WWMT? (What Would Martin Think?)

Dream...or Nightmare?

40 years ago on this day...one of the greatest civil rights leaders of our time was assassinated.
MLK, Jr. was on the balcony in Memphis, TN minding his own biz (unlike so many of us) when a bullet rang out forever silencing him.
Although we know MLK had a dream, his assassination destroyed the dreams of many.

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Having said that...I'm lead to ask: "WWMT (What Would Martin Think) of the state of Black America if he was with us today?"

What would MLK think of the blood, sweat and tears he and other concerned Americans utilized to effect change, only to see:

• Children being raised by grandparents (or raising themselves) bcuz parents refuse to assume headship.
• When angry, solve the problem by shooting-with intention to kill.
• The growing number of black youth being charged with adult crimes and incarcerated as an adult.
• "Pimping the System" (SSI, SSD, Welfare, Workers Comp etc) so as to avoid working in the traditional capacity.
• When injustice is upon us-accept it, not change it.
• Males (young and old) emulating prison homosexuality by sagging their pants, as if that dress code is a badge of honor.
• Accepting redlining (illegal inflated pricing) in the areas of insurance, and housing.
• Youth who have no respect for authority, elders or themselves.
• The media that was created by black people, for black people-has now become the weapon to hurt, kill and malign the spirit of black people. We are portrayed as buffoons, Step and Fetch it, idiots, sexist pigs, black whores, pimpin' preachers, classless and tasteless.
  

Martin...if you were here, WHAT WOULD YOU THINK????

You know what I think?
I think had that bullet not ended your life sir, living to see the downward spiral of your people surely would have.
I'm glad you're not here to see this mess.
While there is always hope, one must wade through the muck and mire of idiocy and hopelessness in order to find it.
But if you're hopeful, it's worth enduring.
We know what Martin have done...What will YOU DO??

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Another Case of Mother's BF Wants Child Instead...

Thanks Tanyetta!
this is sickening, and what is sown, will also be reaped...

(mama's bf/rapist-Michael Chaffer)

Mom, 11, an 'extremely sad' case
Her mother's boyfriend accused of molestation

The baby's birth at University Hospital on Nov. 4 was routine.

What wasn't routine was the fact that the infant's mother was just 10 at the time, impregnated by her mother's boyfriend.

Now, social workers are trying to figure out how to unravel the mess involving one of the youngest children ever to give birth in Greater Cincinnati.

Prosecutors were in court Wednesday to discuss what to do with both children, the newborn and her now 11-year-old mom.

The court session in Hamilton County Dependency Court on Wednesday was primarily a status session on how the baby and young mother are doing.

At the same time, Lockland police were in Columbus talking to a convict whose DNA shows he's the baby girl's father.

Michael Chaffer, 40, is accused of impregnating his girlfriend's 10-year-old daughter, according to Hamilton County prosecutors.

The baby's birth set off an investigation by the Hamilton County Department of Job and Family Services and stunned social workers because the baby's mother is so young.

• Update: Young mom a rape case

The baby has been taken from her mother and put in a foster home while the mother is now being taken care of by a relative. Her mother is not allowed to see the baby and can only see her daughter when supervised by social workers.

Lawyers jammed the courtroom Wednesday, representing the prosecutor's office and three generations of the family.

Authorities became aware of the birth after the girl, now 11, delivered the baby at University Hospital. Hospital officials notified JFS because the mother was so young.

The girl and the infant were allowed to remain in the mother's home while JFS investigated the case.

As JFS investigated, several relatives of the girl contacted the agency saying Chaffer sexually abused the girl for a "period of time."

The girl's mother was warned not to let any adult men in her Lockland home while caseworkers tried to track down the infant's father.

Prosecutors say the girl's mother ignored that order, and when a caseworker made a surprise visit to her Lockland home Jan. 4, they found Chaffer.

Two other men were eliminated as the baby's father before Chaffer's DNA was tested.

Paternity was not determined until Wednesday morning.

Assistant Hamilton County Prosecutor Lee Slocum said Chaffer faces criminal charges for impregnating and sexually molesting a girl under the age of 13.

Lockland Police Chief James Toles said two officers were interviewing Chaffer on Wednesday in a Columbus prison, where he is serving a one-year sentence on an unrelated charge.

Sex with a child under 13 is considered statutory rape, a crime punishable with a life prison term.

The 11-year-old girl's mother is also under investigation, Slocum said, for allowing her daughter to be abused.

Job and Family Services workers can't remember a case in which a girl so young gave birth.

"Unfortunately, sexual abuse is pretty common in the cases we see," said JFS Director Moira Weir. "But it is highly unusual and extremely sad to see a case where a 10-year-old becomes pregnant.

"This is an example of why everyone in the community needs to be extremely vigilant about watching for the signs of abuse and notifying us through our 241-KIDS hot line," she added. "The sooner we can intervene, the sooner we can make sure the child is in a safe situation."

Hamilton County prosecutors want a court designation that the 11-year-old girl was abused. They allege the 11-year-old's mother failed to care for her by allowing Chaffer near her.

Prosecutors also want to take the infant away from the mother because the sixth-grade student is too young to care for the baby.

As she waited for the hearing to start, the child, who was wearing faded jeans and a T-shirt hoody with her hair tied into a ponytail, sat next to her mother. She chatted about school, music and Disney video games.

During the hearing, as prosecutors and attorneys discussed the case and the possibility that the 11-year-old could lose her baby, she wiped away tears with the palms of her hands.

At Wednesday's hearing, Magistrate Charles Milazzo determined the girl could visit her baby at least twice a week.

But he said the 11-year-old girl's mother may see her only if social workers can supervise the visits, and that she may not see the baby.

When the caseworker found Chaffer in the home Jan. 4 - a violation of JFS' order that no men be in the home - they arrested him on a charge of obstruction of official business.

Court records show Chaffer slammed the door on the officer and refused to open it.

Chaffer pleaded guilty to that charge the next day, which violated his probation on an earlier drug charge. As a result he was sent to prison for one year.

JFS immediately took the 11-year-old girl and infant from the home. source




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300-lb Man OK After 40-Foot Shaft Fall
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WASHINGTON — A construction worker who fell about 40 feet down an elevator shaft is nearly unhurt, with no serious injuries. District of Columbia Fire and EMS spokesman Alan Etter said the man, who's about 25 years old, was working on a house under construction in Southeast Washington Friday morning.

The worker, who Etter says weighs more than 300 pounds, was standing on a plywood platform in the elevator shaft at the top level of the house.

The board couldn't support his weight and the man fell 40 feet down the shaft before he crashed into the basement. He broke two more platforms on his way down.

The worker wasn't wearing safety equipment, Etter said.

"It is unbelievable that the guy first of all survived, and secondly survived with what appear to be minor injuries," Etter said.

He said it took a concerted effort on behalf of the fire department to secure the man and get him out of the basement. Etter said he suspects the man was OK because the platforms may have broken his fall.

The man has not been identified, and Etter said the hospital was probably not going to admit him.

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I'm just glad to know that brother is alright!!