Another Stand Your Ground Case From Florida - This Time It's Two Males

Here we go again ladies and gentlemen, another senseless act of shooting violence in Florida, where the victims were two unarmed black men. Lukace Kendle, a 26 year old white hispanic man,(that sound you here is that minority card being played), happened by a parked car in front of a strip club where the two future victims were sitting last weekend. It is unclear how or if any altercation started, but whatever happened escalated to the point of the murder of 29 year old Kijuan Byrd, and the now barely alive, 31 year old Michael Smathers who is in critical condition. Mr. Kendle told police after his arrest that he felt threatened by them. Not sure how threatened you can be when you have a gun and two unarmed men that are sitting in a car outside of the strip joint that you work! How threatened can you feel, that you unload eleven bullets into one individual and the remaining four into the other victim? Oh yeah, two of those bullets were shot in the back of one of the victims. Obviously, Mr. Byrd and Mr. Smathers were trying to get out of this fool's way. Of course, Kendle is licensed to carry a firearm and works as a Miami night club security guard! Of course, Kendle walked around free for almost a whole week before he was arrested, because of the huge public outcry once the story got out and not because he actually killed someone and critically injured another. But there's that Stand Your Ground Law that Floridians holds so near and dear to their hearts. Kendle is now is behind bars and has been charged with second degree murder of Mr. Byrd and attempted second degree murder of Mr. Smathers. Black folks, especially black young men, it might be a good idea to migrate to another state - Stand Your Ground does not work in your favor, whether you are innocent or not. It can be used as a "get out of jail free" card, with not many questions asked, no matter the circumstances or details. I'm sure other details will come out about this case; but I do know that there is something really foul going on in Florida when it comes to laws and voting - but that's another post.

Education Is Literally Tearing You A New Asshole.

Forget what the news is telling you...unemployment is still at an all time high. If you are 37 years or older, you are fucked in the workforce. Here's why.... Most corporations are downsizing and the folks that get it in the rear first are the older employees. When a person has tenure, a company is paying a lot more for your services between pensions, if you're lucky, and paid vacation and sick days. Maybe they have implemented a point system that rates you based on your ability to make it to work, whether you're sick, dying, or have a death in the family. Or they will just get rid of the department you are in and give your work to another department that is probably already overworked and underpaid. Your experience is undervalued and they will gladly find a young, recent college graduate to do your work, working twice as hard for half the money you made. They will usually try to buy you out or forcibily retire your ass. If you are one of the select few that have managed to get a degree in your field, you find the opportunities for advancement to be very slim once you reach a "certain" age. Which brings us to the next problem... Folks are so upset about losing their jobs, that now most want to go back to school to get another degree. And for what? To delay the inevitable in a lot of cases - you're already in debt with your other student loan, car and home loans and family expenses. You're still unemployed. This corporate system does not work in your favor, don't be fooled. Again, if you are in your thirties, those days of getting what you are worth are long gone. Unless you happen to be connected. Then there are people like me, that have managed to fly under the radar without attaining a higher education degree. I was in the military, got additional training when I got out, and went into a field that doesn't require an advanced degree but common sense and a little brute force. I'm one of the lucky ones. Here's where we get screwed. It is like a Catch-22, you apply for a position, without a degree, you won't get the position because you aren't educated. If you have higher education you won't get the job, because guess what? You're too educated and corporations don't want to pay the money that your degree is worth. Ain't that shit fucked up? Which means you need to start figuring out how to pay your bills while working for minimum wage or learn the delicate balancing act of working multiple jobs to make ends meet. This is the new American Reality. So, the uneducated goes back to school, to go into debt, to get a degree for a position that probably won't be available for the many who have training in that field. Meanwhile, the educated person ends up handing out game tokens and tickets at Chuck E Cheese or serving designer coffee at Starbucks. Keep reading these past lines over and over again until this shit sinks in. Lately, education is doing nothing for this country's masses but perpetuating debt, dishonesty, depression, and quite possibly diabetes(smile). From what I've read, depending on the school, a four year education can cost at least $100,000 dollars before you get that piece of paper. All this push for an education on the radio and TV, and the work opportunities keep shrinking, and the education loan companies sink their claws deeper in those honestly trying to make a way out of their professional dead end. It is an ugly, vicious cycle. Speaking of those TV commercials, doesn't it seem like the world will be over-run with CNAs, graphic artists, hairstylists, makeup artists, and "security professionals" soon? It seems like like places are churning them out like an assembly line? Not to insult any in those fields; but how about some career diversity? Why don't they ever promote the fields that are actually really in demand? You know the fields where there is truly a lack of qualified people? It is like they don't want people to be truly prepared for the future work force. It seems like a big scam, like the ones at the top are in it together to further control the struggling 99%. Keep the masses down and get them desperate enough to accept the bare minimum of compensation, after all, they should be happy to be working, right? And no, that doesn't include benefits. But what's a person suppose to do? You have to aak yourself, will you ever get out of debt in your lifetime? Will you ever be able to live the American Dream of past generations? Will you have a cushion of funds for your "golden years"? Before you ask, I don't have an answer for this. It is just an heads up.

Funeral Home on South Side Under Investigation

Well, history be damned....

You would would think that after the chaotic bullshit that happened with Oaklawn Cemetary, folks would be careful with how they protect the dead.

The Cook County Coroner's Office recently had some serious issues because of bodies stacked to the ceiling and some people were fired.

So you ask - why the fuck is Harry Carter, the owner and operator of Carter Funeral Chapels in business?

Well, turns out that he wasn't legally - Harry took it upon himself to continue to operate his business even though his license was suspeneded.

And no, Harry didn't divulge this bit of crucial information to the public.

Let's just take a stroll down memory lane in regards to Harry's Chapels...

Records show that in 1996, Carter's Funeral Chapels was dissolved as a legal business entity, so why is Harry operating a business that exist in name only?

Harry Carter was disciplined in 1999 by the state of Illinois for operating without a license and failure to take classes to keep his funeral director's license current.

In 2006, he couldn't renew his license because Harry owned the state income taxes.

In 2009, Harry filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

Let's fast forward....seems like Harry decided to make some cash and franchised the name of his former legal business out, behold, now we have Carter Chapels. This quality establishment has turned out to be unheated and without electricity.

Okay, sure it's a building that primarily deals with the deceased, but damn, Harry, really?

Fortunately, now the majority of the bodies have been removed from Harry's House of Horrors. Families who have deceased relatives that were being serviced by Harry, can't get a word with Harry concerning what is going to happen to their loved ones that were in the process of being embalmed and prepared for internment.

It's kind of odd, because every chance Harry gets, Harry got a lot to say to the media.

Here are some of Harry's gems:

"Those bodies were treated with the upmost respect."

"Had things not been compliant, I would've left in handcuffs instead of going home."

" All companies have their problems, look at GM and Chrysler".

So now were comparing nuts and bolts and assembly lines to the deceased? Smooth move, undertaker.

The problem with businesses like Harry's and the assholes that run them, is that they know the reason why people come to the them in the first place is because most families can't afford the better funeral homes.

So we go to the local funeral home like Harry's that's across the street from the liquor store, and has suspect ass employees.

I've never understood how the most pompous fucks in the world, when they get caught up in a swirl of dishonesty, never want to apologize.
They never want to admit to wrong doing.

At least Harry, have some dignity and give your customers closure.
Instead, now they have to go through a longer grieving process because of you and your shady business practices.

Talking to a new funeral director,making arrangments again,trying to get closure for the second time around.

But, no Harry, that's not your problem.

Teens Involved in Bridgeport Video Beating Placed on Electronic Monitoring

Another kid involved in that cowardly ass beating of a defenseless young man on Youtube, happens to be the son of another Cook County Sheriff.

What the hell?

So who are the other little fuckers related to? A judge, lawyer, doctor, drug dealer, pimp?

Each lawyer or parent related to this case are quick to state that none of these goons were raised that way.
I call them goons because if they were any other race, that is what the media would call them - they'd probably throw in phrases like, "pack of animals" too.

Let's see..no crack parents, Mom isn't a chick turning tricks for meth, and Dad isn't an out of work auto worker.

So where did they learn this shit?
Is it learned behavior from a movie, rap video, or some secret family dysfunctional stuff from home?
The assumption is that these kids were raised in a good home. At least that's what they want us to believe.

It just amazes me that these otherwise "good" kids just suddenly went buckwild and ballistic like street thugs out of the clear fucking blue.

There's no excuse no matter what race they would've have been, but it is just amazing that these guys get a free pass, by just wearing electronic devices around their ankles.

You have to wonder if they were minority teens, would they'd be locked up.