Who’s Paying Attention?

     About twelve years ago, I wrote a series of pieces for Liberty’s Torch V1.0 in which I opined that a race war had begun:

     Quite a few readers were upset by those pieces. The desire to reject my contentions was strong. Yet the evidence spoke plainly, to me at least. Well, that was then.

     This is now:

     Move over Karmelo Anthony, there’s a new accused killer darling on the scene.
     Rodney Hinton, Jr., a black man from Ohio, reportedly ran down a retired white police officer who was directing traffic for a college graduation—and Hinton has garnered generous support, both from the black community and the left. The officer allegedly murdered by Hinton was a man named Larry Henderson, a public servant who dedicated more than three decades of his life to his community, serving across a number of different law enforcement agencies.
     Prosecutors allege a “calculated and premeditated” motive: just prior to Hinton running Henderson down, Hinton had watched bodycam footage from an officer-involved shooting in which Hinton’s own son, 18-year-old Ryan, was killed. Ryan had been caught up in a foot-pursuit police chase after officers were investigating reports of a stolen vehicle (the one in which Ryan, and three others, were sitting) and when the group was approached by law enforcement, Ryan ran and hid. When officers closed in, Ryan jumped out, brandishing a gun, and was, understandably, shot.

     Ho hum. A black man kills a white man and receives “generous support” from the “black community and the left.” Just another day in our multicultural paradise. What’s for dinner, Marge?

     It’s hard to resist inferring that American blacks have internalized the racialist cant that “whitey wants us dead.” It’s even harder to resist thinking that the “black community and the left” want open warfare between the races. I see this scenario creeping closer, day by day.

     Olivia Murray, the author of the cited article, proceeds thus:

     The black community is disproportionately dysfunctional, but I can say without hesitation I desperately want them to get it together, for everyone’s sake.

     I once wanted the very same thing. Today I just want them gone. And an increasing number of Americans want the very same thing.

     We all hoped, back when. But our hopes have been dashed. It’s time to wake up to the realities and face them squarely.

     UPDATE: See also this story from Virginia. There’s also this one. Parallels, anyone?

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  1. The 2 door story is not only a good read, but a viable option at this point.

    • Steve on May 8, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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    Put him in the cell next to James Fields for life plus 419 years and call it a day.

    • cranky old coot on May 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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    Today I just want them gone. And an increasing number of Americans want the very same thing.

    Me too.  It didn’t used to be this way but now I want nothing to do with them and seek to get as far away from them as possible.  Want another incident to get your blood pressure up?  Here’s one:

    https://nypost.com/2025/05/06/us-news/pennsylvania-man-sentenced-for-murdering-uber-driver-christina-spicuzza/

    Does the mugshot surprise anyone?

    • MrPink on May 9, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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    Chris Rock had a bit about this which sums up my attitude.  I like black folk, but I hate spooks.

    It used to be easier to tell them apart, but lately more black folk have been flipping into spooks.  Or perhaps they were spooks all along and were playing at being black folk, I don’t know.

    Would sure like to find a solution to this issue, but after a lifetime of seeing failure after failure to resolve it, I’m with you.  Begone spooks!

      • Skeptic on May 9, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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      I no longer have any patience for “black folks,” either. Too many of the IKAGO types fall in line with the spooks. Get them all away from us.

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