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copabeat · Nov 27, 2006, 09:46 am

Affirmative action is something I deal with on a daily basis. I am a Police Sergeant in a predominantly "Black" city. I was born and raised there myself and also grew up in the "Ghetto" as a so called "white person" (hate that term")

I will share some stories I have seen because of affirmative action. First it took me till I was almost thirty years old to finally get on the Police Force, after trying for six or seven years. At that time I blamed it on affirmative action as my scores were high and my will was stronger. I entered the Academy with about 65% black, 25% white and the balance mixed. From day one we were divided by squads of race. One of the guys I became closest with was a black guy who grew up in the projects we kinda knew each other from school but never really socialized. He had been the first in his family to graduate high school and have some college. ( his brother sat on Death row for double murder) He had two children and I have to be honest he taught me a lot about fatherhood.

This same man has put himself through college working midnights and going to school in the day time, risen to the rank of Lieutenant maintaining a 3.8 GPA and finishing first on every Police promotional exam. He is out of the "projects", married to a lovely woman and owns a beautiful home in the nearby suburbs. I admire him respect him and love him, he has been one of the best frinds I have ever had. Yeah, he did get a few Small breaks because of affirmative action, but he returned everything he has gotten 10 times over.

I remember another time when a "Black" family moved in to the neighborhood I live in now. People were very angry and several even moved away. It made me very upset, I couldn't believe people could still be so ignorant. Well they turned out to be the best neighbors anyone could have asked for, the kids were wonderful too. The oldest son, wound up finishing High School with a 4.0 GPA, had letters in Soccer, baseball, & football not to mention making "All-State" in all three. He had received offers of scholarships to "West Point" & Tuskee University( The Black Harvard) Amonst Others. He choose "Tuskeegee" After a year and a half he quit Tuskeegee and returned to NYU because he was so home sick and it was to tough academically. The girl thing, you know. But I am sure people thought whatever this young man accomplished was only because of affirmative action. There are smart hard working minorities too, I swear to God.

The same people that scorned them (The family) when they first moved in cried when they moved moved away. Now the neighborhood is nicely mixed, just the way I like it.

Nov 27, 2006, 09:46 am	#27 (permalink) (top)
copabeat Molten Ash Posts: 60	Affirmative Action is fine with me. Affirmative action is something I deal with on a daily basis. I am a Police Sergeant in a predominantly "Black" city. I was born and raised there myself and also grew up in the "Ghetto" as a so called "white person" (hate that term") I will share some stories I have seen because of affirmative action. First it took me till I was almost thirty years old to finally get on the Police Force, after trying for six or seven years. At that time I blamed it on affirmative action as my scores were high and my will was stronger. I entered the Academy with about 65% black, 25% white and the balance mixed. From day one we were divided by squads of race. One of the guys I became closest with was a black guy who grew up in the projects we kinda knew each other from school but never really socialized. He had been the first in his family to graduate high school and have some college. ( his brother sat on Death row for double murder) He had two children and I have to be honest he taught me a lot about fatherhood. This same man has put himself through college working midnights and going to school in the day time, risen to the rank of Lieutenant maintaining a 3.8 GPA and finishing first on every Police promotional exam. He is out of the "projects", married to a lovely woman and owns a beautiful home in the nearby suburbs. I admire him respect him and love him, he has been one of the best frinds I have ever had. Yeah, he did get a few Small breaks because of affirmative action, but he returned everything he has gotten 10 times over. I remember another time when a "Black" family moved in to the neighborhood I live in now. People were very angry and several even moved away. It made me very upset, I couldn't believe people could still be so ignorant. Well they turned out to be the best neighbors anyone could have asked for, the kids were wonderful too. The oldest son, wound up finishing High School with a 4.0 GPA, had letters in Soccer, baseball, & football not to mention making "All-State" in all three. He had received offers of scholarships to "West Point" & Tuskee University( The Black Harvard) Amonst Others. He choose "Tuskeegee" After a year and a half he quit Tuskeegee and returned to NYU because he was so home sick and it was to tough academically. The girl thing, you know. But I am sure people thought whatever this young man accomplished was only because of affirmative action. There are smart hard working minorities too, I swear to God. The same people that scorned them (The family) when they first moved in cried when they moved moved away. Now the neighborhood is nicely mixed, just the way I like it.