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Originally Posted by memason
Like it or not, the national media; actually all media, is just free market enterprise.
They have to sell advertising space to survive, which translate into eyes; whether on TV, the Internet or Magazine.
We all like the free market, right?
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Sad but true.
But to the issue of the infant shot by a driveby.
In December, in a ten day span in Orlando, three children were shot in just such an atmosphere. They were black children and they were shot in urban poor neighborhoods by young black men...accidentally.
It makes me very sad and angry. It was all probably drug fueled. Drugs are the business of many young black men and many young white men in urban poor neighborhoods. I don't know what is the answer, but it has nothing to do with the color of their skin. It is a shame that this is happening. An awful shame to them, to us, to everyone. It makes me want to smack someone and scream and stomp my feet. I know that families do better with one mom and one dad. That would be a start..but how is that accomplished?? Being practical, I would be for some work required for a welfare check and not an automatic raise when a new child is born. I would be doing some DNA checking and making the dad's pay for the child. I would send important people who are looked up to, sports figures and singers, maybe even presidents wives, to explain how to make things better. As if anyone knows.