Anthony Bianco Poet Political Verse

Black on Black Crime an Uncomfortable Truth

                               
13 % of the population commits 50% of the "mischief".
Mentioning this fact automatically qualifies me as a racist.
The statistics conclude that I've more reason to be afraid of you
than you of me.
The media want us to believe it's the other way around.

Truth be damned. It's all about bling. Ratings and revenue.
Nobody gives a damn about a black child killing another black child
on Martin Luther King Junior Avenue.
Black-on-black crime doesn't make anybody one damn dime.
White-on-black crime is a media blitz and a bottomless goldmine.

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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart June 5, 2020 at 4:31 PM The developing conversation up here is leaning towards funneling less funding to police services and more to community services. Anthony Bianco July 6, 2021 at 8:18 PM Hello Maureen, Thanks for reading. I'm all for community services but to defund the police in high crime areas puts the community more at risk along with the men and women in blue. We need to take dirty police off the streets for sure. Best wishes, Anthony