Defiant-Ad412

Defiant-Ad412 t1_j65j7a8 wrote

> “Most of them were scared of failing, or their parents finding out,” the student said. “When your teacher tells you that’s your only opportunity, some people would do anything to fix their grades.”

Some people will do anything… except study. This teacher should be fired if she did actually accept gift cards for grade improvements. Not sure if thats actually true, but the statement comes off to me as a joke that wasnt to be taken seriously, and the student/parent could be using it as leverage or something.

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Defiant-Ad412 t1_j41e8rd wrote

I was walking down Chestnut on the crowded sidewalk, and a guy - about 40 - was riding up me and my GFs ass, being obnoxious because we didn’t move out of his way.

Eventually we stopped and let him pass us, and my GF made a comment as he passed. The guy snaps, turns around and starts berating us, yelling that he wanted to murder us. After a couple minutes he rode off with his fifth of Smirnoff hanging out his back pocket.

Not a single person batted an eye to two 18 YOs being followed and threatened.

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Defiant-Ad412 t1_j26z91p wrote

Targeting people because of their skin color doesn’t directly target those that need it the most, and excludes those who need it. Vaccines werent widely available at that time, so an efficient manner of distributing that to those on the front lines and at-risk individuals was what was important. Nothing at all to do with race and there are much better ways to address the black community, rather than going around saying they’re the priority. AS could have had a unified message to target those at risk and encourage black people to get vaccinated.

You might mot remember, but there was a time the city didn’t have enough vaccines to vaccinate 68% of the population. So just vaccinating 68% without any consideration for an individuals need makes no sense and comes off extremely discriminatory and racist.

A large issue that was briefly addressed in your article was black peoples distrust of the vaccine. Which today really doesn’t make any sense. The vaccination clinics had white people getting jabbed 10 feet from black people. This isnt the Tuskegee experiments. That should have been a focus of hers, not just handing out vaccines based on skin color. People get too focused on giving statistics, but dont understand the actual issues nor do they look for actual solutions that make sense. Instead of saying “prioritize black people” ask why are they dying the most? Who exactly is it in that community? What are the specific reasons and how do we address that to TARGET THOSE MOST AT RISK? You said it yourself, frontline workers. So focus on those specific groups. Develop a plan for identifying those individuals and move on from there. When you just look at race stats, you miss soooo much of the bigger picture.

The goal of your comment was to derail the topic at hand and the crimes he committed, and turn it into a race issue. Quit making assumptions about everything and assuming your unverified conspiracies are truth. Not everything is about race. The world is filled with corrupt individuals, who are out for THEMSELVES more than their race. Theyre trying to benefit themselves and their family, not some random white person they never met. Thats how the world has evolved to where it is today. Corrupt people finding success being corrupt, and alot of people regardless of race face the consequences.

You’re clearly the type who thinks everything that happens to any black person happens because they’re black. Bringing up corruption by city council and you claim that thats why he received the contract despite most of city council members being black. and despite that this kid isnt even from the city. Who did he have connections with exactly? You have no idea, and are just making more baseless allegations.

And my username was from Reddit. So like your previous assumption, you jump to another assumption on MY selection process and how I selected it.

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Defiant-Ad412 t1_j26csqh wrote

I don’t know why a 23 YO was selected, but the article doesn’t site a reason why other than AS’s assumption

> AS: I think some of it was just comfort, you know? And I don’t know that people will openly admit or say that, but some people are just more comfortable working with white men. He was familiar, he looked like someone’s son, he looked like someone’s nephew, and, you know, that’s why.

Who is she even saying is more comfortable working with white people?

Nothing about that article explains the selection process. It was mostly about black people needing to be prioritized first. Maybe she should have prioritize those at the highest risk of serious complications, like the elderly and immune compromised. But her entire emphasize is strictly on the black community. Maybe the city didn’t want somebody who was outspoken about focusing on skin color with regard to the disease. There are plenty of white tradespeople and laborers who are considered essential, but ig they don’t matter? Ig the disease effects blacks people differently than white people? Targeting the most at-risk should have been the goal, regardless of race.

Maybe he proposed a plan that made sense. But you wouldn’t know because the article doesn’t talk at all about his proposal/plans that he submitted.

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