tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37333152.post4835294304176012689..comments2023-10-16T08:13:46.024-05:00Comments on Arlene Jones - Featured Columnist Austin Weekly News: No One To Blame But OurselvesArlene Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05484141472966541556noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37333152.post-84519834920049866312009-10-12T23:09:12.861-05:002009-10-12T23:09:12.861-05:00There are a lot of rewards currently being offered...There are a lot of rewards currently being offered for folks to "snitch". The recent tragic assassination of Percy Day and Tyrone Williams and the current offering of a $2000 rewards isn't sending anyone to the CPD with info. <br /><br />If money were the sole measure by which people choose to tell or not to tell, the reward system would still work. <br /><br />And am I the only one amazed that during this so called melee, that the person cell phone taping was never once in danger????Arlene Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484141472966541556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37333152.post-85868553796832082912009-10-12T07:52:49.077-05:002009-10-12T07:52:49.077-05:00Hi Arlene, I read you post today and have to say I...Hi Arlene, I read you post today and have to say I agree with you. Only thing I have to add is that I believe the "snitcher" took this tape to the media first for money.<br /><br />Thanks for telling it like it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37333152.post-43528233531242087812009-10-07T12:58:16.468-05:002009-10-07T12:58:16.468-05:00Arlene, I didn't validate what you said. By h...Arlene, I didn't validate what you said. By having free will the kid could've done anything, other than what he did. A Supreme being is benign and indifferent, if it exists at all. And there's no way any of us can prove whether such an entity really exists.crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12649883574766585138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37333152.post-75357817314972404492009-10-05T21:00:53.863-05:002009-10-05T21:00:53.863-05:00Sure Bill. Go ahead.Sure Bill. Go ahead.Arlene Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484141472966541556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37333152.post-83172404430423423612009-10-05T15:47:29.615-05:002009-10-05T15:47:29.615-05:00You ok if I cross post this with attribution on my...You ok if I cross post this with attribution on my blog?<br /><br />Well said...very well said.Bill Baarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07095486926836836714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37333152.post-7568010694187046852009-10-02T20:10:33.570-05:002009-10-02T20:10:33.570-05:00Ms. B,
Previous comment had errors, so I replaced...Ms. B,<br /><br />Previous comment had errors, so I replaced it with this corrected version.<br /><br /> Ms. B, I too raised my children along as their father opted to not be a part of their life. But I did RAISE my children. <br /><br />I can remember calling my children in to eat dinner and noted that the other children were never called to go home to their houses to eat. I cooked homecooked meals everyday until my son turned 18 at which point I told him I was done. I cook now only when I feel like it.<br /><br />One thing I would urge to all parents is to teach their children to think. Forget the video games. Board games teach children to think. Games like checkers and chess teach them to plot their moves in advance. Monopoly to use their finaces wisely. And on and on. <br /><br />And once you have taught your children to think, then they can never call you on the phone saying they did this or did that and they "didn't think" about the consequences. Because it then becomes unacceptable to accept the things they do.<br /><br />My son knows not to call me from the police station because he knows I will weigh what has happened and if he's there for a dumb reason, I'm not coming. <br /><br />Critical thinking and Logic are two sorely needed concepts that many in all communities need. But especially within the black community. <br /><br />But trust me, its something that many don't want to have happen. Cause if folks began to think, they wouldn't tolerate so much of the mess that goes on each day.Arlene Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484141472966541556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37333152.post-78522886440318104102009-10-02T20:04:41.922-05:002009-10-02T20:04:41.922-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Arlene Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484141472966541556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37333152.post-50361721386228966072009-10-02T09:34:45.791-05:002009-10-02T09:34:45.791-05:00AS an Austin resident for more than 20 yrs or so, ...AS an Austin resident for more than 20 yrs or so, I can honestly say I'm a snitch. WE CALL THE POLICE now what they do after that is another storyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37333152.post-64711526568008356762009-10-02T07:48:55.495-05:002009-10-02T07:48:55.495-05:00I am a single mother of two. I have tried everythi...I am a single mother of two. I have tried everything I can to help my children's father be a positive figure in their child's life. I feel single mother's do a great job, but the lack of male figures and father's in black communities is harming us. I am lost beyond words, I pray every night and day that I do a great job with my children, so they do no end up dead or a statistic of violence. I don't know wat else to say.Ms Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474947875644014158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37333152.post-54886195247685424312009-10-02T07:06:41.958-05:002009-10-02T07:06:41.958-05:00Someone give Ms. Jones a job at a major media outl...Someone give Ms. Jones a job at a major media outlet. Well said, well said...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37333152.post-85430299458296615572009-10-01T21:18:20.395-05:002009-10-01T21:18:20.395-05:00You have managed to validate what I said by saying...You have managed to validate what I said by saying the young man could have walked away. BUT HE DIDN'T. HIS INNER VOICE DIDN'T TELL HIM TO TAKE HIS BEHIND ON. Rather he walked into the melee and met his death. If it wasn't his time to die, he would have lived.Arlene Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484141472966541556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37333152.post-31534629955302642902009-10-01T10:58:32.843-05:002009-10-01T10:58:32.843-05:00Hey, Arlene. That young fellow hadn't been pr...Hey, Arlene. That young fellow hadn't been programmed to die by God at that moment. We all have free will. He could've walked on a different route, stayed home, ran away, or whatever.crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12649883574766585138noreply@blogger.com