Jackson Jambalaya

That's only 1 in 6,626, Jackistan is 1 in 5,522 and Chicago is 1 in 1,981. We're in the lead!

Dallas has white flight and seg academies just like every other urban center in America.

What racists call "culture" is the direct result of tax revenue draining to newly built suburbs.

Without that tax revenue, a spiral of failing infrastructure, failing schools, and an increase and crime and social welfare dependence grows.

All because too many mediocre whites don't want to live and compete among a diverse community.

HOAs are the answer.

@4:16 statistically it would appear the "mediocre whites" are tired of being victimized by a taxpayer funded criminal underclass propped up by activist DAs and judges.

Protip: Plenty of "mediocre blacks" are tired of it too.

Dallas has two suburbs, Plano and Frisco, that are great places to live with world class school systems. They have really drained the white middle class out of Big D. Dallas has corporations that want to be there but their SUITS move to the burbs. Not a good long term look.

"Live and compete among a diverse community."

Have you seen the Jackson suburbs? Or the public schools in Madison, Rankin, etc.? They're orders of magnitude more diverse than Jackson.

Maybe you could blame the Jackson whites of the 70's and early 80's for running for the city limits. But that ship sailed looooong ago. White flight has become "literally anybody with a lick of sense and a job" flight.

A lot of ignorant people with lousy reading comprehension. The article is about Dallas, Texas. Not Jackson.

Jackson isn't in the same league as most Texas cities. Maybe Beaumont? Honestly I think Beaumont is in better shape.

"a spiral of failing infrastructure, failing schools, and an increase and crime and social welfare dependence grows."

That's your "diverse community"? I can't imagine anyone who wouldn't find that attractive; it MUST be racism.

So 4:16pm is saying black people are so inferior and dependent that they can’t make it without white people paying taxes?

Geeze.

That’s racist.

Chokwe's ideal city...

@4:16 p.m.- Yep, always blame whitey. At least black politicians are smart enough to keep their voters by not blaming black on black crime culture- just blame the crackers and keep the paychecks rolling in...

What do high violent crime cities such as Jackson, Dallas, Chicago and Baltimore have in common?

THEY ARE BLUE CITIES!!!!

Kingfish is part of the problem. His constant cowardly censorship of reality and history prevents any sort of honest discussion. Nothing is ever going to improve without honesty and a lot hurt feelings in the black community. Time to face the brutal facts.

Dallas, Texas . . . another city that used to be nice.

The truth hurts, because it should. PC won't fix the problem.

5:33 looking for the "like button on steroids".

What do all these cities have in common? Guns!!!! Lots and lots of guns!

"Theft of Necessary Items

Study after study shows that when we arrest, jail, and convict people for non-violent crimes committed out of necessity, we only prevent that person from gaining the stability necessary to lead a law-abiding life. Criminalizing poverty is counter-productive for our community’s health and safety. For that reason, this office will not prosecute theft of personal items less than $750 unless the evidence shows that the alleged theft was for economic gain."

Now would that be retail, wholesale or market value. It makes a difference. SMH.

5:29. Jacksonville FL is a Red city. complete and absolute dump with a high crime rate. the fault of the mayor??

@5:33
Right on. Like when some dumbass easily refuted comment gets approved but KF will block any response that states politically incorrect facts and evidence.

I just thought I was incredulous when I read the new Dallas DA's letter.....then I read 4:16's comments. I really don't intend to sound hyperbolic, but my reasoning is SO different from both this DA and 4:16, it's as if we live on different planets!

These two feel SO committed to people who make the choice to violate the laws these two want so many more of, that they're willing to sacrifice their, and others', safety, possessions, etc. to make sure no one's hard on the criminals! WTF? Seriously, WTF? Someone with even pretty good sense can see that this DA's plan will all but guarantee an uptick in crime! These criminals exist to game the system, and once the system is made less burdensome, they're just going to feel emboldened! Hmmmmm, no jail for stealing less than $750 for something I can make someone else believe I "need?" Well, hell ya I'll take it! Wait, no bail even if I'm wrong? Well, hell yeah again!

Yeah, 4:16, the only reason I left my hometown of Jackson is because I didn't want to live and compete in a diverse community. Does that really make sense to you? If you really think that way, YOU may eventually be subject to criminal trespass, as you're likely to be mentally ill!

6:23, are you suggesting that none of the large cities in, say, Montana have a lot of guns? I would suggest they have as many or more........In your comment, it all boils down to WHO has the guns.

Care to refute that position?

No crime is 'committed out of necessity'. All crime is committed as a spinoff result of personal decisions having been made. But, if I keep telling myself the former is true, I'll eventually believe it and try real hard to have others join me in that belief. The more who believe it, the more comfortable I become.

Sorry, folks. You can't steal your way into leading a "law-abiding life." Will the District Attorney's office reimburse the merchants from whom the "necessary items" were stolen??

4:16 - a constant flow of excuses. You don't have to live in Madison and go to a private academy to know that murder is wrong. Face it. Basic human decency is a thing of the past for many of those you choose to defend.

6:24 - I would be interested to know who the last person arrested in Jackson for stealing food to feed their family or robbed someone for rent money. It just doesn't happen.

It's now a status symbol & admiral to be a Thug. Look at all the entertainment on TV at movies & in music. The media makes it look like these Thugs are protecting civil rights. And, the democrats promote this too. Like, I'm justified to steal, rape, & kill because I've been oppressed for 150 years.
No wonder those who have the financial ability flee (White or Black).

It will be worth the trip t Dallas to stock up on toilet paper, toothpaste, soap, deodorant, and household cleaning supplies. Just keep it under $750 and it's free!

Just watch, Walmart and Sam's will have these items in locked cages like small electronics soon enough if this idiot gets his way!

Thanks, Obama.

The criminal justice reform retards are sending this country to hell.

Soft on crime leads to more crime.

You should see the consent decree the Obama justice department made the Baltimore PD sign. Maybe I should dissect it and post it next week. Gupta was dangerous. Very dangerous.

Yeah, I know about Baltimore. That one is going up tomorrow or Saturday.

6:54- in reply to your question I would say that having hundreds of millions of guns in our country allows anyone who desires one to acquire it easily and will result in the large numbers of gun murders that countries without all these guns don’t have. My desire to own guns is far less than my desire to not have so many people murdered every year and have to fear for my family when they leave the house.

Thanks Kingfish.
It kills me that main stream media never covers half the stuff you put out there. It's like this movie I watched, Nightcrawler, which determined what news to report for ratings.

@4:16 is more racist than any conservative i know

Everyone is making the predictable comments for years now I've been reading with every crime related story.
And, again, it seems few read the piece and no one bothered to ask themselves , " Why would this official take this position?" or " How is Dallas the same or different from Jackson?"

Well, the reason the DA took the position was an overwhelmed police and judicial system that was too clogged to get more serious offenders off the street quickly. That policy seemed to be working elsewhere. Do read that we are talking about not arresting those possessing drugs in small enough quantities so as not to rise to significant dealer level.

So the question becomes " Did this decision actually affect the rise in crime in Dallas?" I don't know how many of those who were found to be in possession are responsible to the current rise in crimes. How many murders were alcohol related vs drug related?

Or were there other factors that were more determinant? Indeed, one easy factor that would go into explaining the rise in crime is that Dallas/Fort Worth led the US in population growth. That wouldn't be true of Jackson,but when we make comparisons, they should be comparable.

I suggest that we actually try to nail down what causes the problems in our communities and look only at other communities to see what solutions have worked. Charleston would be a good city to find out what they did when there city was experiencing high crime and people in the middle class and working class were moving out of the city limits. They got a new police chief but what did that fellow do and what resources did he get and how did he get them?

But, no...all of you would rather beat a dead horse. That's because you are more interested in arguing in the hope of being proven " right" than in solving problems. That is dysfunctional human behavior.

Libertarians who push for shorter prison sentences and no cash bail are just as bad as lefties who cry "institutional racism"

The Dallas DA willingly and proudly admitted in an interview in 2019 that his campaign was funded by Soros.

This is happening across the U.S., i.e. Soros is using his billion$ to ensure that socialist progressives are elected, along with disarming America.

Open you eyes, Americans!

8:27

I agree with your comments. However, I am going to jump in for my conservative friends and ask, "What is your plan?"

None of them want to be part of the solution, but they just want to run away. I understand the desire to get away from bad situations, but some situations would not be so bad, if we did not run away from people that don't look like us.

The list of crimes against being poor in that document is exactly the type of things that don't need to be prosecuted. Half the country has legal marijuana, and you dummies want to lock people up for it?

Well 4:16, why don't you show everyone how diverse you are by moving and living at let's say Road of Remembrance and Segura Ave.

I figure that you're just the typical lying liberal who like to boast the talk, but won't walk the walk.

Who wants to stay in a city where the criminals are turned lose to prey on the citizens. You can blame white flight but why not ask yourself why they are leaving. No one wants to sell their home for a lot less than it is worth. No one wants to live in a city where shootouts on the streets are so common they do not make the news. How would you like to wake up with a human head setting on your front steps?
People are leaving Jackson because they have no other choice.

8:27 a.m., according to the following link, from 2010 to 2018, Dallas wasn't even in the top 25 cities for population growth in the U.S.:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/11/15/these-25-cities-have-grown-the-most-since-2010/40594763/

So, where did you get the information to support your statement that "one easy factor that would go into explaining the rise in crime is that Dallas/Fort Worth led the US in population growth.."? Or are you just making stuff up?

On the bright side, Dallas' DA has just made Dallas much more inviting for criminals - including criminals from other nations - criminals who might otherwise be tempted to stay on I-20, and try their luck in Mississippi. Why move to Mississippi, if you can steal up to $750.00, every day, in Dallas?

Thanks, Dallas!!! Fewer criminals will want to move to the Magnolia State.

And if BabyChok follows Dallas' lead, then that's good news for Madison and Brandon. Why cross county lines, if the stealin' and druggin' is easier in Jacktown? (this is assuming there'd be ANYTHING LEFT TO STEAL in Jackson - an admittedly iffy assumption, considering current conditions there).

Oh, and folks, please google definitions for the words, 'Suburb', 'Bedroom Community' and 'Exurb'. Many of you are saying 'Suburb', when other terms are more appropriate. Dallas-proper is mostly a collection of suburbs. Jackson-proper is composed almost entirely of suburbs.

Hey, 8:15, what's with taking up all that space?

Also, in you zeal to correct everyone else's word usage, you got the concepts of "city-proper" and "metro area" reversed.