Jackson Jambalaya

Never read the comments

The Jackson Metro area is a conundrum on all things racial. The local news perpetuates stereotypes with the stories they focus on and the sh*t gets stale. It just really wears you down with all the negativity. This place is so depressing! Ugh!

And people wonder why Jackson is a cesspool. Look at the posts.

Only a sheltered white person would be surprised by these comments. If you work with or are around black people from Jackson you'd know a good majority of them are this ignorant. It's really pathetic. I live in a diverse neighborhood in Madison and the black people living here do not act, speak, or live like the people commenting in the news story above.

Think about the child left behind. This is something he will remember for a long time. What he learns from this will depend on the parents. It will make the difference in what he grows up to be. If the parents handle it right he will not be in the same position again when he is older. If it is handled the way most of the facebook posters would handle it he will soon be the one running from the law.
What a thing to happen to a kid. I hope the parents make the right decision.

I would like to thank the woman who took care of the child. That is one good woman.

Build a fence.

8:09 diverse neighborhood in Madison??? Where pray tell is that? Maids in Reunion don't count, and yes I'm from Madison.

In a country where Donald Trump is one of the nominees for president, you are surprised that there are a lot of stupid people out there?

no child deserves to be placed in that situation......if you run, you somewhat just admitted guilt.....and DANG, some people really need to go back and re-take some elementary english classes. Sad to see so many not take more pride in who they are.

I weep for my hometown.

I weep for the English language

@9:17, I'm pretty sure that most of the people who commented on the FB post of Scott Simmons are Hillary supporters!

Another example of uncertified teachers in JPS. Just by reading or even trying to decipher that language takes a damn interpreter.

9:17, so Voting for Hillary makes you smart? Check out how many people have suddenly had "accidents" who talked against Hillary. In my opinion, which obviously really doesn't count, we are in the worst shape we have ever been in and if we allow another politician to continue the pace then we are gone.

In a country where Shillary Clinton is one of the nominees for president, you are surprised that there are a lot of criminal, stupid people out there?

There are very few rational comments in the the KF gave us. The English language was butchered by nearly everyone.. The overly emotional reactions are disturbing. An arrest was made. There will be a judicial process. I do not know the accused or his family or if those who claim to know him actually do. They could be agitators or insane or belong to ISIS. Those on the Internet may not be who they claim to be. This is much ado about nothing.

yo mama. I haven't heard that one since the 70s

savages

I thought people on JJ were aholes because they could stay anonymous, but these news sites where people login with their real identity prove otherwise.

That mentality is the reason we left years ago. It may be worse now than it was then. And people wonder why JPS may lose their accreditation....! The comments are very self explanatory.

@ August 10, 2016 at 9:08 PM

Let us know where you live so we can build one 30 feet high around that lovely trailer of yours! We'll even throw in a moat with some gators to make sure you have motivation to stay in that som'itch! We'll schedule air drop off rations and Natty Light too!

@ exjxnres

Well we're mighty obliged to you for doing us that favor, what do we owe you?

I came to read the comments on a post about comments. Now that's meta.

And I thought "No Child Left Behind" went out with George W. Bush!

No child left behind. These people are back pedaling. Does the blame lay with the schools for making idiots out of people or is it the city they live in. Can't even blame it on something in the water as the water don't run that often.

"yo mama. I haven't heard that one since the 70s"

You haven't listened to any city council meetings lately it seems.

8:21, can I get in on that fence, moat, and gators? I live outside of Jackson but still too close. I promise not to come to Jackson if you will just follow through on your offer. The rations and Natty Light would be very appreciated.

Hell Jackson roads are almost creating complex moats around the city as it stands.

I like what 10:18 said. The roads in Jackson are a disgrace. There is a pothole in Fondren that has a weed growing out of it that soon will be a tree. It is now 4 feet tall. North State, one of the busiest streets in town is now almost unusable because of all the holes. The city is being run so poorly and the schools so poor that it is an embarrassment. To read the comments makes one wonder that with all the money going to schools , if they should be totally overhauled and get rid of teachers that won't or can't teach and administrators that do nothing but draw a fat salary. 152 school districts in Mississippi and 3 million in population. Ridiculous!

Different people have varying opinions. Groundbreaking discovery. And these comments are no different than the screeds posted by the aggrieved Dale Gribbles who post here every day.

cockroaches...

9:34 - The blame doesn't lay. It lies.

Who the hell is Dale Gribbles?

There should be a requirement that a second grade spelling test has to be passed in order to vote.
It's all over...

Read the posts put on facebook. Does anyone have a question why people have left Jackson? If you still have a question you may be one of the posters.