Bob LeChevalier <lojbab at lojban.org> wrote:
>JDay123 at BellSouth.net (Jd) wrote:
>>I knew an American negro one time who was constantly worrying about
>>his younger brother stealing from him. Since they both moved into
>>the same apartment, he had to give his younger brother a key. Lo
>>and behold, he came to work one day all peed off because his brother
>>had stolen his VCR, camcorder, and a few other things.
>>>>I get the impression that for some reason blacks think that if you
>>don't get caught, stealing is not only OK but it's a way of life
>>much like it was a way of life for indians to steal horses from
>>neighboring tribes. To them, horse thievery was almost like a rite
>>of passage into manhood I suppose.
>>>>In all fairness whites have been known to steal too, but I don't
>>recall ever hearing of any of my white friends being ripped off by
>>their own brothers or sisters.
>>You must have a small circle of friends. I've had to punish my kids
>for doing so multiple times, both from each other and from us. I had
>one (white) high school friend whose mother called the police on him
>because she was tired of his stealing from her.
>>lojbab
Then look at the prison statistics and crime statistics.
Jd