The Thug Cycle Continues–Controversy Erupts After Police Show Video Of Child Acting Like A Thug

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This is NOT an isolated incident – But man O’ Man has it ever opened up a conversation fraught with third rail politically correct fear.

First the media report from CNN (and make sure you watch the video to understand the concern):

(CNN) The diapered child is bombarded with obscenities and racial slurs by the adults around him.

The African-American toddler knocks down a chair and gives nearly as good as he gets, responding to some of the comments with an upraised middle finger and telling one of the adults at one point, “Shut up, bitch.” The adults laugh and prompt him to repeat other crudities.

Just another day on the Internet — until the police union in Omaha, Nebraska, posted the clip on its website to highlight what it called the “cycle of violence and thuggery” the community faces.

Now, the Omaha Police Officers’ Association is under fire from the city’s police chief, the ACLU and at least one community leader. They say the move needlessly antagonizes the city’s minority communities, who make up about a quarter of Omaha’s 409,000 residents.

A couple of issues need to be corrected. The police department did NOT post the video to the internet – the people who took the video were the people who posted it to social media. Secondly the word “thug” is not synonymous with “black”, and it’s ridiculous to try and stop a conversation by banning a word because it makes the discussion uncomfortable.

That said, and despite the above, here is another perspective, and one worth considering:

Video here