In My Opinion (IMO by KNH)...Ain't That Bout A Belt?!

Recently there has been a big to-do about a young Black American male, Trayon Christian who was arrested while attempting to purchase a $350 Salvatore Ferragamo belt at Barneys in NYC. Many critics however, are more upset about the fact that he would spend that much money on a belt in the first place. Let's forget the fact the young man in question bought an expensive belt. Why are we criticizing him for that? Is that even the point? No, the point is that he was profiled and arrested in the course of an everyday transaction because store staff wanted to know "how a young black man such as himself could afford to purchase such an expensive belt." That is the disgusting thing here...in 2013.

What is valuable to some people is not valuable to others. Some people choose to take their disposable income and buy a Playstation, Nintendo WII, or X-Box gaming system, go skydiving, etc. none of which necessarily add any long-term tangible value to ones life, and for the same or greater amount of cost. I mean, some of the people I hear criticizing the young man are women who have 10 pair of black shoes. So your point is??? If the young man earned that money legally, or his parents gave it to him to buy an belt, or in his case he saved up his money while doing a noble thing (attending college) then so be it. If Barney's treats it's customers in a discriminatory fashion like that, then no one should shop there regardless of color.

"how a young black man such as himself could afford to purchase such an expensive belt,"

Senate Republicans: GOP Didn't Gain Anything By Forcing Shutdown

THIS JUST IN: Sen Ted Cruz (Moron-Canada) just blamed everyone but himself for the mess he & the Tea Party got the entire GOP into. Let's see how the Math has worked out: You grandstanded for over 2 weeks raising lots of cash from the base, The Heritage Foundation (funded by the billionaire Koch Brothers) etc, by swearing you would force the U.S. government and the "imperial" Socialist/Marxist/Communist/Everythingist ruler Obama to defund the Affordable Care Act which had already been a) a passed into law by a majority of Congress & signed by the President, b) Upheld by the US Supreme Court and c) approved of by over 65 million (65,0446,032 to be exact) Americans who voted for President Obama in November 2012. And for your efforts, you walked away with...nothing. This is analogous to going to a jewelry store with notebook paper and bringing home a big bag of sand. By the way, defunding a law that has been passed by Congress is unconstitutional, it literally and procedurally can't happen, which is why it didn't have a chance in hell of actually happening, duh. www.thegreatblogofketo.blogspot.com
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In My Opinion (IMO A Series of Notes by KNH)...Why Kids Misbehave

An incident I experienced at school today spurred me to write this note on the causes of childhood misbehavior. Have you ever wondered why children misbehave in school? Child psychiatrist and educator, Rudolf Dreikurs proposed that children believe they can gain social status by exhibiting bad behavior. Here are some answers that may help you recognize and address the root of these problems. Students' misbehavior has 4 goals--Attention, Power, Revenge & Avoidance of Failure.

Students of any age may engage in activities that distract from the classroom goal of learning in order to gain attention from peers or superiors that they feel is lacking in their personal life. For some students ANY attention is craved whether it is positive or negative. As long as they are the center of attention, they are happy. How many adults do you know that are like this?

Power is another goal of misbehavior. Power or influence over peers may be gained through intimidation, peer pressure, coercion or other negatively narcissistic methods serves to fulfill some individuals' needs for influence over others. These folks want to be leaders without putting in the hard work of establishing personal relationships or leading by example.

Revenge is the third goal of misbehavior. Someone may have done something to offend this person, so the response whether immediate or delayed is to start a rumor to discredit the offender or engage in physical or verbal altercation to prove who the boss is.

Avoidance of failure is the final goal of misbehavior. Many students haven't a clue what's going on during class and feel they need to mask their ignorance by acting out. As the old saying goes, "An empty bucket makes the most noise."