generate some
more. The statistics, though, only show what most of us, black and
white, already know to be true. Young black males commit violent crimes
way out of proportion to their percentage of the population. It’s a
fact. You can scream “racism” until you pass out, but it’s a fact and
your screaming isn’t going to change that fact. And it doesn’t have
anything to do with skin color either. It’s culture. The greatest
criminal threat to young black males in this country is other young
black males, not self-appointed neighborhood watch cop wannabes.

Law abiding black and white citizens are tired of if too … just tired of
it. They’re tired of learning of a violent crime and just instinctively
knowing that when the mug shot comes out it is more likely than not
going to be of a young black male.

Not going to dwell on it here … but if the people rallying for Trayvon
Martin were to turn their attention to the culture of violence that
dominates young black urban males it might do more to prevent future
tragedies like Trayvon Martin than screaming racism and demanding
repeals of self-defense laws.