DC homeowner shoots, kills 13 year old Karon Blake after claiming he was breaking into cars

[DeuceZ]

Watching that clip, seeing the father post the fit and showing the price...lot of young kids got the odds stacked against them gawd damn!

 

[Marc Spector]

And what are BLACK MEN going to do about it?

Y’all understand that mainstream images (e.g. HIPHOP) perpetuate negative images of young Black men and influence how others see y’all, but DONT want to acknowledge that those same images obviously influence young girls who are watching the same media, and young Black boys who are also watching it (“it’s only music!”).

Well- this is what we get. These little black boys playing out the shyt that is rapped about in music and encouraged by the grown men in the streets.

If Black folks don’t get ahold of the “culture” and the “community” more of these kids will be gunned down by law enforcement or citizens and NO ONE will care.

wym what are we going to do about it? What CAN we do about it?


Yall gotta understand that is as much a class issue as anything. The Black men who have the means and education to help are largely not gonna be in the hood. Outside of being black (which compared to other ethnic identies, doesnt mean a lot) i largely have very little in common with the men who perpetuate violent crimes. I and a milion other black men could go on some anti hip hop, anti streets, stop the violence crusade and it would largely fall on deaf ears.

Too many black folks have had too long of prolonged exposure to poverty and dysfunction and cannot get out of their own way.

And the issue with American black culture is that it was largely shaped by oppression via white supremaciy within in a capitalistic, individualistic framework. In contrast to other cultures, American Black folks have very few tools/social constructs to encourage collectivist thinking. The shared bond of trauma via White Supremacy is what keeps the little community we have together but it isnt enough to forge forward. Look at Jews, Nigerians, East Asians, and increasingly Latins. In addition to uniting around language, tribes, religion, cultural customs and personality traits, they unite and push as a community because they have a shared vision of where they want to go as a community. Until black folks have that, we cannot unite outside of our income brackets.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

wym what are we going to do about it? What CAN we do about it?


Yall gotta understand that is as much a class issue as anything. The Black men who have the means and education to help are largely not gonna be in the hood. Outside of being black (which compared to other ethnic identies, doesnt mean a lot) i largely have very little in common with the men who perpetuate violent crimes. I and a milion other black men could go on some anti hip hop, anti streets, stop the violence crusade and it would largely fall on deaf ears.

Too many black folks have had too long of prolonged exposure to poverty and dysfunction and cannot get out of their own way.

And the issue with American black culture is that it was largely shaped by oppression via white supremaciy within in a capitalistic, individualistic framework. In contrast to other cultures, American Black folks have very few tools/social constructs to encourage collectivist thinking. The shared bond of trauma via White Supremacy is what keeps the little community we have together but it isnt enough to forge forward. Look at Jews, Nigerians, East Asians, and increasingly Latins. In addition to language, tribes, religion, cultural customs and personality traits, they unite and push as a community because they have a shared vision of where they want to go as a community. Until black folks have that, we cannot unite outside of our income brackets.

this capitalistic critique isn't working.

And you advancing it is weak.

 

[Marc Spector]

this capitalistic critique isn't working.

And you advancing it is weak.

WTF?

do you have a fukkin batsignal that goes off when ever slightly Leftist rhetoric is mentioned in TLR you centrist shill?

fukk outta here with caping for that short sighted bullshyt. Rampant capitalism is literally destroying the planet. Any good capitalism accomplishes as a system is quickly offset once you realize these faggits are literally delaying and/or SABOTAGING the progress of humanity in order to make a profit.

You digust me with your pandering to Neo Liberals who would happily have you killed or deported back to Mumbai just to win a single "moderate" vote. Take this neg with you on your way to kiss Copmala and Joes boots.

 

[Jaguar93]

I was holding off from posting this. But Denzel was speaking straight facts, It’s starts at home. His parents failed him especially his father. If his father wasn’t living his second childhood, or still trying to be a real nikka. His son would have been in the bed. Not wondering the streets at 3am. Lil breh had no chance smh.

 

[Mission249]

I'm not going to argue that this kid was an angel, but I just dont believe in in murdering ppl for non violent offenses

I dont believe in the idea of ppl policing the streets like this.

I'm very sure that the sentence for very basic crimes like theft under $500 like this, are not the death sentence

A grown man playing Batman murdered a child. Yeah the kid seemed like a shyt disturber, but maybe he could have changed his ways. Maybe not, but the punishment doesn't fit the crime

I see where you're coming from, but you all have to stop trying to put these crimes into nice, neat, convenient boxes like "non-violent property crime."
These "property crimes" have a high correlation with violence recently. The victim's wallet doesn't just get stolen. He gets knocked out or shot. And, even if the gun just gets brandished, you can't underestimate the permanent PTSD of thinking this might be your last moment on earth. That's a type of mental violence. It fukks with your head. It ripples thru the neighborhood to the point that kids are scared to play outside or walk to school.

Victims don't know what criminals are willing or not willing to do in the moment. You can gamble, but guess wrong and you're dead. Better them than you. Not the ideal outcome, but something's gotta give.

 

[Wink Beaufield]

My cousin just told me one of her close friends is Karon's cousin's. Apparently him being out there at that time of night is the norm. The reason the child was in the streets was because he was following in his dad's footsteps who runs the streets. The dad is or was on drugs and isn't right in the head.

Here's his dad on IG live. His dad is the dark skin one with the beard

Straight up bamma shyt right there. This is the father that was in this kids life. Pops was proud his son was out in the streets.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

WTF?

do you have a fukkin batsignal that goes off when ever slightly Leftist rhetoric is mentioned in TLR you centrist shill?

fukk outta here with caping for that short sighted bullshyt. Rampant capitalism is literally destroying the planet. Any good capitalism accomplishes as a system is quickly offset once you realize these faggits are literally delaying and/or SABOTAGING the progress of humanity in order to make a profit.

You digust me with your pandering to Neo Liberals who would happily have you killed or deported back to Mumbai just to win a single "moderate" vote. Take this neg with you on your way to kiss Copmala and Joes boots.

I'm tired of nikkas using capitalism as some panacea

yes, we're broke and fukked up

whats new?

Of course all you fukking losers do is talk about neoliberals or something meanwhile a kid is dead. Come up with some fukking solutions instead of trotting out new marxist analysis every time it fukking rains. I'm sick of yall something serious yo. Yall aint doing SHÏT!!!!!

and I'm not indian. I'm black. you wayward bytch nikka.

 

[Eastside Get The Money]

Karon never had a chance. Look at his dad bragging about the fit and cost of his son's funeral outfit. This young boy never had a chance. Probably trying to follow in his fathers footsteps. "$1800 for the fit, Ya'll know I how I'm coming"...... That line pisses me off so bad.

I just hope this little boy didn’t kill anyone he never had a chance with his 2nd childhood parents

 

[DaHNIC82]

I was holding off from posting this. But Denzel was speaking straight facts. It’s starts at home. His parents failed him, especially his father. If his father wasn’t living his second childhood. Or still trying to be a real nikka. His son would have been in the bed. Not wondering the streets at 3am. Lil breh had no chance smh.

And these corny nikkas wanted to say Denzel was a c00n for calling this shyt out

 

[Voice of Reason]

Apparently Ant Glizzy got into it with the kids dad.

AND PEOPLE ENCOURAGE THAT CLOWN ANT GLIZZY.

 

[Son Goku]

Neither just don’t steal shyt

He was only breaking into cars to feed his family.

 

[BushidoBrown]

Karon never had a chance. Look at his dad bragging about the fit and cost of his son's funeral outfit. This young boy never had a chance. Probably trying to follow in his fathers footsteps. "$1800 for the fit, Ya'll know I how I'm coming"...... That line pisses me off so bad.

this is a sickness

 

[ZEupTWN]

Between this fool embarrassing himself on ig live and flexin his sons funeral dripp..

MAN WTF I've across some of the most shallow retarded heartless oot muthfukkas in my day...But gottdamn you can't make this level of ignorance up

I think we all figured what type of time his parents are on...But this on a different level....Young Karon never stood a chance indeed

 

[Micky Mikey]

wym what are we going to do about it? What CAN we do about it?


Yall gotta understand that is as much a class issue as anything. The Black men who have the means and education to help are largely not gonna be in the hood. Outside of being black (which compared to other ethnic identies, doesnt mean a lot) i largely have very little in common with the men who perpetuate violent crimes. I and a milion other black men could go on some anti hip hop, anti streets, stop the violence crusade and it would largely fall on deaf ears.

Too many black folks have had too long of prolonged exposure to poverty and dysfunction and cannot get out of their own way.

And the issue with American black culture is that it was largely shaped by oppression via white supremaciy within in a capitalistic, individualistic framework. In contrast to other cultures, American Black folks have very few tools/social constructs to encourage collectivist thinking. The shared bond of trauma via White Supremacy is what keeps the little community we have together but it isnt enough to forge forward. Look at Jews, Nigerians, East Asians, and increasingly Latins. In addition to language, tribes, religion, cultural customs and personality traits, they unite and push as a community because they have a shared vision of where they want to go as a community. Until black folks have that, we cannot unite outside of our income brackets.

Very well said.