I moved to Fayette County in 2002 to get away from the crime that was permeating itself in Riverdale. I lived there 31 years and I saw a once well-knit middle class community dissolve into a chaotic mass of crime and low income housing.

Now I see the same thing happening to Fayetteville, and the one constant in all of this is the rise in crime, the majority of which are committed by blacks. Facts are facts. It is not racist to point out the obvious statistics about the rise in black crime in Fayette County, and it is not racist to point out that the rise coincides with the uptick in black poplulation in the county.

All big government solutions have done (as PTC Avenger pointed out so well) is destroy the black family in America. A whopping 90% of blacks continue to vote for the Democrat party that has helped to undermine them, and that is tragic. Their culture has been turned on its head due to big government, and quite frankly I have a difficult time understanding a culture that by and large welcomes affirmative action or welfare, which should be an insult to them. I have a difficult time understanding a culture that in many cases lives in the past, as though some imaginary Jim Crow is still out to get them. I have a difficult time understanding a culture who in many cases lives in a perpetual state of victimhood instead of accepting responsibility and improving their lot in life. To a large degree, they look to government instead of looking to themselves and their limitless potential for solutions.

I have a difficult time understanding a culture that to a significant degree has clearly departed from Dr. Martin Luther King's vision of "character over color." We're talking about crime here, which is a serious character issue. The fact that the majority of those crimes in Fayette are committed by blacks speaks loudly to the need for them to heed the words of Bill Cosby and restore their community, instead of pointing fingers of blame at him or labeling us racists because we point out the very same things he does. They need to come together and fix their community, because it is hurting ours.

I've had enough of this. The Sheriff's office denies that we have a "gang" problem -- whether or not that's true remains to be determined. I'll tell you what we do have though: a black crime problem. Is this position a popular one? Absolutely not, but it must me confronted. I don't think anyone will deny this (in private at least), and those who do are simply out of touch with reality. Just browse the stories from the past weeks. Last night I was talking with a friend of mine who owns a small business in Fayetteville. We started talking about the changes taking place and I was surprised to learn that his business was robbed last week. It never made the papers or got any media exposure. I wonder how many other robberies have gone unnoticed? How long until home invasions become routine?

For years I've been saying that this would happen sooner rather than later. Is it any surprise that all this crime coincides with a 26% increase in minority population? No, it is not. When are you going to stop accusing me of racist speculation and begin to see what is really going on? It seems like 90% of people are in denial. "We don't have a gang or crime problem," they say, "they're just wannabes." Tell that to the woman who got sprayed in the face and robbed a few nights ago. Tell that to the clerk who had a gun pointed at him at Dunkin' Donuts and McDonald's. Tell that to the store owners who lost hundreds and perhaps thousands of dollars of goods. When do these criminals cease to be "wannabes" and start to become real criminals whom threaten our way of life? While Fayetteville seems to be absorbing the brunt of these crimes, Peachtree City is starting to see a significant rise as well. And what are people doing about it? Moving to Coweta county. What cowardice. We worked hard to build and sustain this community and shouldn't run down the road with our tails tucked between our legs when it's threatened. "White flight" is a trend that's gone on for far too long and it must stop here. Don't run away, take a stand and defend your community.

Consider this a call-to-arms. Every citizen who is qualified and able to do so should seek a firearm. If you don't feel comfortable carrying it on you then at least get one for your home. Once these thugs start getting their heads blown off maybe they'll think twice before committing crimes here.

Sadly, many of you will accuse me of being a racist. In today's day and age that word means nothing because it's been overused and carelessly hurled at way too many people. It would be irresponsible to assert that there are no white criminals posing a risk to our community. There are. But is it racist to simply state the facts that the majority of these crimes are being committed by young black men? Is it racist to not want to see my home of almost 20 years turned into a ghetto slum? By every measure – increased crime, cultural degradation, teenage pregnancy, incarceration, drug abuse, and bastardy – blacks find themselves in far more dire straits today than forty years ago. Black culture today is a violent and self-destructive culture.

Fayette county should not be exclusionary. We should welcome anybody who is willing to work and contribute to our way of life. We are a county of achievers and we welcome achievers, of any race, to call Fayette home.

After all this -

Medicaid
Food Stamps
Section 8 housing
Forced busing
Affirmative Action
Race norming
Integration
Out-reach programs
No Child Left Behind
EEOC
Anti-Jim Crow laws
Anti-miscegenation laws
Sensitivity training
Lower academic standards
Magnet schools
War on Poverty
Head Start
Free Breakfast
Free Lunch
Free day care
Free after-day care
Earned Income Tax Credits
Sub-Prime Mortgages
Subsidized phone service
Subsidized electric service
Free health care at any emergency clinic
Brown-vs-Board of Education
Free Legal Clinics
Peace Corp.
Rainbow Coalition -

blacks still can't seem to get it right. After all this, many still use the ever present crutch of slavery to excuse their modern shortcomings. The truth is that their ancestors would be ashamed to see what they've become. They would be ashamed that they invoke their hardships to explain today's failures. I urge you curious types to research national crime statistics for black-on-white crime versus white-on-black crime. You will be shocked. It makes you wonder just who should be apologizing.