Posted under Political Correctness & The South
… but they have to be “vewy, vewy, quiet” about it. Guess why:
It’s happening all over the nation in places like Chicago, Milwaukee and Philadelphia. Now, it’s happening right here in the Triad.
Greensboro police say mobs of violent teens are meeting up on the weekends and wreaking havoc downtown. Police say it’s getting worse each weekend.
This past weekend, a former mayor had his business vandalized and another community leader got beat up in Center City Park.
“One of the teenagers came up from behind and just punched me in the back and kicked me and knocked me to the floor. Then, he just continued to kick me, punch me, step on me. People were screaming,” Mitchel Sommers, executive director of the Community Theatre of Greensboro said.
Oddly, there are no descriptions of the “violent teens.” But with a little detective work, it’s easy to figure out. At 2:00 into the video, the reporter notes that the teens use Facebook on their mobile phones to coordinate their actions. And at 2:20 in, this intrepid investigator detected a key piece of evidence the reporter failed to mention – white fingers tapping at Blackberries!
So it must be those out-of-control Amish again.
This story hits home. I used to live and work in Greensboro, and met my wife-to-be when I got a part in a play at the Greensboro Community Theatre, where the attack took place. She had female lead, and I had two bit parts. After rehersals, we’d wander around the quiet streets and talk. Back then, downtown Greensboro was charming and peaceful — and safe.
But then something called “progress” elbowed its way in.
I suspect the powers that be want to keep this embarrassing and growing problem out of the limelight because it would clash with Greensboro’s “progressive” image. Just down the street from the Theatre where this attack occurred is the famous Woolworth’s, one of the most sacred shrines of the Civil Rights Revolution. That building was just a decaying hulk in the days when my future wife and I strolled Greensboro’s leafy streets on warm September evenings. Today, it houses The International Civil Rights Center & Museum. Without the overthrow of traditional society the Civil Rights Revolution accomplished, we wouldn’t have seen the changes it forced through, from the federal takeover of private property, to the 1965 Immigration Reform Act, to the outpouring of welfare entitlements that’s undermined the traditional family to the point where the black illegitimacy rate is now 71%.
Pardon me while I remember this old town the way it was.
Bede on 28 Jul 2011 at 3:41 pm #
The political correctness surrounding the black flash mobs is nauseating. I think the media are actually putting peoples’ lives at risk by not actually reporting on it.
Interestingly, libertarian Steve Chapman agrees with the media’s suppression of info on the black flash mobs:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/chi-race-and-the-flash-mob-attacks-20110608,0,1883170.story
Hey, “we’re just all individuals.”
RedPhillips on 28 Jul 2011 at 4:57 pm #
Bede, when I first read your reply I thought you meant that Chapman was confirming that there is suppression, but he is actually defending it. Amazing!
Bruce on 28 Jul 2011 at 5:21 pm #
Nothing to see here! Please disperse! Nothing to see here!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSjK2Oqrgic
Matt Weber on 28 Jul 2011 at 6:23 pm #
Chapman’s first sentence is hilarious. I would say that if there were gangs of Baptists running around beating and robbing people, that might be important to know. But of course, if that were the case then the media would be sure to let us know, wouldn’t they?
Media suppressing information on black flash mobs | Conservative Heritage Times on 28 Jul 2011 at 6:52 pm #
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HarrisonBergeron2 on 29 Jul 2011 at 12:28 am #
Bede, Red Phillips,
That’s the thing about libertarianism — it does not recognize the social nature of man, even going so far as to deny that such a thing as “society” exists. Only discrete, isolated monads are real and authentic.
HarrisonBergeron2 on 29 Jul 2011 at 12:32 am #
Matt Weber,
The third paragraph is even funnier:
“There are good reasons not to identify the attackers by race. It’s the newspaper’s sound general policy not to mention race in a story, whether about crime or anything else, unless it has some clear relevance to the topic.”
And is it relevant if all of these “flash mobs” indicate a rash of black-on-white crime?
HarrisonBergeron2 on 29 Jul 2011 at 12:34 am #
Bruce,
Yep — that’s our corporate news media at work!
Where does the truth lead? | Conservative Heritage Times on 10 Aug 2011 at 8:38 pm #
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Virginia Gentleman on 26 Dec 2011 at 5:37 pm #
It is increasingly apparent that responsible citizens should be armed whenever they go in pubic and be prepared to defend themselves or others from imminent attack. A quick Google search of this topic confirms that this phenomenon is taking place across the country, with the racial identity of the “mob” always hidden unless there is confirming video taken by a bystander who then releases it. The video evidence not only confirms the attack but the complicity of the national and local media in suppressing the identity of these mobs.