Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Are you a snitch?

If you saw a crime being committed would you tell the authority? Would you tell the authority even if you know the person is of your race/qabil/clan/family? Would you tell the authority even if you know that you are placing your life in danger?

I have heard of so many crimes that happen within our community and there are witnesses who can identify the perps but they keep their mouths shut. This is not a spectacle found only in Somalis but also in the African American, Latino, African, Pakistani, basically most immigrant communities.

I have always wondered why we bundle up the perps and send them somewhere else to evade the authorities. Don't we ever put ourselves in the victim's family shoes? How would you feel if you loved one was hurt and there were plenty of people who saw it but no one came forward. You are left wondering if there is any justice in this world.

We should stop this STOP SNITCHING campaign. Seriously, its our own people we are hurting by protecting these thugs and killers. Trust me you are doing them a disservice by protecting them from the consequences of their crimes. I am sure its really hard to see someone you love being incarcerated especially if you are the tool behind that but please think of the victim's family and SNITCH!

5 comments:

cold_spring said...

My dear beloved Cousin was gunned down in broad daylight in Mpls last Ramadan. The suspect was apprehended and brought in front of a court of law. Sadly, no-one was willing to take the witness-stand even though dozens of people have seen the murderer.

This NO SNITCH Mentality is tearing our social fabric as Somalis.

SleepDepraved said...

Sorry to hear about your cousin. There were a few young men that were gunned down in the past year and most of them were aspiring kids who had a future ahead of them.

I hope that the family found peace in the knowledge that even though penal justice was lagging there is a greater power out there that eventually balances out the evil meted to us.

cold_spring said...

True say SD. One day, one way or another, justice will be served

SleepDepraved said...

Another kid was shot last night. Only 23 years old and in a parking lot. We are losing our youth to gun crimes!

cold_spring said...

Yea. I saw it on Kare11 news today. Pretty depressing wallahi. Our community has failed these children even though ultimately responsibility lies in them.

Sadly, no lesson will be learned from the death of this young boy, Sadly, another statistic :(