tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post3530277986164970472..comments2023-10-26T02:13:03.378-07:00Comments on Acting White Acting Black: Acting White: Exceptions and RulesJames C. Collierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268279457459050826noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-8900522990691555992007-04-20T20:27:00.000-07:002007-04-20T20:27:00.000-07:00Southwest VA also has the highest suicide rates in...Southwest VA also has the highest suicide rates in VA.<BR/><BR/>Go figure.Joe Fridayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02947078797214543946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-7841573828194180932007-04-20T20:17:00.000-07:002007-04-20T20:17:00.000-07:00Cho had a hit list in High School.What did he have...Cho had a hit list in High School.<BR/><BR/>What did he have to do to help and away from innocent people?<BR/><BR/>Kill 32!!!!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>I bet everyone feels good about the cops and Administration now!<BR/><BR/>His own Aunt said he was always troubled.<BR/><BR/>Great screening process Tech Admin.Joe Fridayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02947078797214543946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-77498337335247170882007-04-20T07:34:00.000-07:002007-04-20T07:34:00.000-07:00here's a start on the answer of how he slipped thr...here's a start on the answer of how he slipped through the cracks:<BR/><BR/>http://carolinejustice.blogspot.com/2007/04/i-keep-hearing-about-peafulness-of.htmlJoe Fridayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02947078797214543946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-14509330249126138002007-04-19T18:16:00.000-07:002007-04-19T18:16:00.000-07:00thankfully, the killer's acts were the exception, ...thankfully, the killer's acts were the exception, rather than the rule. he was an extremely depressed and distraught individual who sought to make a name of himself through infamy. i agree that he was an exception, but i don't feel that it is not up to us to find out WHY.<BR/><BR/>i'm more concerned about HOW. HOW could someone so insignificant have the balls to kill? and kill again. and kill again. <BR/><BR/>HOW can we as a society make it so easy for someone to get access to "weapons of mass destruction" - right under our noses - and snub out the life of 32 innocent people in a matter of hours?<BR/><BR/>i also touch on this subject at <A HREF="http://pajoyner.blogspot.com/2007/04/plezworld-on-virginia-tech-massacre.html" REL="nofollow">plezWorld</A>.plez...https://www.blogger.com/profile/03637930826560736172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-75768323176510167092007-04-19T12:07:00.000-07:002007-04-19T12:07:00.000-07:00BT: There are many lenses with which to view these...BT: There are many lenses with which to view these events. Race is the default because it is easy in the context of our day-to-day lives. Had the gunman been black, rather than Asian, the conversations would have been different, and related to the challenges of blacks in America, which overshadow other groups. I believe honest discussion about those issues you mention would be helpful. The path of those discussions would certainly start out bumpy, as they are now, but over time I believe they would find the truth.James C. Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06268279457459050826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-390728540348600682007-04-19T10:09:00.000-07:002007-04-19T10:09:00.000-07:00I think things would be different if the gunman ha...I think things would be different if the gunman had been Black. I think then you would be hearing a lot of racist things and once again hip hop would be blamed, the Black community would be blamed, and there would be discussions of opression, racism, and integration. There would be a lot more race related issues reported In my opinion. They would start reporting incidence of crime and violence in Black communities, mental health stats, incarceration stats, and all that. What do you think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-41419148078889360862007-04-18T22:05:00.000-07:002007-04-18T22:05:00.000-07:00Well said, Mr. Collier. Unfortunately, most blogge...Well said, Mr. Collier. Unfortunately, most bloggers -- on the left and on the right -- are too busy shoe-horning the facts of this catastrophe into their preset agendas.Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-16501099609922943652007-04-18T21:21:00.000-07:002007-04-18T21:21:00.000-07:00Good post, Jim. As you say, race is a consideratio...Good post, Jim. As you say, race is a consideration here, along with lots of other factors, and to deny ourselves access to potential evidence because the political/cultural climate forbids it would be, well, fitting of modern America, unfortunately.Dennis Manganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16934802482968611507noreply@blogger.com