CardinalBacker

You’re one of the people I was talking about.

You’re right on that point, my friend. White makes have committed a majority of the school shootings (and mass shootings in general). But I’m not talking about school shootings, because they make up such a tiny percentage of violent deaths in the US. Although that number is larger than the number of “unarmed black men killed by racists.” If you’d like to discuss the largest group of murders (black on black) or the second largest group of murders (black on white), join in the conversation. I’d also like to point out that contrary to what people keep saying, I don’t see the pursuit on that video... however the Atlanta Constitution is today reporting an earlier confrontation between the “rednecks” and Mr Arbery on 2/11 (less than two weeks prior)at the same construction site. I guess Mr Arbery was just out jogging that night, too.

It sells. Nobody cares when the crimes are homogenous. I can’t name a single kid that was killed in Jeffco last year. But the sides are already chosen up when the crime is across racial lines. It gets us up in arms, trolling webpages and monitoring the news for updates. We emotionally react when there’s a racial aspect, so they (the media) runs with it. It also benefits us politically... whether you’re on the left decrying racist cops or on the right blaming those criminal illegal aliens... the powers that be push their agendas on the backs of crime victims. Before anybody says it, it’s not because white people go unpunished. Cody Crabtree was gunned down in the parking lot of an apartment complex in North Beaumont in broad daylight. He was a white kid who was in all likelihood down there looking to score... but nobody saw anything and if you ask me the cops kinda felt like he was asking for it. I don’t know how we fix it. There’s no amount of “sensitivity training” that would have saved young Mr Arbery’s life.

I have (had) a good friend and former coworker from PA by way of Alabama. Solid dude (also happened to be black) from a solid family. PA firefighter and eventually went to work for one of the plants. Single Dad of a couple of great sons . I can’t express how solid of a guy he is. But he spends so much time worried that his boys will gunned down by bad cops. I’m just looking at him thinking..: your boys are so much more likely to get killed by bangers right there in PA than by a bad cop. We’re not friends on fb anymore and I’m sure it’s because of political views. I still like him, though. I just think he worries about the wrong stuff.

I’m not talking bad about you here... but I think you’ve illustrated a way of thinking that is prevalent regarding these incidents. There’s a segment of our population that believes that violence is an acceptable response to many, many situations, and that the person who is being attacked should simply take their beating. People are regularly beaten to death. People will often die because of injuries sustained from being knocked out and striking their head on the ground. An unarmed assault has a reasonable expectation of a deadly outcome. No one has to submit to a beating. There is a very real possibility that the person you intend to harm may kill you for attempting to injure them. Those are facts. To step back and say “oh, he was unarmed” doesn’t mean anything. I’m under no obligation to engage in unarmed combat with anybody. The simple fact that you are trying to hurt me gives me the right to protect myself by any means necessary. Period.

Scenario... 17 year old senior and 14 year old freshman... 3 years’ plus difference in age. Nude photos are exchanged, invitation to come visit offered, 17 year old sneaks into 14 year old’s house. Parents become aware, police are contacted, statement given by 14 year old. By law a crime has been committed and 17 year old should be tried as an adult. 14 year old loses phone privileges. The only reason this kid wasn’t prosecuted was because the 14 year’s parents eventually chose not to pursue the matter. If she’d been 13 they would have had no say in the matter is my understanding. If the 17 year old had been “of color” the 14 year old’s parents might not have been so willing to stand down.... hence the racial angle. It’s rough because you can have the exact same relationship (senior/freshman) and it’s okay based on the three year rule, or because those parents are cool with it. And none of these analogies matter if the contact here was malicious or the young lady (and I’m assuming the victim is female) was younger than 14 like TVC was saying. I say that about the victim being female because I know of a similar situation where both parties were male and the parents of the younger man were LIVID.... like, out for blood. I’ve always wondered if they’d have been so worked up if he’d gotten caught going to town on an older girl. The course of this young man’s life has been altered regardless. That’s a bummer for him.

We’re gonna be District Champs! Because that’s what you’re supposed to say. Disclaimer... I’m completely out of touch with the Bc team at this point. But... normally you’d expect a team dropping down to be in the hunt for a DC. But normally you don’t drop down into a district that is populated by WOS and Silsbee. I’d be disappointed by anything less than third in District behind those two. I’d also expect HJ to bring it, though... we haven’t played them since Dubois left them for BC. OF is gonna be a slobberknocker, too. Realistically 3rd, but we could absolutely miss the playoffs if our kids don’t perform. But like I said... I’m out of touch with our team.

There’s also a 10 year statute of limitations... that means that for 10 years after the offense, the young woman can still request that officials pursue her “attacker.” Rape is rape and indefensible. We all can see “consensual” situations that are also indefensible. But situations where both parties were willing and ages are not that far outside of being legal are so messy. Two kids can get themselves into a mess that leaves one grounded and the other on the sex offender registry.

The parents of the minor child typically have some sway in regards to whether the state moves forward or not. If the parents do not want their child to have to testify (with all of the social consequences that can bring about) they can be less than cooperative with authorities and even request that the youthful offender NOT be prosecuted. It typically comes down to just how angry those parents are. In addition to the sexual assault charges there was an additional charge that makes it seem like maybe the whole scenario may not have been totally friendly. I don’t know how this works out. I’m he was released from his LOI by TAMU Commerce today.

Once again, the narrative has turned to the epidemic of unarmed young black men being gunned down by racists. I've gotta cry foul on this one. Let me start by saying that it is unfortunate that this young man lost his life so needlessly. It is a tragedy. I can't imagine what his family must be feeling. However, the narrative of "he was just out for a jog when he was hunted down and killed by racists" is hollow, if not outright false. There is an epidemic in our country, but it's not one of white on black violence, but rather an epidemic of violent behavior by young black men. The statistics speak for themselves, but you don't have to go all scientific. Just scroll through Youtube... there are countless videos of young black men attacking people in fast foot restaurants, schools, parking lots at apartment complexes, and any other public place you can think of. The black community refuses to acknowledge this fact. This past Friday the community in Beaumont poured into the streets to protest the Arbery killing... yet I don't remember any such protest or show of support for any of the 2 dozen or so young men that were killed right here in our community last year. That's so hypocritical that no one participating in Friday's protest can be taken seriously. The Bible teaches us not to remove the mote from our brother's eye before removing the beam from our own... yet here we are again. Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and now Ahmaud Arbery.... and who knows how many others. The media tells us that these young men were just out buying skittles, or out for a jog when they were senselessly killed. In reality, you have three documented cases where young black men got angry and attacked people who (unfortunately for the attackers) were armed. That's the real story. George Zimmerman was getting his skull bounced off of the sidewalk when he killed Trayvon Martin. The photos are there. Michael Brown was trying to walk down a uniformed police officer whose weapon was drawn after committing a strongarm robbery of a convenience store. Young Mr. Arbery tried to fight a guy who was holding a shotgun. I don't think he was scared. I don't think he was brave or valiant. I think he was just pissed. Just like every other person of color that we see attacking a kid behind the counter at McDonald's. People who have heard a lifetime of "leaders" trying to convince that segment of the population that all of the discomforts of their lives are the fault of others. I'd be mad, too, if all I ever heard was that all of the struggles of life were the fault of someone else. You can talk all you want about "well, that neighborhood watch guy shouldn't have had a gun" or "that cop COULD have used a tazer" or "those rednecks had no right to stop that kid whether he'd just broken into a house or not." That can be debated from both sides all day... but it's a lot harder to argue that none of those three young men could easily be alive today if they had kept their hands to themselves. There are some bad people out there. There are even a few bad people out there who would kill another for the color of their skin. But there's not a murderous klansman behind every bush. Here's the thing that nobody is actually saying. The eventual shooter had a constitutional right to be standing in the street holding a shotgun. He also had a right to ask the deceased to stop. The deceased had no obligation to stop. If the deceased had been illegally detained, then the man holding the gun would have legal problems of his own. Instead, the young man attempted to disarm the eventual shooter. Don't get me wrong.... things were tense out there. The possibility of someone getting hurt or killed was there as those young men initially approached one another. But once they began to struggle over the gun, it's obvious that someone was going to get shot. And I wonder how much of that kid's reaction was based on a lifetime of lies about being in danger of being killed by whitey? Three takes.... 1. That young man was out for a jog and he was hunted down and murdered for being black. 2. That was a messy situation that should not have happened, but now it's up to us to figure out who was responsible and if (and in my opinion, how severely) someone needs to be punished. 3. I literally saw that young man chase down that truck and attack the driver... luckily the driver was armed. Only one of those three is rational.

I'll be shocked, disappointed, and dismayed if academic probation isn't a part of this young man's collegiate experience.

Looking at my Farmer's Almanac it's about time for Newton to reach the 5/6th round again soon.

Nah.... I think their window slammed shut in early February when Carthage got bumped down. I expect WOS or Silsbee (whichever is still standing at that point) to go down on Carthage in the regionals (4th round). Either Silsbee or WOS will be done no later than the 3rd round, and neither will be standing after the fourth. That's not saying they're bad teams or regressing... they're just gonna walk into a saw. That's my prediction for 4AD2 Region 3 in 2020. Vidor should make decent run, IMO.... I'm not familiar with their personnel at all, but I think of the success that we had in 4AD1 with decent personnel and good coaching in 2016. They're gonna be one of the largest schools in the classification and anything less than District Champs playing on Thanksgiving Weekend would be a bitter disappointment for me if I were a Pirate fan. Which I'm not.

Nah.... You gotta flunk out at least once to get on academic probation.

I wondered about the same thing. Honestly, though... the police won't act without a report. Once the report is made, they're obligated to investigate.

[Hidden Content] Not the code, but more of an explanation. Most educators and LEOs that I know hate this legislation. 2 years, 364 days is okay. 3 years and 1 day is a felony. Plus you have some kids whose parents don’t care... so THIS kid had a freshman GF and it’s ok but THAT kid looking at jail time because this other girl’s parents were not. I’m also self aware enough to know that if 17 year old me was getting pictures of fur/early morning dew and an invitation to come over, I would have probably gone through that window. The only problem is that if it goes wrong she gets grounded and he goes to jail. There’s really not any flexibility as far as the law is concerned once the ball gets rolling. Thats the reason I was curious as to whether the state was alleging that something less “consensual” had occurred.

Beaumont Enterprise broke this story today. [Hidden Content] Can anybody from Jasper say if this was an underaged girlfriend type situation or is something more sinister being alleged?

It's getting a little dated now... most of the actor/actresses are much older in real life now, so it's a little depressing. I'd like to run away with Coach Taylor's wife. Then, not so much now. It's far-fetched, of course, but it's a really good series. You'll still see usernames on the boards that originated on that show.

I liked it a lot.... I wasn't nearly as impressed by the follow up season(s) at the reform school. I liked Last Chance U (the first two seasons, mostly) as well as QB1 on Netflix. Definite binge-worthy material. Haven't gotten to watch All American yet. And I still like to watch Friday Night Lights (the tv show) during the summer to get ready for tackle football season. I've probably watched the whole thing about 5 times now.

I was all ready to go eat out on Saturday but chickened out at the last minute. Ordered Schlotzkys thru their app instead. I was just thinking... what if the guy that sat in my chair before me was sick? Couldn't shake it. We'll see what happens to the number of infections over the next week or so and then I'll jump back into the pool. I literally ate at the Chick-Fil-A on Downlen Road at about 7:45pm on the last day that they were open before their 18 workers tested positive. It spooked me... not gonna lie.

Six? Oh, you're counting "kickoff" and "punt."

Who was it that said that? It wasn't Santa.... Might have been Tiger85 or somebody... I honestly can't remember.

I'm not making fun of Mackey.... I'm just reminding the Silsbee Fan(s) that proudly proclaimed him as the "the best wide receiver to ever come out of Southeast Texas" after his junior year. And no, it never gets old.

Colton Mackey, WR.