100 Black Men of Charlotte launch controversial billboard campaign about the Homicide rate

[DrBanneker]

https://www.thecoli.com/threads/community-policing-experiment-in-brownsville-bk.825727/

There was a pilot program done in one of the roughest districts in NYC. I asked members from Brooklyn, who are familiar with that section to weigh in on it.

Now this is what I am talking about. I hope it succeeds and can be spread.

 

[A Pimp Named Slickback]

Nope


Like Dr Umar said “when black men decide to take back the community some of these hood nikkas gone have to be put to sleep,forevvveeerrr!!!

For gooood!

 

[get these nets]

Now this is what I am talking about. I hope it succeeds and can be spread.

We're all at wit's end trying to find ways to stem this violence and murder.
I support any genuine effort that tries to do that.

If I knew who all the members from metro Charlotte, I would have tagged them to get their takes. They would have a more realistic take on the climate, the violence, and the proposed effort to address it.
Appreciate those from that region who have weighed in.

As you can see in the Brownsville thread, people applauded the attempt and spoke realistically about how effective it could be in the warmer months.

There doesn't exist a solution. And there isn't a once size fits all approach. The social climate, history, and population density in Brownsville is different than in Charlotte, for example.

But any effort that produces incremental progress is worth discussing.

 

[Wear My Dawg's Hat]

Good to see.

We need the 100 Black Men organizations to elevate their efforts on a local and national basis.

They need to take up slack after the fall offs of the NAACP, the Urban League, and the black church in general.

 

[LiveFromLondon]

I don't think any serious poster has a problem talking about black on black crime. Just some people don't talk on it in an honest fashion---instead using it to shut down discussion on other issues and act like all Black people--everywhere--are somehow responsible for not addressing this issue. Like I have been to Chicago only once in my whole life but people talk about I need to find solutions for violence in Chicago or it is my personal failing. If people use Black homicide statistics to demonize the community as a whole, shut down debate on police violence or societal inequity, or demand extremist policies against Black poor people and lawbreakers--well, those kinda are WS talking points.

No other group is asked to shut down discussion on all other topics in favor of a single issue. In the US, Asian male suicide rates per 100,000 are nearly equal to Black homicide rates but no one is telling them to stop complaining about anti-Asian attacks until they address the suicide issues in their community. No one tells White males that they shouldn't worry about Federal government overreach and tactics since very few White males die at the hands of the Feds.

I know the dynamic is the same in the UK. You know there is a difference between Black Brits talking about solving the crisis of knife violence versus a Conservative MP bringing up Black crime to shut down complaints on inequity, police brutality, etc.

Find this disingenuous to be honest as discussion on black on black crime are the most shutdown of any with people called c00n, sellout and like in this thread talk of brehs supposedly parroting WS talk points. You yourself are doing it with the bolded, how is it demonising when its its something that affects the whole community and needs addressing. Like seriously How can a discussion that looks to address ills plaguing black people be demonic c'mon. So you'd rather ppl be hush hush about it and let it continue. To add, the100 Black men group do morethan just talk about black on blacn crime they tackle other issues to.

Also Dont why you tried to muddy the waters bringing up Asian male suicide rates, thats not your community why do you care and besides the Asian American community is not homogeneous like the black so which are you talking bout Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian etc. Plus you'd have to be apart of those groups to know how they deal with it bearing in mind these are close knit communities that dont let shyt out.

 

[DrBanneker]

Find this disingenuous to be honest as discussion on black on black crime are the most shutdown of any with people called c00n, sellout and like in this thread talk of brehs supposedly parroting WS talk points. You yourself are doing it with the bolded, how is it demonising when its its something that affects the whole community and needs addressing. Like seriously How can a discussion that looks to address ills plaguing black people be demonic c'mon. So you'd rather ppl be hush hush about it and let it continue. To add, the100 Black men group do morethan just talk about black on blacn crime they tackle other issues to.

Also Dont why you tried to muddy the waters bringing up Asian male suicide rates, thats not your community why do you care and besides the Asian American community is not homogeneous like the black so which are you talking bout Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian etc. Plus you'd have to be apart of those groups to know how they deal with it bearing in mind these are close knit communities that dont let shyt out.

Nah man, read my posts in these threads. I never suggested people hush hush about it. Nor did anyone call it demonic. All I am saying is that there are ways people contextualize the argument that is detrimental. If you think they way Black people should discuss crime in our communities is no different than the discourse about Black crime coming from American Renaissance or the former British National Party, then I would respectfully disagree that how you frame the problem makes a world of difference. The fact homicide affects our whole community doesn't mean it is right to reduce the Black community to one big killing field full of hood nikkas.

Asian suicide rates weren't meant to muddy anything and I am not concerned with how they deal with their community. It's just to demonstrate why singular social problems aren't made as the end all for other groups.