The thing that disgust me is the legitimacy given to these "gangsters", by public officials. At 54 secs, that's Milton Street mugging with Alton(Ace Capone)Coles. "Ace Capone", instead of this Negro aspiring to become Doctor or a Dentist, he chooses to traffic drugs and help destroy a community, a community that was settled by decent, reverent and educated men like Richard Allen.
Richard Allen (February 14, 1760 - March 26, 1831) was a minister, educator, writer, and the founder of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) denomination in 1816 in the United States, after founding its first church in 1794 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was elected the first bishop of the AME Church. Allen had started as a Methodist preacher but wanted to establish a black congregation independent of white control. The AME church is the oldest denomination among independent African-American churches.
Mr. Colts, in interview, laments the harsh sentencing he receives, stating it is unparalleled for trafficking drugs. This insane man fails to acknowledged the by-product of death, violence and misery his actions caused. A former barber, he had had choices.
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Although I make no excuses for what this young man has done, it pains me to see another black man thrown into the system for the rest of his life. In listening to his voice, he becomes emotional in speaking about his absent father and the fact that his mother threw him out of the house at just twelve year old. Now as to why she threw him out we do not know. If he was a wayward child and not respecting the rules of the house, then I can understand a parents frustration, and not knowing what else to do, although I am not sure I would not have thrown him out to the wolves if he were my son. I question if anyone fed his spirit or nourished his soul. I do feel that he has to be held reprehensible for his actions, because he did have a choice, but I believe he was stil pained by physical and emotional neglect from his parents. I just want to say that as parents, we have got to love out children. We have to let them know and feel that they are special and that they have purpose. They did not get here by themselves, we as parents brought them into this world, therefore, we are charged with the responsibilty to raise them properly and to see to there emotional, psychological, and pysical well being, so that they do not grow up to be victims of the system like Mr. Colts.
I am going to leave this one alone...
My concern is the violence that this event brings upon a community. I understand cause and circumstances. I acknowledge human error, but above all, I abhor violence.
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