Children stories.

I saw a deep story on 60 Mintues last night. It was the one where the ten year old son of a Neo- Nazi leader shot him to death in his own home. That story had so many layers to it. My first thought was that it was just a case of "the chickens coming home to roost"; that this hate filled dude had it coming to him, and the fact that his killer was his own son made the whole thing that more prophetic. Now I am not so sure. The fact that this dude was a Neo-Nazi probably had nothing to do with why he was killed by this little monster. Yes, they were teaching him to hate at home, but by all accounts this child was born a monster. He might have taken out his old man if he was a guy who fed the poor every day and was up for a citizen of the year award.

I thought of that 60 Minute story today when I read a story about a gun range in Texas that is hosting children's birthday parties. Most of you Second Amendment (pro) gun folks will say that there is nothing wrong with this, but it sure seems like Chuck E. Cheese would be a better spot for the rugrats to get busy to me.

I can't stress enough how much our culture of guns and violence is destroying our society.

"A new gun range opening this summer in Lewisville, Texas, will have two rooms available for hosting children's birthday parties. Owner David Prince tells WFAA that the Eagle Gun Range will be available for children as young as eight years old.

"The age limit is eight years old. You have to be tall enough to get above the shooting table," Prince said. "They're not gonna be left unattended. Parents are gonna be one-on-one, or if there's not enough parents we'll have range safety officers here to show them how to do it safely."

[Related: Conservative website's gun giveaway]

While it may seem unusual to celebrate pairing young children with guns, it's not an entirely unique practice. Last November, an Arizona gun club hosted a day of Christmas photos, where children could post with a man dressed as Santa Claus—and semiautomatic weapons. That event reportedly drew hundreds of attendees.

The soon-to-open Texas gun range has reportedly been well received by locals, though some nearby residents say they are opposed to letting such young children handle live firearms.  [Source]    

I don't think that when the Second Amendment was adopted into the Bill of Rights in 1791 eight year old children were to be a part of that "well regulated Militia". But hey, that's just me.

Speaking of children, can one of you Negroes explain to me what the hell is going on with our children? Please look at this facebook posting and tell me what is going on here, because I must have missed the part in school where they said it was cool to have children out of wedlock.

There are now reality shows on television glorifying teen pregnancy, and the four sick young ladies on this facebook page is the end result of that type of sick misplacement of our priorities.

My man Sharif wrote a post about "Speaking To The Youth" on his new blog, but I have to wonder if speaking will help. Honestly, when I see stuff like this, I want big mama to take a switch to their ignorant behinds.

Finally, I am staying with the children's theme:
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Is anyone in America looking for *this child?  We never stopped looking for Etan Patz, why should Hassani Campbell be any different?

Texas Scrooge!

"It appears they had just celebrated Christmas. They had opened their gifts,"

Man it's the day after JC's birthday and seven people lost their lives in one horrific act in a Dallas area home.

There is just no holiday spirit here in A-merry-ca.

"The victims have not yet been identified, but Eberling said it appears they all died of gunshot wounds. He said authorities still don't know what sparked the incident.

Grapevine Police Lt. Todd Dearing said investigators believe that all the victims were related, but that some were only visiting and didn't live in the apartment. He said police are looking for other relatives to inform.

"Seven people in one setting in Grapevine, that's never happened before. Ever," Dearing said.

He said police were performing a "meticulous" search of the apartment and he expects them to be on the scene for many hours.

Police and firefighters first rushed to the Lincoln Vineyards complex after receiving an open-ended emergency services call at about 11:30 a.m., Eberling said.

"There was an open line. No one was saying anything," he explained." [Story]

These are tough economic times, and given where we put our priorities in A-merry-ca, it's going to be even tougher. When you care more about material things than everything else; bad things tend to happen.

Finally, it's not all bad news here in A-merry-ca. In my city the po po did a nice job of making sure that one poor soul enjoys the rest of the holiday.

"Christmas came early for a Boston music student who was reunited with the $170,000 violin she forgot in the overhead compartment of a regional commuter bus she rode last week, police said.

Muchen Hsieh, a student at the New England Conservatory in Boston, had traveled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, arriving at roughly 11 p.m. on Tuesday.

Christine O'Brien, a spokeswoman for the Philadelphia police, who helped Hsieh track down the missing instrument, said then came a moment of sheer panic for the student.

O'Brien said Hsieh realized she had forgotten the instrument after she was picked up from the bus station. She blamed her absent-mindedness on travel fatigue.

Hsieh called the bus company, Megabus, roughly 30 minutes after she arrived but the bus had already left the Philadelphia station, O'Brien said. Hsieh also notified police, making a plea for the instrument's recovery, O'Brien said.

The 176-year-old instrument, on loan to Hsieh from a Taiwanese cultural foundation, was found by bus cleaners in the same compartment in which Hsieh left it. They put it in storage, and police returned it to Hsieh on Friday.

Hsieh joins the ranks of esteemed musicians who have mislaid or forgotten their valuable and sometimes priceless instruments. World renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma once left his in a cab.

One German string player required medical attention from the stress caused when he left his violin, worth roughly $1.4 million, on a commuter train in 2010.

It is not unusual for students at Hsieh's school to have such valuable instruments, Ellen Pfeifer, spokeswoman for the New England Conservatory, told the Boston Globe.

"Most of our string players, whether violinists, cellists, or violists, have pretty expensive, old, rare, instruments," Pfeifer said. "They frequently get them on loan from wealthy foundations."

The violin, which is in pristine condition, was made in 1835 by Vincenzo Jorio in Naples.

"This is certainly one of the most expensive items I have ever heard of and we were so relieved to get it back to the owner," said Megabus spokesman Bryony Chamberlain, adding that people often forget stowed-away items after long trips.

Hsieh had traveled from Boston to New York City and then to Philadelphia, Chamberlain said, a trip that could have taken more than six and a half hours.

"Each division has incidents of lost items that rare -- but this is probably one of the most unique," police spokeswoman O'Brien said, adding that Hsieh put on a mini-concert for the officers who organized the recovery.

"She is very talented," O'Brien said."

Yes, and very lucky.