Mayor Eric Adams on NY violence, "Where are all those who said Black lives matter?"

[darkmanp]

I see where you’re coming from but you’re making a few stretches. Adams was referring g to 16-18 year olds out at 1 am so you’re comment about “Ray Ray” shooting a little girl isn’t appropriate in this instance. Adams was referring to black you killing black youth at a time when they should be in the house. You chose an extreme example that doesn’t reflect the content of his comments. You can’t tell me with a straight face that the community has the same smoke when a young breh kills another young breh.

Also under your example you talk about how law enforcement is there to prosecute when it happens. Which is fine but Adams is talking about why the violence is allowed to happen, which is a different thing. There are a lot of socio-economical and cultural reasons that don’t just boil down to “black parents bad” but it’s still a good conversation to have.

Regarding your third paragraph just get it all off your chest brother and stay sane brother.

My point still applies. How is 16-18 year olds killing each other the fault of BLM? There have been stop the violence rallies going on since the 80s. Murder rates amongst blacks was the highest in the early 90s. You know what the response was to all the black youth killing each other? The 94 Crime Bill.

BLM has their niche protesting police brutality. Its like asking someone who marches for breast cancer awarness why dont they care or march for prostate cancer. Tell me in this situation, who BLM is supposed to protest? The 16-18 year olds killing each other? The only black people who condone the killing is those who participate in the killing.

As far as having the same smoke for black youth killing each other as police killing blacks, explain what you want to see from BLM and other stop the violence organizations that you haven't seen. Do you want to see them on TV demonizing black youth who kill each other?

 

[Yapdatfool]

Can anyone here get more specific about their issues with his comments here?

After 22 pages worth of posts, I think there were some decent answers to your question.

 

[Concerned Citizen]

My point still applies. How is 16-18 year olds killing each other the fault of BLM? There have been stop the violence rallies going on since the 80s. Murder rates amongst blacks was the highest in the early 90s. You know what the response was to all the black youth killing each other? The 94 Crime Bill.

BLM has their niche protesting police brutality. Its like asking someone who marches for breast cancer awarness why dont they care or march for prostate cancer. Tell me in this situation, who BLM is supposed to protest? The 16-18 year olds killing each other? The only black people who condone the killing is those who participate in the killing.

As far as having the same smoke for black youth killing each other as police killing blacks, explain what you want to see from BLM and other stop the violence organizations that you haven't seen. Do you want to see them on TV demonizing black youth who kill each other?

Breh did you really even read what I wrote? Who said that BLM was at fault for the violence? I didnt say and he’ll even Adams didn’t say that. He was talking about the community response and calls for action to the violence. Where did you even get that from??? Also the same smoke comment was in reference to black youth killing each other vs grown adults shooting a little girl, which is the example you cherry-picked to throw into the conversation.

 

[CreepyMcCreeperson]

Breh did you really even read what I wrote? Who said that BLM was at fault for the violence? I didnt say and he’ll even Adams didn’t say that. He was talking about the community response and calls for action to the violence. Where did you even get that from??? Also the same smoke comment was in reference to black youth killing each other vs grown adults shooting a little girl, which is the example you cherry-picked to throw into the conversation.

But you still didn’t say what BLM or the rest of us are supposed to do. What is the call to action? WHAT ACTION?

 

[Concerned Citizen]

But you still didn’t say what BLM or the rest of us are supposed to do. What is the call to action? WHAT ACTION?

I’m not even gonna act like I know and never said I did. My first post said there were complicated socio-economic tho ha at play but it’s good to have conversations. I would say then at a bare minimum BLM could not be as silent on it and offer some of their infrastructure to have those conversations. Again, I never said I had the answer.

 

[Still Benefited]

There are tons of local stop the violence type programs and charities that exist. I just Googled some that exist in Baltimore and New York

They don't get talked about in the national media for obvious reasons and of course you won't get the same response for when a cop kills a black civilian but black on black violence is being addressed.

However, they don't actual care and the mayors logic is typical bs used to discredit the blm message

Now would be a good time for them to ask for funding since he thinks protesting will stop gang violence. Wheres his budget to pay protestors for their time since he wants them to do police work and put their lives at risk.

 

[SleezyBigSlim]

Nope!

He is trying to save Black Male's life.

He would've never been elected mayor if that were true. NYC was only going to elect a black mayor cuz that's what they wanted for thier racist agenda reasons. Just like Biden was always going to select a black female for the Supreme court he said as much. NYC has a problem with police abusing black men so they get a black mayor to not look . fukk them. I cant remember if it was Dr. Claude Anderson or Nealy Fuller that said the real power starts above the politicians. Meaning politicians are put into place by powerful people to do their bidding. Most politicians are walking shills for an institution or person.

 

[darkmanp]

Breh did you really even read what I wrote? Who said that BLM was at fault for the violence? I didnt say and he’ll even Adams didn’t say that. He was talking about the community response and calls for action to the violence. Where did you even get that from??? Also the same smoke comment was in reference to black youth killing each other vs grown adults shooting a little girl, which is the example you cherry-picked to throw into the conversation.

Ok I admit I misread you blaming BLM. But as I said, BLM has their niche in addressing police brutality. Do think BLM going into black neighborhoods by the thousands (white supporters too) condemning black youth for killing other black youth is going to work?

I used the example of the black girl getting shot because another poster mentioned how things like that are hard to read. At the end of the day, a person who takes another person's life, and it's not in self defense, is a criminal. Black society does not condone or support criminals, and it should go without saying. The only blacks who knowingly support them are fellow criminals and gang members. Nor BLM of any black person should feel obligated to openly say they don't condone blacks killing each other every single time it happens, as if it can be assume we do condone it if we don't shout it to the world that we don't.

The whole argument is disingenuous anyway. The Mayor was asked about the subway shooter and rising gun violence. He deflected to BLM out of nowhere, to deflect from police incompetence. It's the same tired tactic that whites been using to get black people to shut up about injustices. Just like whenever LeBron talks about injustices in America, they aways yell "what about slave labor in China." They don't give a damn about slave labor in China, they just want to make LeBron look like a hypocrite to get him to shut up about injustices in America.

But still, what do you want to see from BLM and black people in general in reference to black on black crime that you have not seen?

 

[Will Ross]

Ok I admit I misread you blaming BLM. But as I said, BLM has their niche in addressing police brutality. Do think BLM going into black neighborhoods by the thousands (white supporters too) condemning black youth for killing other black youth is going to work?

I used the example of the black girl getting shot because another poster mentioned how things like that are hard to read. At the end of the day, a person who takes another person's life, and it's not in self defense, is a criminal. Black society does not condone or support criminals, and it should go without saying. The only blacks who knowingly support them are fellow criminals and gang members. Nor BLM of any black person should feel obligated to openly say they don't condone blacks killing each other every single time it happens, as if it can be assume we do condone it if we don't shout it to the world that we don't.

The whole argument is disingenuous anyway. The Mayor was asked about the subway shooter and rising gun violence. He deflected to BLM out of nowhere, to deflect from police incompetence. It's the same tired tactic that whites been using to get black people to shut up about injustices. Just like whenever LeBron talks about injustices in America, they aways yell "what about slave labor in China." They don't give a damn about slave labor in China, they just want to make LeBron look like a hypocrite to get him to shut up about injustices in America.

But still, what do you want to see from BLM and black people in general in reference to black on black crime that you have not seen?

You are either being disingenuous or you are blind to what many black communities are like.

 

[darkmanp]

You are either being disingenuous or you are blind to what many black communities are like.

Then tell me what are black communities like. Let me guess, you think that black communities are all ghettos and projects, the hood. But, let's hear it, what are many black communities like?

 

[Will Ross]

Then tell me what are black communities like. Let me guess, you think that black communities are all ghettos and projects, the hood. But, let's hear it, what are many black communities like?

Based on what you have said it tells me that a lot of our people are blind to what they hood is really like.

 

[darkmanp]

Based on what you have said it tells me that a lot of our people are blind to what they hood is really like.

Tell us. What is the hood really like?

 

[DaHNIC82]

He right and I don't like that nikkah. Soon as Biden got in them nikkahs dropped dead outta sight

 

[CrimsonTider]

The part where his only solution is increased police budgets and more ppl in prisons

Despite that failing since the 80s, to reduce violent crime

Why did crime go down from the high of the late 80s/ early 90 until 2020 when the uptick started?

 

[Mr. Togo]

Man was asked about what he is gonna do to stop the crime in the city and pivoted towards what is BLM is doing


"It ain't my fault"



It really isn't his fault either but BLM marches wouldn't change anything either, you are dealing with something that's societal and will require societal change, what that change is, no one knows yet