This is all too common among poor, uneducated people. Its more evident in cities because we all live in such close proximity. I see it every day on the bus. A week ago I saw a grandmother yelling at a kid about three and calling him a pussy on the metro because he was upset about something. How ecactly do we think he is going to turn out? I have been in community meetings where the adults think nothing of throwing the F word around with kids running around. What do you think goes on at home? People on this board have to quit crying about racism and face the fact that a lot of people are born into shitty homes, get pregnant and then raise more dysfunctional kids. Its is a cycle of poverty and "thuggery" that is almost impenatrable. The more we good liberals pretend that this kind of homelife does NOT cause permanant emotional and brain damage the less we can overcome it. Its been shown that kids that grow up in constant abuse, lack of security actually have altered brains. And then they fall so far behind in school. At a minimum, no woman should get welfare unless she names the father of her baby and goes after child support. Birth control should be free and every parent should not be allowed a check unless they volunteer in their kids schools. Its a sad fact but some people are so isolated that we have to teach them basics of living in civil society. Im so glad this kid is in custody. Imagine if a decent family could be allowed to adopt him. The cycle of poverty and dysfucntion could be broken.

This is follow up coverage.

http://www.aol.com/article/2014/01/09/toddler-in-omaha-video-in-protective-custody/20804364/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmaing6%7Cdl10%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D428338

Anonymous wrote:“As long as you make an identity for yourself out of pain, you cannot be free of it.” ~Eckhart Tolle

Yes -- so please go and tell this abused child that he just needs to buck up and do better for himself.

“As long as you make an identity for yourself out of pain, you cannot be free of it.” ~Eckhart Tolle

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Anonymous wrote:And the police used this video to whose benefit? I still don't follow you. What was their point other than a racist display of the hopelessness of actually doing anything to help these subhuman thugs? Please enlighten me. If the police are supposed to take away anything other than, "don't worry about trying to help these young black men, they are already irreparably damaged from when they are toddlers by the cycle of poverty," I'm curious what that would be.

It was not a police training video. It was a video from facebook that the police UNION posted on its website. It was an example of why the need to break the cycle of violence.
The ensuing question is - why does vulgar language = violent thug?
First, logically, the two are very different. People can swear without being criminals, and not all criminals swear. That said... If the toddler goes to school and uses the language taught at home (telling the teacher "wwhat up bitch? Stop bein a nigga") that child will have a difficult time in school. He will be typecast early, and will most likely end up a thug because he will be dismissed at school as a troubled kid and ultimately have few avenues available.

What?
He will end up being a thug because he was raised by thugs, treated like thugs, only saw thugs in his environment, and didn't know anything other than thuggish behaviour. Do you really thinnk these fools cussin' out a toddler is going to even make sure they get school or go often enough to even be "typecast"?
Geez Louise!

Anonymous wrote:You all can sit up on your white perches looking down playing PC till hell freezes over but it is blacks doing this.

I once was walking to my car and heard a 4 year old rapping to the filthiest song while his mother laughed and the other kids danced a dirty grind.

Live in your pretend world. MOST, that's right, MOST black people are animals.

LOL; you're pathetic.

Anonymous wrote:And the police used this video to whose benefit? I still don't follow you. What was their point other than a racist display of the hopelessness of actually doing anything to help these subhuman thugs? Please enlighten me. If the police are supposed to take away anything other than, "don't worry about trying to help these young black men, they are already irreparably damaged from when they are toddlers by the cycle of poverty," I'm curious what that would be.

It was not a police training video. It was a video from facebook that the police UNION posted on its website. It was an example of why the need to break the cycle of violence.
The ensuing question is - why does vulgar language = violent thug?
First, logically, the two are very different. People can swear without being criminals, and not all criminals swear. That said... If the toddler goes to school and uses the language taught at home (telling the teacher "wwhat up bitch? Stop bein a nigga") that child will have a difficult time in school. He will be typecast early, and will most likely end up a thug because he will be dismissed at school as a troubled kid and ultimately have few avenues available.

The video is very disturbing. I would say it was disturbing if the baby were another race.

Ok can we all just agree to not respond to crazy ass 13:48.
Ignorance like that is best ignored!

You all can sit up on your white perches looking down playing PC till hell freezes over but it is blacks doing this.

I once was walking to my car and heard a 4 year old rapping to the filthiest song while his mother laughed and the other kids danced a dirty grind.

Live in your pretend world. MOST, that's right, MOST black people are animals.

And the police used this video to whose benefit? I still don't follow you. What was their point other than a racist display of the hopelessness of actually doing anything to help these subhuman thugs? Please enlighten me. If the police are supposed to take away anything other than, "don't worry about trying to help these young black men, they are already irreparably damaged from when they are toddlers by the cycle of poverty," I'm curious what that would be.

"I think you missed the point entirely. The video was shown as a kind of minstrel show by police who believe that their poor black constituents are beyond saving because they are raised to be thugs from infancy. What could police hope to learn from this other than a reinforcement of stereotypes that they already hold about black people? Don't try to confuse this by bringing in the Aryan nations video example as a kind of false parity. This video absolutely has zero value as a police training tool. ZERO."

I simply don't agree. BOTH types of videos are equally important because they show the dangerous, invasive beliefs/culture. There's no false parity- that's YOUR value. I guess you are right in that some people may watch and believe it proves stereotypes and assume some are not able to change/learn and better themselves, but a helluva lot of people are going to see how invasive the issues and do more to help/reach these children. I don't think people will assume we all engage in these behaviors.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is beyond my understanding that this kind of crap is not considered abuse. I'm disgusted. I work hard to make sure my children are articulate, respectful, educated, productive, etc. It sickens me these types of idiots have become the face of black America.

You are disgusting if you think this is the face of black america. This truly says more about you than anyone else.

You are sadly mistaken if you don't realize that this is how many other races view us. The majority of this forum alone imagines that we all raise our children this way and believe that FARMS are all black, dumb, and misbehaved.

I grew up in rural Virginia. I am perfectly capable of believing in white, rural ignorance.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fortunately, the child and 3 others have been taken by CPS.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/omaha-police-union-posts-video-toddler-cursing-21467906

I'm sorry, but if CPS is going to take away all children who are in this kind of environment, were probably talking about 25% of the population

And your point? Good -- take them. But, if you read the article you will note that there were other "dangers" discovered in the environment.
You do realize that if this type of verbal abuse is going on that is likely only the tip of the iceberg???

Anonymous wrote:Fortunately, the child and 3 others have been taken by CPS.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/omaha-police-union-posts-video-toddler-cursing-21467906

I'm sorry, but if CPS is going to take away all children who are in this kind of environment, were probably talking about 25% of the population