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I agree in essence, and having grown up in an “out of town” community I was always very tolerant and politically correct. That pretty much went out the window when I came to “town” and being in a neighborhood where the crime rate is almost as bad as the graduation rate has not been conducive to tolerance. I think it has to end at some point. If I was in this neighborhood and hadn’t experienced the acts that these “people” perform then it would be one thing. I have been mugged once, my car broken into, and lets not forget my dorm being held up and hundreds of dollars stolen from my friends. At a certain point these “people” don’t deserve the benefit of the doubt anymore. People should not be judged by outer appearances and I have no problem with people who become successful in life and contribute to society, but when they are getting benefits akin to a salary to the point that it isn’t worth it to find a job it just becomes ridiculous. I don’t condone racism, I merely condone realism.