Humpday Happenings...
Well boys and girls, here we are again...middle of the week.
Why does it always seem like the week is dragging UNTIL we hit the weekend...and THEN time goes by like a bat out of hell?
I've never been able to figure that one out...
Must be another one of those parallel universe / multi-dimension thingys.
Of course that WOULD explain why this world seems SO damn screwed up, right?
Our dimension must have slipped into an alternate one...where logic went out the window along with a lot of common sense.
Yeah, that's GOTTA be it...LOL.
In the meantime, until we return to OUR universe, let's see what's been kicking around the yard, shall we?
*** Seems we've got more "Wild In The Streets" gigs going on...like THIS one Monday in Times Square:
http://wcbstv.com/local/midtown.manhattan.gunfire.2.1611605.html



Gee, didn't we JUST see something like this in PHILLY...and before that CHICAGO?


And weren't they all mostly young BLACK males?
It would appear that all these "poor" people must need a "more creative outlet" for their exuberance, don'cha think?
Don't see scores of WHITE youths doing this (yet)...do we? Wonder WHY that is?
*** More on the most recent homicide in our fair city:
(( Published: April 6, 2010 3:00 a.m.
Alleged robber’s slaying ruled a homicide / Holly Abrams
The stabbing death Saturday of a Fort Wayne teenager police say had tried to rob another man has been ruled a homicide.
Tyrell Lavon Williams, 18, died of blood loss as a result of being stabbed, according to results from an autopsy released Monday by the Allen County Coroner’s Office. Williams’ death is the 10th homicide this year.
All but one of those deaths occurred in the city.
Williams, along with two other people, approached a Fort Wayne resident about 4:30 a.m. Saturday as he walked his dog on the Rivergreenway, police said.
The three then tried to rob the man at gunpoint, taking the man to his apartment at 1001 Edgewater Ave., and going inside the apartment, police previously said.
Once inside, the three men and the apartment resident began to struggle. Police believe the resident stabbed Williams with a knife. The resident told The Journal Gazette he stabbed Williams in self-defense after a gun was pointed at him. The trigger was pulled but the gun never went off, he told The Journal Gazette.
Police say when they arrived they found Williams inside the apartment suffering from stab wounds. Williams was taken to a hospital, where he later died.
The other two robbery suspects fled and have not been arrested, said officer Raquel Foster, a spokeswoman for the police department. Foster said some cash was taken from the apartment resident, along with some personal belongings.
Meanwhile, Williams’ mother said Monday that she had told her son to go to sleep and to stay out of trouble – and he didn’t listen. The last time Kathy Williams said she saw her youngest son was about 3 a.m. Saturday. He had been drinking alcohol – provided to him by someone of age, she said. Who that person was, she said she didn’t know.
Within hours, he was dead.
Now she says she is numb, trying to comprehend what happened. Kathy Williams, of Fort Wayne, said her son lived on and off with her and his girlfriend. The night of the stabbing, he left home, but did not say where he was going, or who he was with, his mother said.
"He had his good days and his bad days. Most of all he was a good child," she said. "He just got in with the wrong crowd, you could say."
Tyrell Williams was born and raised in Fort Wayne and attended South Side High School. He later received his GED, his mother said. He is survived by two other brothers and an older sister.
"I’m still trying to believe that he (is) gone," she said.
Williams has no felony criminal history, according to Allen Superior Court records. His only arrest as an adult was last year, for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and minor consumption, records state. Funeral arrangements for Williams are being made at Ellis Funeral Home, his family said.
The stabbing remains under investigation. The police findings will be handed over to the Allen County
prosecutor, who will determine whether the stabbing death was justified.
Foster said complete descriptions of the other suspected robbers are not available. Anyone with information on the suspects should call CrimeStoppers at 436-STOP. Callers can remain anonymous.
habrams@jg.net ))
So, by and large, Tyrell WAS a decent kid...or about AS DECENT as urban black kids are today, I suppose.
He dropped out of school (GED, but did he have a JOB?), managed to find a girlfriend(urban girls love boys that are dangerous), they both cribbed with mom off and on, and he had a drinking problem (and obviously managed to get himself a set of wheels). But he WAS a good child (aren't they all?), emphasis on the "WAS".
You hang with the wrong people, don't be surprised if you wind up as the city's latest statistic...simple as that.
You PLAY...you PAY. (sooner or later - in this case, it was SOONER)
Kinda makes a good case for all that RESPECTING OTHERS stuff parents from OUR era used to drill into us daily, doesn't it?
*** Now THIS story might cause your breakfast to become unsettled:
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100407/LOCAL07/304079944
Seems we got a "father" who decided to head down to FLORIDA with his "girlfriend" for a time...
Sounds innocent enough, right?
Well, Mr. Urbano thought it would be nice to leave his son locked in the basement while he frolicked in the sun.
Not the "best" choice to make, was it?
The boy's mom lives out of state, and the boy has "developmental" problems...
Well who the hell WOULDN'T?
Lock someone in a basement and make them piss in a damn cup...yeah, that's an EVOLVED method of parenting if EVER I saw one.
And we wonder why kids are the way they are, and decide to hang with other bad kids or go shoot some people in Times Square.
I have ALWAYS said it is a SOCIETAL problem, and by that, I mean the lack of PARENTING SKILLS.
Bringing a child into the world is probably the BIGGEST responsibility anyone can undertake.
And it doesn't end when the child's born....it continues until they go out on their own.
It's a DAILY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY, YEARLY thing.
It doesn't end when the sun goes down, either.
In today's world, you (as a parent), have to be on guard ALL the damn time.
We've got predators out there that would LOVE to add YOUR child to their "trophy room", as it were.
You've got others would would love nothing more than to INDOCTRINATE your child into a gang.
And whenever that child does something BAD, they are held initially RESPONSIBLE.
But the REAL lack of responsibility comes back to the PARENTS (or the lack thereof).
People that show no want to parent are forcing the hand of the government to take these children over, and raise than as a "ward of the state", and that brings a whole different dynamic to the mix.
We should never become that callous or uncaring that we would allow such a thing to occur.
You want to procreate...fine.
KNOW your place in the accountability "food chain", or don't even bother to drop your pants or skirt.
It's like the old saying: "You break it - you bought it".
You're in for the WHOLE game..all 18 (or so) years.
If you, as a parent are willing to do the tough things such as impart proper discipline when required, unconditional love, and understanding that we ALL are capable of error in life, and also instill a sense of integrity, morality and decency TO your children, the rewards will be far more than your expenditures.
But, if all you want to do is toss a child into the "wild", because YOUR needs come first, then maybe you should seriously rethink the reason behind WHY you had that child in the first place, because you're nowhere close to being a model parent.
And kids aren't dumb...they'll pick up on this when they get older...and they'll remember all too well.
But you parents that ARE raising (or have raised) your children well already KNEW that, didn't 'ya?
Yeah, I thought so.
Be well, make a difference today, and...
Stay safe out there, America.