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Jim in Verona

You have no idea what you are talking about! Get use to it because he will be our next president

I really resent that Mr.Young did not get all the facts. I have lived in Verona for 13 years. I personally met with Pastor Dilley and Mr.Grey at the church concerning my nephew , who is half black. My nephew and two of his friends were robbed at gun point by 3 black teens. Only one of these felons were from Verona. This teen did attend the program around the same time as my nephew. Mr.Grey approached my nephew at the basket ball court , without permission of his parents, and questioned his identification of the teens. He had no right. I did see the computers at the church but they were not hooked up. I stated my concern about the boys playing ball outside, one had ran into the street in front of my car. I was told by Pastor Dilley that once the children went outside they werent responsible for them. Are not the grounds part of the church? Mr.Grey was much more interested in stating the mistreatment of 200 black men after Katrina. What happened there was something this government/country should be ashamed of. That I agreed with! I had looked at Mr.Grey's myspace page and was shocked. There is a picture of him standing in front of the Fema building with his middle finger up. That's not how you educate children to right something that is wrong. I sent a request to be one of his friends, I am still waiting. He is the racist! Since Mr.Grey came from New York City , I contacted a black male friend of mine from Harlem to inquire if he was known there. I received an email back from him stating " this guy is a clown, dispicable and a shame to our race". Pastor Dilley is trying to do something great for the children but with the wrong person. Teach you children that to change things you get a good education, not break the law or stand in front of a government building with your middle finger up. Riverview is a great school system, use it to your advantage. Everyone has some racism in them, you can be white , black, yellow, red or any nationality and dislike the other person because he is different than you. It is when it clouds your vision and you let your ignorance show that it becomes dangerous. No one is perfect, nor are the police. If they make an racist statement they only make matters worse. I know about police, my brother is one and my cousin is the chief of police in Carnegie. If crime doesn't follow Section 8 , why is there a need for more police or social programs? Have any blacks even applied to the Verona Police Department ?
As for Mrs.Berry , if your children have a stack of curfew violations, don't you think it is time to make sure they are in? White children receive violations too. My daughter had to be in by curfew. We have had the curfew for years and it is to protect them not single anyone out. I have talked to other black people that have lived in Verona for a long time. One black women told me her grand daughters were followed in to her house by three other black girls that were trying to beat them up. The girls were not from Verona. She stated that Verona is changing and becoming more dangerous. Our concern is not that you are black but are you breaking the law?? I am a white 55 year old woman, with a black boyfriend, black nephew, grand children whose father is from India and a son in law from Nepal. I love all of them and I am not a racist. I really resent his portrayal of this town. The media needs to start reporting the news and not try to make it. I think this town deserves an apology from him.

This comment if for " AllInFavorOfJournalisticIntegrity". Do you actually think that there are people in Verona who will not vote for Obama? Why would you even bring politics into this issue? I am voting for him and I live in Verona. Try to remember that Obama is 50% black and 50% white. But why should that matter? He is just the best candidate. What has our current government done for you? It really is time people look past color and look at their integrity.