Some thougths on Milwaukees homicide problem
The following is the opinion of GBfan only and dosent represent the other members of this group blog. It was orignially posted at SpottedHorse Please send all comments or hatefilled rants to gbfanhatemail@gmail.com
As death toll in the City of Milwaukee now sits at 71 dead, its time to start asking some real hard questions and put away the slogans. Before you say, "hey, fat white boy, what do you know about any of this?" Well for three Years I worked in some of the worst areas of Gary Indiana and I had worked as a delivery driver and salesman for a 5 year period where the North side of the inner city was part of my territory. I have spent a lot of time down there and I met a lot of people who do not deserve to live in a constant state of fear.
But how did we get to this point and how do we get out of it?
First you must lay a large amount blame on Mayor Norquist and former chief of the Milwaukee police Arthur Jones. Norquist appointed Jones and Jones broke up the Gang squad and would not let officers even ask if they could have permission to search cars when they pulled them over on traffic stops.
But this problem is much deeper. The so called leadership in the black community needs to be held accountable. Right now they are screaming for more police officers in these neighbhorhoods. But these are the same people who go out of their way to attack the MPD everytime there is a police shooting. Ok, so we flood the area with police and as soon as there is a shooting the community leaders will be holding rallies to get the police to leave.
Where is the outcry against the Rap/gangster/Pimp culture that is fueling this cycle of violence. You keep hearing same drum beat "there are no jobs" "Too many Guns on the street" "We need to spend more money" ETC ETC
I don't buy these arguments. There is poverty in other minority communities but you don't see the same amounts of violence. Are you going to try and tell me there are no guns in the Latino community? There are, but you don't see the same amount of violence. As for more money, we have spent supertankers full of money in the last 40 years to end poverty and all we have done is make the problem worse. Just look at the rash of Federal charges and convictions in the inner city anti-poverty community. These are not evil white guys stealing from the community collection plate. No the money is being taken by the people are supposed to be protectors of the most needy, i.e. State Senator Gary George, the people running OIC etc etc.
You have a culture in the inner city that glorifies violence and the quest of money no matter how you get it. The RGP culture treats woman as chunks of meat, and having large numbers of children out of wedlock is seen as a badge of honor. Those who live in these areas and try to claw their way out are seen as "Sell Outs" getting an education is mocked, and those who try to "do the right thing" are seen as suckers.
This violence is black on black, and in the end only new leadership in the black community can end this. There has to be leadership willing to stop making excuses for the RGP culture and starts holding these people's feet to the fire. Making those streets safe will only come from within. The people living there have to stop seeing the police as the enemy and start looking at the people who are committing these crimes as the enemy.
You could secure these neighborhoods with massive infux of police and even if needed National Guard troops, but that isn't the answer. What has to happen is the good honest majority has to start fighting back. The North side of Milwaukee has reached a point where the it needs to be like Coffeyville, Kansas, where the town people stood up and ended the reign of the Dalton gang.
While I understand the days of forming up an armed posse long gone. There are modern ways to fight back. Use anonymous tip lines to turn in these thugs and get them off the street. Form blockwatchs and do what ever you can to keep honest people out of the line of fire. Accept that when a shooting is scum on scum its not a bad thing, dead scum cannot kill innocents anymore. They have to stop electing people like Mike McGee Jr and people like him to represent them. They have to stop putting people in office who care more about keeping WEAC happy than in vouchers for inner city school children. When there is a police shooting wait to see the facts before starting the "the police shot an innocent" chant. Admit parts of their culture are very broke and need to be changed.
More money isn't the answer, buying guns back isn't the answer, and more jobs programs are not the answer.
Simply the answer is a section/part of black culture is very very broke and needs to be fixed and only those members of that community can change it. If you are going to spend your money on myth of the RGP culture you will continue to reap what you sow.
I know I am going to be call a racist for saying this but I know that isn't true so I can live with that. Would a racist really be looking for ways to improve the life of people who live in the inner city? Like I said, I worked with and met a number of really good people who deserve to live on a street just as safe as mine.
Regards
GBfan
As death toll in the City of Milwaukee now sits at 71 dead, its time to start asking some real hard questions and put away the slogans. Before you say, "hey, fat white boy, what do you know about any of this?" Well for three Years I worked in some of the worst areas of Gary Indiana and I had worked as a delivery driver and salesman for a 5 year period where the North side of the inner city was part of my territory. I have spent a lot of time down there and I met a lot of people who do not deserve to live in a constant state of fear.
But how did we get to this point and how do we get out of it?
First you must lay a large amount blame on Mayor Norquist and former chief of the Milwaukee police Arthur Jones. Norquist appointed Jones and Jones broke up the Gang squad and would not let officers even ask if they could have permission to search cars when they pulled them over on traffic stops.
But this problem is much deeper. The so called leadership in the black community needs to be held accountable. Right now they are screaming for more police officers in these neighbhorhoods. But these are the same people who go out of their way to attack the MPD everytime there is a police shooting. Ok, so we flood the area with police and as soon as there is a shooting the community leaders will be holding rallies to get the police to leave.
Where is the outcry against the Rap/gangster/Pimp culture that is fueling this cycle of violence. You keep hearing same drum beat "there are no jobs" "Too many Guns on the street" "We need to spend more money" ETC ETC
I don't buy these arguments. There is poverty in other minority communities but you don't see the same amounts of violence. Are you going to try and tell me there are no guns in the Latino community? There are, but you don't see the same amount of violence. As for more money, we have spent supertankers full of money in the last 40 years to end poverty and all we have done is make the problem worse. Just look at the rash of Federal charges and convictions in the inner city anti-poverty community. These are not evil white guys stealing from the community collection plate. No the money is being taken by the people are supposed to be protectors of the most needy, i.e. State Senator Gary George, the people running OIC etc etc.
You have a culture in the inner city that glorifies violence and the quest of money no matter how you get it. The RGP culture treats woman as chunks of meat, and having large numbers of children out of wedlock is seen as a badge of honor. Those who live in these areas and try to claw their way out are seen as "Sell Outs" getting an education is mocked, and those who try to "do the right thing" are seen as suckers.
This violence is black on black, and in the end only new leadership in the black community can end this. There has to be leadership willing to stop making excuses for the RGP culture and starts holding these people's feet to the fire. Making those streets safe will only come from within. The people living there have to stop seeing the police as the enemy and start looking at the people who are committing these crimes as the enemy.
You could secure these neighborhoods with massive infux of police and even if needed National Guard troops, but that isn't the answer. What has to happen is the good honest majority has to start fighting back. The North side of Milwaukee has reached a point where the it needs to be like Coffeyville, Kansas, where the town people stood up and ended the reign of the Dalton gang.
While I understand the days of forming up an armed posse long gone. There are modern ways to fight back. Use anonymous tip lines to turn in these thugs and get them off the street. Form blockwatchs and do what ever you can to keep honest people out of the line of fire. Accept that when a shooting is scum on scum its not a bad thing, dead scum cannot kill innocents anymore. They have to stop electing people like Mike McGee Jr and people like him to represent them. They have to stop putting people in office who care more about keeping WEAC happy than in vouchers for inner city school children. When there is a police shooting wait to see the facts before starting the "the police shot an innocent" chant. Admit parts of their culture are very broke and need to be changed.
More money isn't the answer, buying guns back isn't the answer, and more jobs programs are not the answer.
Simply the answer is a section/part of black culture is very very broke and needs to be fixed and only those members of that community can change it. If you are going to spend your money on myth of the RGP culture you will continue to reap what you sow.
I know I am going to be call a racist for saying this but I know that isn't true so I can live with that. Would a racist really be looking for ways to improve the life of people who live in the inner city? Like I said, I worked with and met a number of really good people who deserve to live on a street just as safe as mine.
Regards
GBfan
posted by Chris @ 3:36 PM
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