Apparently if you are white and you discuss the crime, poverty, violence, blight, crap school districts, welfare state, housing projects and stray dogs in the East Side, you are a racist. Well that is at least what one extremely bright person said to me in an email this morning. Apparently East Side residents are satisfied with lighting candles and walking a couple blocks to solve their crime problem. They say it brings awareness if nothing else to the problem.
Here is a newsflash WE ALL ARE AWARE of the killing fields that the East Side represent. It is no secret and it hasn't been one for years. Who is it that you are trying to make aware of this problem? Please let me know.
The point is that it takes more than candles and parades down prospect to SOLVE the problems in the east side. Instead of lighting candles, report a crime. Instead of making signs and marching, form neighborhood watches. Instead of blaming (like my little email friend) "White People" for coming into those neighborhoods to buy drugs, report the drug houses to authorities.
I hate to say it but long before this little parade was marching down prospect, THIS BLOG was pointing out the crime upswing in that area and offering real solutions to the problem. So don't come in here and blame the messenger for your lack of awareness and action. Instead you should thank me for even taking the time to care about a part of the city that the media, police department, school district and majority of the residents could careless about.
SPARE ME THE SYMBOLISM WITH OUT SUBSTANCE CRAP.
