Chris TheScholar Rodgers posted an announcement to the cause Prevent BITCHASSNESS.

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In 2007, the FBI noted that Detroit had the sixth highest number of violent crimes among the twenty-five largest cities. Recently, the crime rate has dropped; however, the types of crimes are changed drastically. I cannot say with true certainty it this can attributed to the having one of the highest unemployment rates in the country, which would falsely categorized most unemployed in the wrong light. John Foster Dulles once said, “Of all the tasks of government, the most basic is to protect its citizens from violence.” But the types of crimes that are committed recently have to arouse concern even in those who are rarely rattled or surprised by anyone.
This week, two teenagers attacked and beat up and 85 year old woman in the parking lot of a store to steal her purse. They gave her a black eye. The elderly are being victimized even in their own homes. Postal workers are being robbed at gunpoint. Utility employees are being accosted while performing their jobs. Individuals are robbing banks, within and outside the city limits. Months ago, students used assault rifles to kill other students near Henry Ford High School. Even in Beverly Hills subdivision, police are looking for a man driving around trying to pick up little boys on their way to school. Now, we gotta worry about our boys getting snatched by strangers too? WTF!!!??? And just last week, a college student was fatally shot while attending class by an admirer. This is the reality of the moral decay in which we live. BITCHASSNESS is one thing, but this takes things to another level. To be honest, these heinous crimes make light of any type of text message scandal or city council blunders.
I speak directly to those of you who are parents, aunts, uncles, older brothers and sisters. Isn’t it time for our children, little brothers and sisters to be able to enjoy the same type of social activities that we did in our youth? Shouldn’t they be able to go outside and play or even walk to the store with fear of being a victim of a violent crime? Many people say, “Damn I wonder what going to happen with my social security?” At the rate that our children are killing each other off, need you ask?
Initially, I hated watching the news because it all seemed to depressing. But now I watch it everyday, sometime twice to make sure that I stay abreast of the madness and the pitfalls.
This is not just a note, but a plea to cause. The cause related to stepping up like our parents did and ensure that these get to school safe; a plea to encourage you to stopping looking the other way when you witness something to harmful and fatal to your neighbor. My neighbor called me last week and said, “Hey Chris, I thought I saw someone on your porch. He knocked for a while and left. Were you expecting someone?” That’s what I’m talking about! We gotta look out for one another. Shit, if they break in my house, they can get in ours next door too. If they rob me in my drive way, they can get you too…Hell, you may be next. This is a plea to take some initiative and correct the actions of our children when you see inappropriate behavior or at least say something to the parent(s). I refuse to believe that any parent tells they’re child “Hey good morning, go cuss out a couple of adults, ya know, say “Fuck you a couple of times…shoot somebody if you can, rob somebody else for some snack money and have yo ass at home when I get off work. I love you, baby. And don’t forget to take the trash out.” Parents hope that when they send their children out that they are a true reflection of their home and carry themselves appropriately. We owe it to each other to correct their poor behavior and communicate it to each other. If we don’t support each other, where will we be in twenty years? I fear the answer. A scholar once said, “It takes all kinds of people to make the human race. And everyone fits in their own way.” I ask you, “Where do you fit in…” Preventing BITCHASSNESS was just the first step in correcting ourselves and our communities. Let’s take the next step.
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