Citizen said:I have been following this thread for a couple of days but have had to restrain from replying due to reasons which I can not elaborate on. For those of you who aren't as priviledged, to some information as I am, I will inform you of the truth.
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To continue my story. A number of police officers had decided to move into the area, at the property managements request, and because their low salaries, prohibit them from obtaining more luxorious living accomodations. Because of threats of retaliation, by members of Mr. Lyles fellow gang members, oh yea, that hasn't been brought up by his family members yet!! Some of the officers have been temporarily displaced from their homes. Not only have these officers been temporarily displaced, they have had their property and front doors vandalized and threats have been spray painted on their front doors.
Now I dont know about you, but I'm having a hard time understanding some of the outrage at the police officers. Does anybody seem to have the same problem as me? Especially since many of the officers involved, as well as, officers who work that area everday, have given countless hours of their time to providing for a better lifestyle for the citizens of this particular area.
I hope I have cleared up a few issues for the readers of this forum and have enlighted some. Please stay tuned to the local news in the next couple of days, you may learn some more information on our fine outstanding Mr. Lyles.
I posted earlier about the cyclical perpetuation of hate.... I just don't know how there will ever be an answer here. Do you see the minds and mentality of the folks "peacefully rioting" (nice oxymoron) ever getting it? Do you see the area actually EVER making enough significant progress to make decent folks want to move back? Do you see the family and friends (<~~now that's funny) seeing that it's wrong in a larger percentage than those who don't, that vandalism, drugs, gang violence and street law should really be abolished? I don't. I don't see how any of this can be solved, really. Eventually, the street mentality will either have to be contained or contintue to terrorize us on our own streets, screaming "racism" as it's strive to survive.