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why riots haven't happened in the South

Apr 29, 2015, 8:28 AM

this has Joungeworthy topic written all over it.....and yes, Fletcher Smith is a black man if you were wondering.

http://www.wyff4.com/news/activist-good-reasons-why-reaction-riots-havent-happened-here/32623214

Activist: Good reasons why reaction riots haven’t happened here
Fletcher Smith says the South reacts differently

Published 5:26 PM EDT Apr 28, 2015

GREENVILLE, S.C. —As the unrest continues in Baltimore on the heels of similar outbreaks in Ferguson, Missouri and elsewhere, some have questioned why things have played out so differently in South Carolina.

In July, the death of Eric Garner in Staten Island, New York led to riots, with more violence following a grand jury’s decision not to indict the officers involved.

In August, Michael Brown was shot and killed by officers in Ferguson, and riots soon followed.

In Baltimore, unrest and violence filled the streets Monday after the death of Freddie Gray during an arrest.

South Carolina has recently seen some similarly controversial cases, but with vastly different outcomes.

Tario Anderson was shocked with Tasers by officers who said they did not know he was autistic and who thought he might have been involved in a shooting. The incident was followed by quiet protests, news conferences and dialogue between the community and Greenville police, but no violence.

A few weeks ago, Walter Scott was shot and killed by a North Charleston police officer. That officer was arrested and charged with murder after video surfaced of the shooting. Protestors took to the streets, but there was no violence.

Greenville attorney and civil rights activist Fletcher Smith says he believe there are three main reasons why the violent protests that have filled the streets of other cities have not happened here.

"First of all, I think the response of the mayor and the police chief in North Charleston was dead on the money,” he said. “They responded quickly, and they got all the facts out to the public, along with the video."

Smith also says the black community in the South is built around one thing: the church.

"I think the church is the primary vehicle for making sure we have legitimate protests here in the South,” Smith said. “And we have hope, because we are God-fearing people."

"We are a new South now. We are not the same old South that we were in the ‘50s. But in the North, those same communities that rioted in the ‘60s still have the poverty. Nothing has changed. Economic development has left. The industry has left those areas, so those people are sitting there as a powder keg with nothing to do.”

Smith also points out what he sees as a big difference in culture.

"In the South, we do have a village,” he said. “In the North, they have, what I would consider, an urban environment that is in chaos. People are cold toward each other. They hardly ever speak. They are not polite. They don't say, ‘Yes ma'am' and 'No ma'am.’ I mean, we were taught that in the South, so there is a respect for authority."

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The only similarities would be the pockets of white trash in Dundalk and East Baltimore that would make residents of of the Columbia outskirts look classy.

I somewhat enjoy living here. I like eating blue crabs and having a Natty Boh, and I love going to Os games, especially now they don't suck like the Tigers at the end of the West era. People in my neighborhood are fairly friendly, especially the older life long residents, but you have to work to get to know them. People here will proudly proclaim their southerners and point to the Mason-Dixon Line, and get really pissed when I point out there is no way in hell this city is the South, and even more annoyed when I point out I grew up in SC and know what I'm talking about.

The hell with geography, Maryland is just kind of there. Not northern enough to be Yankee, but too coarse and unrefined to be Southern. Maybe that explains some of the issues going on here. No identity except self loathing.

why riots haven't happened in the South

I think once you quit hearing "sir" and "ma'am" the rest is

that is a lovely sentiment

Because all the dayum yankees keep moving here.

nailed it

Yep***

The real reason.......

Baltimore's the 'North'??

Only from yankee's perspective***

John Wilkes Booth was from Maryland.

but that doesn't suit the argument....***

Anything north of Gaffney is yankee.***

The Mason-Dixon line is not relevant to a discussion of

Re: The Mason-Dixon line is not relevant to a discussion of

I got a sweet tea in Los Angeles last week,

Then what can I believe in now? ******

Boogers. We will always have boogers.***

You'll know a yankee when you see/hear one.

are you fat?

Fat pot meat fat kettle.

shhhhhh

I was in Dallas in '99 and asked for sweet tea at some BBQ

Even during the Civil War the line was blurry.

Re: Baltimore's the 'North'??

Somehow I doubt you've been to Camden.***

Re: Somehow I doubt you've been to Camden.***

And you would equate Camden with Philly?

Re: And you would equate Camden with Philly?

My point is Baltimore =/= Camden or Philly.

Re: My point is Baltimore =/= Camden or Philly.

Get outta here. I grew up in Marlton. ******

Some people would argue St. Louis isn't the north either

your last sentence is where I find the difference

Of course, generalizations don't apply to everybody

I remember when I moved up North

This.

The only people I ever found

Re: The only people I ever found

ima gonna have to agree with you.

That's kinda what I meant w/ the "Balt's the NORTH?" post

it's in between....

Yes. My yankee wife was born in Baltimore.***

Not much left to destroy?

Re: Not much left to destroy?

Re: Not much left to destroy?

If you were ever trapped in Freaknik traffic you would

The south is much more integrated.

seemingly twice as much so***

Uh, the obvious because the officers involved in...

One thing he got wrong, The Church is just as important...

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