Who Cares About The Black Children? I recently visited Murii • cipal Court to testify on behalf of a friend. While I sat waiting for my friend’s case to come up, I thought I was going to vomit from the dismal show I saw apted out on, Jbe courtroom stage. It disturbed me" when I found that I could discern the stories to-be— valderdash long before the judge ruled thmg^Sases. Some of these incredible stories were excellent can didates for the Buffoonery Hall of Shame. My nausea was exacerbated as I watched young blacks pa role in one after another for an assortment of crimes. I wondered bow many of those young blacks might not have been fight- ' mg to avoid prison terms had their parents given them a few good spank ings when they were little children. As I watched the young blacks plead their cases, I recalled the rash of home break-ins and small article thefts that have plagium my own neighborhood. I was haunted by the thought, “Who is to i»i*wh» for the destruction of the black community’s future here tn this courtroom today?” This question was quickly answered when I looked around at die other people observing the pro ceedings. Clearly the Mack parents bear the brunt of the responsibility for their young people being harshly incarcerated. When I was a child, if I had brought something strange into the house I had better been able to tell my parents where it came from. If I could not give a credible story to explain .how this -strange object came into my possession, I got a whipping. Further more, my parents would get the truth out of me and the object was returned to its rightful owner. We thought at the time our parents were too strict, yet we never got into trouble with the law for stealing, booking hack on my pa rents’. policies, I give thanks that they were real ly interested enough in their children to see that we didn’t start a life of crime. However, I can remem ber my oldest brother getting my father hauled down to court because be had done something stupid and he knew he would ha ve to undergo Papa’s wrath. I can still hear nay father’s comments when he came home. He said, “I told that judge if he sent that boy home I was going to whip him." Papa kept his word and he never had to go to court again, for childhoold foolishness. My father’s actions do offer some guidance on what might help to stem some of the crime pro blems currently frlagiring the Mack community. Dad was infuriated that he had to lose a day’s wages over my brother’s foolishness. He took immediate action to see that he didn’t ha veto repeat this experience. Father further demonstrat ed accountability for his child’s actions. I feel the ultra-liberals t have sold the black com munity a bill of goods whereby they have gotten many Macks believing my father\actions are extra ordinary. Ihese liberals created the illusion that all regular $17.76 yearly subscription ^•auna bO and over are eligible for this special rate, check or money order for $15.76 along with this J * ** WtShisi - _____ B 1 1 1 B 1 P m M 1 • ■ i (PLEASE PRINT) NAME ADDRESS--: —-X \ * CITY—--STATE ZIP-HOME PHONE < ) Send Subscription Form To. TUf ruARUVTTl' daws - A 1111/ xTiniYiAr m m rj t vn t - ' CIKCULATION DEPT. PV* P. 0. BOX 30144 '£&;■: " . - ^ARLOTTE^N C.^8230_ blacks were culturally deprived so their parents are not expected to act in the best interest of their children. I also feel that the public school teachers *hQMkU»y* the, .authority to dole out coporal punishment without fear of major legal cases. My. feelings can be summed up in .three state ments: Blacks with no self esteem means dollars in the pockets of the poverty pimps. Ignorant blacks insure job security for the super liberals. Intelligent blacks means black heirs to the American bounty. 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