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Old 02-15-2013, 02:59 PM
 
Location: Albuquerque, NM
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I got in a couple of fights when I was in school

Let me dig up the news articles about those...

umm...

...

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I'm sure they're around here somewhere.
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Old 02-15-2013, 03:04 PM
 
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I got in a couple of fights when I was in school

Let me dig up the news articles about those...

umm...

...

...

I'm sure they're around here somewhere.
I can remember in my high school, there was a huge altercation between a Filipino gang and a Samoan gang. Yes, real neighborhood gangs. It started with one of the Samoan gang leaders (an adult mind you) coming onto our campus looking for a student, who was part of a known Filipino gang, who he accused of stealing a car. The entire school was on lockdown so that police and security could stop the fight (knives were drawn, and someone was stabbed)

got a blurb on the local news; no mention on the national news level.
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Old 02-15-2013, 03:05 PM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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The point is that is not just Black vs White.
It's not just White vs any other minority.

There's plenty of infighting among the minorities themselves.

When it's Black vs White there's cries of "racism" but not when it's minority vs minority.

And at that age, it's probably not outright racism but minority cliques that fight for turf and perceived "ownership" of the school.
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Old 02-15-2013, 03:05 PM
 
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Gee, the riots at my high school in the late 60s didn't make the national news, either!

Must have been a coverup big big.
There was a brawl at my high school in 1994--why didn't it make the national news? They had cops on campus and everything...
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Old 02-15-2013, 03:14 PM
 
Location: In Your Head
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A couple of thoughts

1. Not sure why we keep importing Somali Muslims not sure it's wise.
2. African American kids don't get along with anybody but remember they're the victims.
From this article: Good Question: Why Did Somalis Locate Here? « CBS Minnesota

"Minnesota has very active ones like Lutheran Social Services, Catholic Charities, and World Relief Minnesota. Those agencies agree to help the refugees get settled, to learn English, find housing, get health care, and begin a new life."

If there's anyone to blame, blame it on those agencies.

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Old 02-15-2013, 03:17 PM
 
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Gee, the riots at my high school in the late 60s didn't make the national news, either!

Must have been a coverup big big.
We have a different media today, they don't report the news, they shape it for Democratic Party political agendas. During the Johnson admin the media's reporting on the Vietnam war was not pushing the democrat agenda. If we had today's media in the 1960s they would be ignoring the Vietnam war, just like they are ignoring Afghanistan and everything Obama is doing today.

The cruise ship cries out for new federal regulations, liberal agenda, hence the spotlight on it. The riot between two groups of students with the same skin color does not move the goal posts for their agenda
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Old 02-15-2013, 03:21 PM
 
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Ah yes another triumphant moment for diversity being forced down everyone's throat..........

"In a statement posted on the school's website, district spokesperson Stan Alleyne wrote: 'South is a very diverse high school.

'It is a microcosm of the city. Students function together at a high level every day. That is the strength of this school. Our students live diversity every day."
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Old 02-15-2013, 03:22 PM
 
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We have a different media today, they don't report the news, they shape it for Democratic Party political agendas. During the Johnson admin the media's reporting on the Vietnam war was not pushing the democrat agenda. If we had today's media in the 1960s they would be ignoring the Vietnam war, just like they are ignoring Afghanistan and everything Obama is doing today.

The cruise ship cries out for new federal regulations, liberal agenda, hence the spotlight on it. The riot between two groups of students with the same skin color does not move the goal posts for their agenda
Don't forget lawsuits and all the victims demanding untold vacations in the future for free.
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Old 02-15-2013, 03:31 PM
 
Location: M I N N E S O T A
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I can go on Youtube and find a thousand videos of brawls and food fights in schools all around the country.

In MN we don't have much going on so they just decided to throw in a random food fight in the news, no big deal.
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Old 02-15-2013, 03:34 PM
 
Location: Southcentral Kansas
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a school fight is bigger news than a cruise ship that has been adrift for days and needing help from several agencies to get back to the US? Really?

sorry, but its just a school fight. who cares who were involved. punish the fighters with suspension and move on.
Just a school fight and the fool Somali girls kept their headgear on so they could be easily identified.
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