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maybe these nooses are a cry for help to the pc infested powers that be that school would be a lot less scary if the yo-bro's would quit aiming those voodoo darts in the hallways...

"the furniture market"????

Newsflash: Mexicans are the number one minority now. Seems that the previous number one minority is hollering louder than ever recently lest they be lost in the shift.

Hanging nooses is somehow more threatening than someone walking down the street with their hands down their pants like they're packing, reciting the latest "i'm gone kill a n******" rap song while their pit bull is trying to break free of the chain?

Take a walk around Andrews and decide for yourself.

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Nitwit,
You just can't hide your rage or your ingrained prejudices, now can you? Recently, you've been getting more and more outside any mainstream thought.

Is there a reason for all this?

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You know nit, that was my initial response as well; THE FURNITURE MARKET!

TLC, I strongly suggest visiting some areas of High Point and it may be found that some of what nit posts is not far off target.

I am just amazed that this LTTE writer would even dare bring up the furniture market. That is asinine. High Point is dead. Two times a year there is a measure of life support that makes it appear alive. However, High Point is long past DOA. The carcass is beginning to stink to high heaven.

The point that I give to Lawrence is for noting that the person/s responsible for these nooses should seek counseling is good. The key word is seek. Transformation is something that one has to willingly and voluntarily seek. Being forced will only increase anger, etc.

Just my two cents.

Shalom

Darryl,

Thanks for the reality check regarding High Point. I agree that the furniture market is like putting new clothes on a dead body. I guess the positive is that at least there is some money coming into the city twice a year.

I also agree that counseling is one way of addressing the issue with kids. Talking things out is better than leaving it to the world to interpret what you meant by putting a noose in a tree.

There's just really no way to know what the motivation of the person who did this is at this time. Historically, we know that nooses were used as a way to strike fear and intimidate. Hopefully whoever did this is just naive and looking for attention (typical teenager).

Is it worth using police resources to try to apprehend someone for this?

In a way this ties right into an earlier discussion regarding Columbia University. Does Freedom of Speech apply here? If not, when?

One thing that definitely does not apply here: the furniture market.

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We don't know who put the nooses up, so it's impossible to ascribe motivations.

That said, I wish the writer had expressed at least some concern for the students at Andrews who might have been intimidated by this stunt and for the effect that it might have on race relations and harmony at the school. Our primary concern should be to provide a safe and productive place for our children to learn.

Can't we just chalk this incident up to 'being exposed to diversity'? You know, experiencing what others feel and all that good stuff that happens in these 'bulwarks of our democracy'?