T.O Bashing What The Media Will Do This Season

I am starting to wonder if the shift in the way sports reporting is done today is due to a conscious decision by ownership to switch to a more entertainment style of reporting.

Or if the shift was made because Americans have gone mad for the shallow and opinionated entertainment style of news instead of hard hitting factual news.

What ever the reason it is painful and upsetting to listen to or read sports news these days. The endless empty speculation about what players will do off the field this coming football season. The repeat efforts by seasoned sports reporters to paint a negative image on certain players. The continuous effort to turn mole hill incidents into mountains because it is more entertaining, leave me with a sense of desperation and sadness because the American public seem to have become content with this type of sports reporting.

Some Streets In New York City Just Became A Bit Safer For Criminals

Let’s give a round of applause to Mayor Mike Bloomberg and the NYPD for this one.   I am married to a now retired NYPD Officer and over the years have met and become quite close to a few black and Hispanic Police Officers.  Over the years I have personally witnessed some of them stopping crimes while off duty.  In one such case there was an incident on a NYC transit bus and as we were about to drive pass the bus we noticed the emergency sign to call 911.

The black off duty Police Officer I was riding with asked me to call 911 and tell them that a black off duty male officer was on the scene and to make sure to tell the operator to inform responding Officers that he was on the scene.   Another situation I witnessed was while my wife, a fellow officer, family, friends and I were heading to church one morning, two cars turned onto the block at a high rate of speed.  One pulled over after the other cut in front of it, the driver and passenger from the car that cut in front jumped out and started to approach the second car with tire iron and knife in hand.  My wife and the fellow off duty officer who happened to be carrying his off duty weapon responded and made the initial arrests.

Bloomberg to NYPD Nothing Has Changed, “Keep Shooting to Murder.”

Mayor Mike Bloomberg has shown his true colors, this weekend he got quite upset at Rep. Charlie Rangel who cracked a joke that “even Obama shouldn’t run through Harlem without making sure he is properly identified.”    Sad to say but so true.  In fact I would go one further and suggest President Obama never run through any of New York City’s street ever, whether he is properly identified or not because at the rate black men are gunned down in New York by white New York City Police Officers without penalty is astronomical indeed.  And it might just provide the perfect opportunity for Obama opponents to get rid of him without having to wait another eight years. I could just hear the explanations now.  He fit the description of a mugger we were looking for or we though the bulge in his pants was a swinging gun.

Come on the fact that Mayor Bloomberg would be so sensitive about such a joke speaks volumes of his own outlook on the crisis minority men, Police Officers included are facing on the streets of New York City.   If you are lost please allow me to spell it out for you, over the past 20 years countless unarmed minority civilian men and armed off duty minority Police Officers have been gunned down by white on duty Police Officers, resulting in none of the Police Officers being convicted for taking innocent lives.

Over the course of the last twenty years the black community keeps hearing about changes being made to New York City Police procedures and sensitivity training being provided to the entire Police Department; yet still nothing has changed.   And unfortunately these crimes will continue to happen because it has much less to do with the training being provided than it has to do with the culture and mentality that is fostered among white Police Offficers, and allowed to remain in existence by City Hall and Department leadership.   Until that culture and bias is weeded out then these murders will continue to happen.

It may be hard to hear and accept but that does not mean it isn’t real and justified.  The fact is that white Police Officers within the New York Police Department and especially within their Anti Crime units have a all encompassing attitude towards minority men period.  An attitude or belief  that creates an unwillingness to acknowledge that they are innocent, God fearing, hard working men within our communities.  Yes they are criminals within the community who are armed and willing to do harm to others, however the Police Department’s own statistics will show the number of armed minority men they encounter on a daily basis when one considers the amount of stop and frisk done by Police.

Furthermore when one considers the number of minority men killed who turned out to be unarmed,  or the number of armed minority men killed who turned out to Police Officers in the course of trying to apprehend criminals, compared to those who were justifiably shot; then the numbers will  tell the story clearer than I ever could.

Considering the number of shots fired at these individuals then one can reason that the Police Officers’ intent is not to wound and apprehend but to shot and kill; there is clearly a them or me attitude prevalent among white Police Officers when it come to their interactions with minority men.

Another Officer Gunned Down By One Of His Own

How many times must this be repeated, especially in New York City before something is done. When will minority Police Officers be safe from so called friendly fire.  A more important question to ask is why is this happening only to minority Police Officers?  Are minority Police Officers the only Officers responding to criminal activities while off duty?

Black NYPD Off Duty Police Office Shot Dead By White Police Officer

If not, then are minority off duty Police Officers the only officers encountering on duty Officers, in the process of trying to apprehend criminals?  If not, then are minority off duty Police Officers the only officers encountering on duty Officers of another race while in the process of trying to apprehend criminals?

CNN Got Punked

Just in case you have been in a cave or something, Ashton Kutcher has won the online popularity Contest between him and CNN News Network.

Ashton bravely posed a challenge to CNN Network to see who could get to 1 Million Twitter Follower the first. READ MORE

August Town A Lesson In Overcoming Odds

Here is a song that is truly wonderful. For me this sound reminds one that when things get tough there is always someplace to turn. So many of us find ourselves in tough situations and because of the pressure and feelings of despair, we often times give up all hope; and in doing so make a tough situation worse by making bad decisions. READ MORE

Just Like 9/11. Will We Ever Learn

I remember the days after the first attack on the World Trade Center when terrorist set off a bomb under one of the buildings which ultimately failed to bring the building down.  The days that followed the media was all over it, and that in it’s self was fine,  it was a great feeling knowing that those terrorists were unable to succeed at their evil plot and we had a right to rub it into there noses some.

However as always the media took things to a whole other level and went completely overboard, they became over zealous in their efforts.  Infact no, not over zealous their decided to disregard good judgment and common sense and instead decided to bleed this unfortunate situation for all it was worth in viewership, market share and advertising dollars.   Some brite executive producers at various networks decided to bring on experts to discuss why the terrorists were unable to bring the building down.  These experts went as far as to discuss specific things in the building’s structural design that prevented it from falling.  One idot even went as far as to tell the terrorists exactly what it would take to bring the buildings down.  Guess what was his suggestions?  Yup you got it he explained that it would take an attack from above or extreme heat to make the building’s structure vulnerable.

Now here we are more than a decade later and the media and so called experts still haven’t learned their lesson.  The rescue of captain Richard Phillips by U.S Navy Seals is a wonderful story for all Americans to be proud of.  It was a solid lesson to pirates and any organization that would consider attacking American interest, that we will fight back.  And I for one was happy to see the coverage on the News, at least initially; after a while I started to groan and shake my head.  When will the irresponsible idiots learn?

It is one thing to celebrate the rescue and to congratulate those who were responsible; however when the media start reporting as though the killing of those pirates somehow ended any possibility for future hijackings, or as though that one operation somehow put the fear of God into the pirates then that doesn’t help other ship crews out there on the waters.  In fact that kind of reporting only places those crews in more danger because now it becomes a thing of wounded pride for these pirates and gives them motivation to prove something.   Then the ultimate over kill was the exploration of the Navy Seal’s training which lead the the successful rescue, thank goodness that the Navy’s chain of command was smart enough to keep somethings close to the vest.  However the anonymous sources who have been leaking information to the media should be investigated, identities found and prosecuted to the extent on the law.

I am back – Sorry I have Been Working Hard On Something New

Hey Everyone

It's Me

Sorry I have been away for some weeks now and have not put up any new post for some time.  However it could not be avoided.  In a couple days you will find out exactly Why that is; however for now lets just say that it was all worth it.

Listen I am back now and in a few days I will post links to my new platform where I will be blogging my heart away, so I hope that you will come by and support.

Exclusive! Chris Brown Better Keep That Security Up! Trouble Could Be Coming Your Way Breezy

Well it has been a few days since I last posted, sorry about that but a source put me on to something that I had to check out as best I could before I wrote about it.  And In all honesty I felt this would be the best story to launch our new site with.

This is The Real Things

However things are progressing so quickly with this case that if I wait any longer it will be useless. A friend reached out to me a few days ago from the islands and what he had to say got me quite interested indeed.  In an effort to be certain this information was actually accurate I decided to confirm it as much as I possibly could.

It would appear that some well know street characters who have been known to as he put it “get at industry cats when they guard is down” have been contacted by an individual of significant influence in the caribbean dancehall music scene.  To say that in his day this individual was nothing to play with is an understatement, I still remember the stories as a young man coming up in Barbados.  Well this individual is extremely proud of Rihanna’s accomplishment and especially the way she continues to represent the caribbean, even at the level she has risen to.

It seem this individual in not taking things as lightly as everyone seems to be taking them and is rather upset by the fact that Chris Brown has been allowed to be with Rihanna again.  When it is all done and said he is a real G and understands why an effort would be made to set forth an image of Chris and Rihanna being on good terms in order to help him out with his legal troubles. However the line was drawn when pictures of Chris laughing and having a ball was released earlier this week.  His exact words were “you see that boy there, he is going to kill that girl one day if we allow this to continue.  Look at him he cold hearted, no feeling somebody has to stop this now or she dead.”

Furthermore he has lost some respect for Jay Z and complete respect for many of the Hip Hop and R&B male artists in the U.S because of what he calls their bitch ass responses for the camera.  However he is completely pissed off that Chris Brown “still have teeth to smile with.” Initially when he first heard the story, he admits that he was unwilling to persecute Chris Breezy because it is well known the Rihanna can be a hand full.  However when the extent of the injuries were releases his attitude began to change. That attitude changed completely when he first saw Rihanna’s injuries in the photo released by TMZ and the story began to come out. Now he wants to make sure that Rihanna is protected from Chris regardless of what she thinks she wants.

He is completely convince that Chris would have done more damage to Rihanna if he had gotten her home that night. He believes that it was only by God’s grace that Rihanna is not at the very least still lying in some hospital bed recovering from more serious injuries.  So he for one is not leaving it up to Rihanna or Jay Z to do what is in her best interest; and that is to “bring Chris Brown to an inch of his life, so that he knows what hell looks like and never dream of returning again.”  Furthermore he has been reaching out to Rihanna Parents and Brother to have them try and talk her into returning home for the mean time.  That way if Chris Brown even dreams of putting foot on the island, not even law enforcement would be willing to offer him any assistance.

He is not sitting back to see what happens so he has reached out to these individuals to do what they normally do. However since it is highly unlikely that Chris will be stupid enough to set foot in New York City anytime soon, these individuals will soon be L.A bound; with clear instruction to get at Chris Breezy and deliver a very clear message.

Former Los Angeles A.D.A, For His Own Safety And To Possibly Save His Career, Chris Should Take A Plea.

There is no ands ifs or buts about it ladies and gentlemen, with pictures like these Chris Brown will face some pretty serious additional charges today. I reached out to a former Los Angeles A.D.A currently practicing in New York City and spoke at some length about how this case will actually proceed from here.

His first words were that regardless Chris Brown and Rihanna being back together or Rihanna reluctance to assist the D.A with this case; Chris will be prosecuted.