Jim in Verona is obviously a closet racist. That is fine. As a white male, I am ashamed to know guys like you live in my community. I think Verona is a great town with some history. Yeah we have our JIMS IN VERONA within our neighborhood. These are the people who need to be ignored.
This article lost all validity when it featured the feelings of TROY JONES. Give me a break. This guy has been selling smack for a long time and has been in and out of jail multiple times. Jones says he is looked at differently because he is a criminal. How many people can trust a guy who has been in and out of jail for drugs and theft his whole life? I agree that some racism exists in Verona. I am pretty sure you can say that about any town in which there is a majority race. That does not mean that most of the people who live there are racist. The isolated incidents described in this article are truly out to make Verona seem like these things happen on a regular basis. Black kids are certainly not the only ones who get citations for being out after curfew. Here is a thought. It's VERONA. If you are out after curfew and see a cop maybe you should RUN. Plenty of white kids have received citations for being out after curfew for sure. I'm not saying racism doesnt exist in Verona. It certainly DOES. There were some fine examples of how it does in the article. (The 47 year old woman on her porch complaining the kids were WOODEWHOOIN. I would like to know what that is? Sounds like someone who just doesnt like black kids in her neighborhood. Also the complaints of Ms. Grill seem to show a racist agenda as well.) Those examples do not embrace the views of an entire community. I finally would like to comment on the graffiti showing racial slurs. Anyone white or black should be ashamed to have that kind of crap in their community. It is disgusting and needs to be addressed. GET ALONG PEOPLE!
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