Trust me, the no snitchin/ street culture of mums to the word has done 4 things in our community: ● Put innocent people behind bars ● Robbed parents, wives, and children of actual closure after their love 1 has been "unalived" ● Allowed qanqs of unalivers to basically hold entire communities hostage ● Promoted more & more violent crime....If you know nobody's going to tell why not carry a tool of distruction and mame & unalive other people in broad day light 🤷🏾♂️
The problem is people don’t understand the difference between snitching and reporting a crime. Snitching, at least used to mean that you were ratting out your codefendants to get a lighter sentence for yourself, as opposed to telling the police that you or your loved one was the victim of a crime.
It's so they can turn arround and still blame thr cops for "shooting innocent black people". Idky they're so afraid to fix the problems in their own communities, like are they afraid that their "lifestyles" are going to implode or something?
A lot of them have internalized the propaganda to where they really believe someone shooting at them is less dangerous than a police officer is to them.
I will never forget the cries of a grandfather begging someone to come forward with who shot his baby in a drive by. He was taking her out for icecream and lost her. I cant imagine not letting a family properly grieve for their baby because you dont want to be labeled a snitch. How can their be such a lack of empathy, would you not care if that baby was yours?
@@ThisBahamianGyal Its from north Minneapolis, Aniya Allen, we’ve had many children killed like this its horrifying. I cant speak to the current status, but last i checked it was 2 years with no answers. It was a gang shootout so someone had to know.
How many will not snitch on their Employer, Landlord or file a complaint against a Police Officer under guise of it not being worth (Possible Repercussions) it? If you can't be Trusted with the Little Things, you can't be Trusted with the Big Things. The Self-righteousness the Pied Piper!
There was a time when people were afraid to come forward. Nowadays, I think it's just considered uncool. Not everybody has goons to send after you. I'm black, but I know little about the hood. I grew up in the rural. I'll snitch in a heartbeat. I understand being fearful in certain situations. One can report unanimously.
You dont seem to fully understand. Snitching is what criminals do to each other to get a better sentence. If your not about that life, ITS NOT SNITCHING! Regular people calling the police on criminals is normal. If you handle it yourself you get a case, if you do nothing they get away with. The police are not our friend, dont misunderstand me. But they will glady take pookie and rayray to jail where deserve to be
People take the no snitching thing very serious. There was a pregnant girl getting beat in the back parking lot at my cousins house in broad daylight by her baby father while people stood around watching. When my cousin couldn’t take it anymore and said she was calling the police half the damn neighborhood surrounded her and tried to jump her. Snitching is extremely dangerous, but like you said calling anonymously is an option and people want to pretend it’s not. I woulda just disappeared from the scene and then called the police on the low. I have no idea why she was crazy enough to try to announce to everyone that she was gonna call the cops.
THIS. I'm black as hell, and I know nothing about Hood culture. I grew up in the suburbs, and I will literally call the police the moment I see criminal activity.
@@joannamonique707Well she was saying it more to get them to stop. Calling the police on the side and waiting for the cops could be another 10 minutes of the women being beaten and her baby or her life could be gone by then. But to sit there and all stand around while some loser beat up the mother of his unborn child is just sick, sick and sick. In a white community every man would have beaten that guy to a pulp and then hold him until the police come. All those standing around watching are major losers also. Just sick.
That whole part. I tell people now I don’t wanna hear anything about the damn police. The police are not nearly as much of an issue as we are. Miss me with the “but the white man” bullshit. I’m not entertaining that bullshit for five goddamn seconds. Go tell it to someone else. I’m not hearing it 👌🏾
What goes around comes around. If you keep your mouth shut when other people are victimized by the criminal element, you have no right to complain if people keep their mouths shut when the same thing happens to you. And because you kept your mouth shut, there's a chance that it will happen to you if that criminal element _lives in your neighborhood_ and remains within close proximity to you. You might think you're protecting yourself by not being a snitch, but you're not. You're just leaving the door open for your future victimization. If you won't snitch for the sake of others, then do it for your own sake.
True but it’s a reality people are willing to accept to fit in. This is why a lot of people will join the gang. When someone in a gang is unalived, the rest of the gang will carry out street Justice. They think if you’re not in the gang and don’t have that protection then you’re a sucka who deserves to be harmed with no Justice delivered.
A lot of these men never grow up, they live the life as a teenager into old age. Its disheartening to see an old G talking like a kid and living a kids life.
If I knew for a fact a person committed murder or rape, I'd totally go and report it because IF I DON'T and that person goes on to do it again, that other person's victimization is partially my fault for doing NOTHING to prevent the perpetrator from doing it again. Also, prosecutors and judges who refuse to give proper charges and sentencing to people who engage in violent behaviour have a LOT of blood on their hands for what comes afterwards.
I say this as someone whose cousin's daughter was murdered when the girl was 18 and planning to graduate from high school a few months later. Didn't happen though because a couple of her schoolmates decided it would be cool to find out what it felt like to rape and murder somebody. The boy who initiated it (and pulled his buddy into it) already had some issues with various threats of violence and other strange behaviour that should have been dealt with sooner before it got to that point. (Also, his dad was in prison for murder, so maybe he should have had some counselling early on regarding that matter to help him direct his life in a better way.)
This is what I’m struggling with right now with some of my friends who still live in the hood. You want me to come around but when shit goes left YOU AINT GON SAVE MY LIFE! Nah. I’m good. I’m just not coming. I’m not trading in my safety for your bitch ass feelings or this dumb ass street code. I’m not calling my uncles or my cousins to come risk their lives and freedom to come get me out of a crazy situation when I could just NOT BE THERE! Mfs really think life is a game fr and it’s a PROBLEM 👌🏾
@@ThisBahamianGyal and that part becomes harder to ignore. How can u keep insisting we friends then refuse to have my back? That’s what friends do? Shit hurts to acknowledge but actions speak louder than words. I appreciate you for shedding light on the nonsense. Be safe sis ❤️
Its only snitching if youre a co-conspirator. Anything else is being a citizen keeping their community safe. Staying silent only signals that its cool to start doing dirt in front of your house. I like to live in places where just the aura of the place suggests its a risk even trying it
There'd be NO fear of retribution from badguys if an entire neighborhood or community didn't tolerate badguy behavior. Unfortunately, badguy behaviors have become normalized and in many ways glorified. The way people can live side by side for years, and not even know each other's names, or glance at each other, is the complete breakdown of neighborhood cohesion. The badguys have actually won, and changed the dynamics of societal moral accountability and responsibility.
@@ThisBahamianGyal I very much enjoy your takes on these subjects. I just stumbled randomly across your channel and have binge watched them all this morning. Excellent content ma'am. Have a wonderful day.
The issue is multifaceted especially for the kids being born into it right now. If someone witnessed a murder say and the people who committed the crime know that that person is the only one who saw it there is a large chance they will be shot/killed if they choose to tell. That is a pretty serious threat to deal with. Its not as simple as everyone just dont accept it... especially not now when gangs are ingrained in many communities.
@@johndoeiii6103 I guess you don't understand numbers then. Unless you live in places where there's more bad guys than good guys. (And I seriously doubt that'd be the reality) And if that's the case? It's already a lost neighborhood and time to move. I'd remind everyone the truism of. 'All evil needs to succeed, is for good men failing to stand up'. I reject the fear of repercussion excuse people use. One is either willing to sacrifice if need be for a better future. Or... Shrug one's shoulders and offer nothing towards a better future.
I am a black woman , and I keep hearing people say that they were raised not to tell when someone does something. I was not raised that way. You need to tell when someone does something wrong. When you don't tell that just leaves the criminals out to keep committing more crimes. Who are you worrying about not telling on.? That comes from watching too much dumb television and listening to dumb rap music. that is why the communities are torn up.
@ danawhite6458 they weren’t raised to not snitch that’s the lie ball men tell to take no accountability for their gang culture. These men took it upon themselves to not snitch women aren’t telling them to be quiet.
@ danawhite6458 they weren’t raised to not snitch that’s the lie ball men tell to take no accountability for their gang culture. These men took it upon themselves to not snitch women aren’t telling them to be quiet.
@ danawhite6458 they weren’t raised to not snitch that’s the lie ball men tell to take no accountability for their gang culture. These men took it upon themselves to not snitch women aren’t telling them to be quiet.
@ danawhite6458 they weren’t raised to not snitch that’s the lie ball men tell to take no accountability for their gang culture. These men took it upon themselves to not snitch women aren’t telling them to be quiet.
Hip hop isn’t destroying anything, it provide opportunities. But the rap songs where they’re challenging others, promoting stereotypes and violence - those are the songs that are harming people
I roll my eyes every time my brother calls police “opps”. I think “Dude. You’re not in a gang, we don’t live near gangs, our aunt is a retired detective. Your only police interactions were misdemeanor possession charges that resulted from being stupid in public, not racial profiling.”
@@ThisBahamianGyal My siblings choosing to adopt some of the worse aspects of black culture (that they didn’t even grow up around) to shape their mixed identity is an ongoing issue. Seems like plenty of fully black kids do the same thing. For some people you ain’t black if you haven’t been forced to share “da struggle”. They view that as a bad thing and not a sign of the country improving.
@@D123-f9kya it’s ridiculous I grew up in upper middle class private school and was one of the few black kids. They others would do that thug act it was hilarious but so disappointing as I got older.
Would I snitch to save someone's life? Of course I would! I would inform the authorities in a heartbeat. It would never occur to me not to help that person who was in potential danger. In my personal opinion, refusing to help someone in danger is inhuman.
When I think of the no-snitch culture, I think of BLM activist Sasha Johnson in the UK. After being such a relentless campaigner for the black community, Sasha was shot by one of four black men at a party in 2021 and remains in a coma with no suspects snitched on or coming forward. Her sister and mother are devastated and frustrated that no-one will say what happened and who was involved. And she should have been respected enough from her activism that people want justice for her, but being silent was more important to them.
Girl, your eyes are wide open! I have subbed to your channel and watched your awesome videos. Please do one on what the "Black Community" is supposed to be. I understand the mentality of these no-snitch types because many of them grew up in families where people had been in prison or heavily entangled with the police on a regular basis. However, why is this supposed to be part of the values of some "black community"? Most black people I know do not agree with this or have a need to conceal the criminal behaviors of others because they do not commit crimes and their family members have never been in prison. They may not even know anyone who has ever been in prison. The word "snitch" might not even have a meaning.
How come folks don't understand that there's no honor among thieves. No snitching is a trap. The guy who "keeps to the code" ends up being the one everyone else lays the blame on and then they wind up behind bars.
It’s not about race for me, but as a black man who comes from that ignorant way of thinking I had to separate myself from most Black people when I had my daughter. That was roughly 16 years ago, and the further I got away from them the more I realized how worse off their priorities were, but mostly their principales, values, and ethics were. At that point I didn’t want my daughter around it either.
🙋🏾♂️ If I'm the victim of a crime... I'M SNITCHING!! All my Insurance 📃 Policies will be invalid if I don't get a Police Crime Reference Number, & I get no Pay Out. MUFFA THUKKA, I've got a Job, a Wife, & 4 Kids... I'm NOT protecting The Criminal Element, over my Family!!... THUKK THAT!! 😤 With that said... DON'T THUKK WITH ME 😁
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I knooow!!! YT bots get me all the time on my videos. They got me making up words and sentences trying to avoid strikes. lolol. This comment was so funny.
@@ThisBahamianGyalI’m still waiting for you to address this since you care about the Black community One Million Black Families in the South Have Lost Their Farms Black landowners in the South have lost 12 million acres of farmland over the past century-mostly from the 1950s onward. The Atlantic reports that a million Black families have been ripped from their farms in a “war waged by deed of title” and propelled by white racism and local white power. The dispossession of 98% of Black agricultural landowners in America is part of our history of racial injustice that is hugely important but mostly overlooked. Equal Justice Initiative
@@ThisBahamianGyalI’m still waiting for you to address this since you care about the Black community Over 200 prosperous AA towns that were indepedant, and "pulled themselves up by their bootstraps" were burned down and population massacred Read Buried in the Bitter Waters: The Hidden History of Racial Cleansing in America Book by Elliot G. Jaspin
This “no snitching “ mantra allowed the criminals to thrive. If we had band together and said “nope ! Not in my community” it would have been stomped out but it’s too late now. A bad attributes woven in our culture.
I actually did call the police when a black man in my old neighborhood was shot. I bet he was glad I wasn't possessed by that gang mentality! (He lived thanks to the nurses next door & the ambulance)
Prison/gang codes of conduct are often knowingly or unknowingly followed in non-jail environments for a variety of reasons. Drugs, money, fear of criticism, fear of death & threats tend to make some people quite paranoid.
If someone hurts me or mine, I would never stay silent! Screw that! I'll never understand not wanting actual justice for a loved one.. or just for your community!
It’s easy to say that. Much harder to do. Snitches get stitches is not a goddamn joke. Anyone who’s actually lived in these neighborhoods knows that this mentality is so dominant you can’t really fight back against it. They’ll kill you for even speaking up about it. The only real solution is to leave and never come back. If it was a simple as just call the police we would’ve fixed this shit already.
I came up in the hood and went through every stereotype related to it, because of what it did to my family and friends, I can say with full confidence that I will tell on a mofo with the quickness. Don’t do nothing illegal round me bro😀!
I would love for you to do a podcast on how the entertainment industry and media are creating and fueling this way of thinking I’d love to engage you in a conversation to make a change because our culture has been upended to a horrible narrative that is destroying our people
My brother was murdered. Set up and gunned down. Shot several times. The neighbors told the police they didn't want to get involved. Not that they didn't see or know who killed him, but they "didn't want to get involved". It's been years and my family will never have closure. I can't make myself drive near that side of town when I visit the city. I wouldn't wish this pain on those who have wronged me and are the worst of my enemies. A younger me wouldn't tell. But an older, wiser me would save a life and a family from pain. Call it what you will. Yes, I would do what I could to save someone from the pain I still feel years later.
Your story is a lot like mine. I also lost my brother, who was murdered. Everyone seems to have info, but no one wants to speak up. They can miss me with all that. My sincere condolences. I know the pain you feel. My family still does not have closure.
We often hear the phrase "silence is violence". If we adhere to that, isn't no snitching condoning of violence (as you mentioned ma'am)? I am a white guy so I have had people tell me "you just don't get it". I'm also a physically deformed person so maybe I'll put a slightly different spin on this. If deformed or disabled people faced violence, from within our group or out, we'd snitch in a heartbeat. Under no circumstances would we have any tolerance for violence because we know it only contributes to more violence against us. I'm not trying to sound high and mighty but maybe others can learn a lesson from that. If people do nothing (no snitching) than nothing will ever get better.
"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph in the world is that good men do nothing" Old quote, so of course women aren't mentioned, but applies to all of us regardless of culture.
I seem to recall a prominent BLM activist over in Europe who was a shooting victim at one of her own parties. Sasha Johnson, I think? It was her 30th birthday party and it was a crowded one at that. About four or five suspects were named and to be charged with attempted murder, but the case has fallen through. If I remember, she's still stable and the case was dropped due to lack of concrete evidence. There were so many people who could have come forward, but they didn't. I don't care about the no-snitch rule, because I have people who rely on me. Plus, "black culture in the US" has no love for what they deem a race-traitor like myself. So I see no reason to follow those rules when they would damn me to destruction. 🤷♂️
the bad guy tells our entire community not to snitch and we cower. a villain says, "do it" and we comply without hesitation; all the while claiming to be men and women of God. calling ourselves High value men and too afraid to tell the truth; fast to judge your women but too cowardly to call out another man that has committed a crime. the sad part about that is its not like we have to arrest the villain; just tell the police so they can do their job. A person of high moral standards who lies continuously by omission. We will never matter to someone else until we matter more to ourselves. We treat each other like trash and expect others to see the value in us. For the sake of our future tell the police we want you to tell us; I want to clean up our neighborhoods, some of us are fighting for you but we can’t help if you don’t tell us where the problem is.
thats entirely the problem though, you cant require the entire hood to honor street codes they arent living by. CIvilians should've always been off limits.
@@_xoxo3exactly. People who don’t live on the hood don’t understand that “snitches get stitches” is not some cute little rap lyric. They will literally fucking kill you.
I have never understood the no snitching stuff. That is how evil grows and is allowed to flourish. It has been my experience that you expose it and that helps it to die.
As someone who was born in the black community where it's rough (Miami, Florida), I can tell you I've seen so many gun violence almost on a daily basis. Plus, I lost my brother in gun violence in 2012 and to this day, no one been arrested due to the no snitching policy. As for that guy that said I'm not going to snitch, what if that was one of your family members that got shot? I'll call to save a life.
it aint snitching to save someone life.....snitching is when people are involved or in the knowing of a crime and a person tells on their co' d's....but if peoples are not involved in the criminal act known as civilians.....civilians have the right to tell....
Let’s not get it twisted. Most hood dudes will and have snitched on they homies when their facing serious time. What’s sad is the greater black community has perpetuated and promoted this contradiction
The real issue is morality v hedonism. People should do the moral thing, because that's what's best for the community. Morals are good for a community. Hedonism is all about the individual, and what they want. It's hedonists who commit the crimes. A moral person is supposed to report the crimes so that the person who did the crime can be stopped. But hedonists don't want to be stopped, and they're NOT in favor of a healthy community. The hedonists are the predators on the community.
The problem there is no system to protect blacks from retaliation for snitching. A dangerous community is often a loss cause for local representatives that they don't care who got shot , they only care about catching the criminal ,putting them behind bars for a couple years and when then release them knowing full well that person is gonna find whoever snitched and take them out. People who snitched are not protected by the community when marked for death and often has to find themselves leaving that community that they want to make better.
Dude it's literally the justice system. We don't police our own community because we pay people to do it for us, it's the police and when shit hits the fan people call the police. That's the whole point of the video. Let them do their damn jobs so we can put murderers where they belong.
If you and those around you are not in that life it’s your human duty to get help for people but it’s a tricky issue depending on how you live your life
Yes I would snitch if someone was in trouble and wouldn’t cover for anyone. Also, in prison those who say “snitches get stitches” are the ones that rat each other out over everything. It’s all a lie. There is no honor in the code or among those who champion it. See a murder. Report it. See an innocent child get unalived. Speak up. Don’t ever sacrifice your life and freedom for someone who will definitely not return the favor.
It’s really not about the label because who gives AF! It’s about the fact these 🥷 will come after your entire family. Plus a lot of our “friends” put themselves into bullshit that we may not know about. It could be from poverty or just a by product of anger or needing a sense of belonging. I’m not justifying these motives I’m just explaining it. I grew up in the P’s and I’m telling you 🥷 will blow down on you, your brother, your sister, your granny. When does it end? Probably not until you are no longer on this earth or until you can get enough money and move. The better question is, are you willing to intervene knowing if someone finds out it’s risking yourself or the people you love? Of course it’s dummies who are apart of a robbery and go down 20 years and don’t tell 🙄 because of credit, or you got the women now taking charges for their baby daddies to earn his loyalty like some type of low budget Tubi movie. 😂😂😂😂
First of all Hood or nice Neighborhood I am a hard working dude who provides for my family I am *NOT* affiliated in any Gang or Criminal activity I'm protecting my family and my community 👍🏻
Irish people don’t snitch! Until they drunk 😂 then we sing. Drunk men tell no tales (lies). Italians don’t speak about the family outside of the family. When those cross you get Whitey Bulger.
Answer this Question, would you go to a "Holy Man" and confess you sins because of how they Articulated Confession is Good for the Soul? For over 200 years descendants of African Slaves have experienced the Pros and Cons of Snitching. Blacks call 911 to Report a Crime and is Killed by Responding Officer! Many will never make that mistake again because they are now Dead!
A snitch is a person who is a person who participates in criminal activity and cooperates with authorities to save their own ass. This doesn’t apply to law abiding citizens!!!!! If you are not a participant in criminal activity, tell the police. That’s what you’re supposed to do.
Calling someone a snitch? Sounds like gaslightning technique. If I have not pledged alliance to you, it is not snitching. If you are doing stuff I do not agree to, it's not snitching. I have no obligations to protect your criminal lifestyle.
Straight up selfish ignorance to think you should keep quiet because you don’t want to be labeled a snitch. You’d rather be labeled as a loyal to the filthy street game.😎
In 1992 a 6-year-old boy named Q'aid Walker-Teal was shot in the head outside of a black heritage/concert event in Marin City, 250 people were around, but nobody saw anything, why? Because the gun was owned by, and only had the prints of the one and only "Thug Angel", Tupac Shakur, on the gun. Well, not entirely accurate, some friends of Tupac claimed he was knocked out and the gun was taken, Tupac claimed he was shoved and dropped the gun and someone took it, and so on, and so forth. but they have no idea who, and no identification whatsoever. Let's not forget that when Tupac was bleeding out and cops showed up on the scene they asked him who shot him, he used his last breath to tell them to go fuck themselves.
10:34 Lil Kim's Boyfriend got arrested for shooting at rappers because said rappers "let" her enemy, Foxy Brown, talk smack about her in a record. If Lil Kim is not gonna stop her man getting into trouble over something so petty, she needs to keep her mouth shut period.
Stop Snitching... Initially came from Civil Rights Orgs resisting racist FBI/CIA investigations. In other words it was a righteous cause. Today is been demonstrously perverted to support people doing illegal activities and wrongs to their fellow man. The curreny *code" seems to be co-signing chaos to no end. 😤
My son is in middle school. The first day of track practice a high school student offered him percocet. He was so innocent but knew to say no. He came home and told us. We elected not to say anything and for him to stay away from the dealer. We didn't want him getting targeted for snitchin. Middle School has enough problems! It depends on the situation. You have to pick your battles.
Hopefully that kid didn’t give it to someone else and that wasn’t the beginning of a pill addiction. But sure, you can’t have your kid do the right thing or else he’ll be an outcast.
i watch a lot of local news channels nationwide, and something i started to notice was those same people who are all up in arms bout no snitching, also be the first to say 'see something say something'' when its their family hurt or killed. knowing damn well they cousin killed some little kid a block away from a stray bullet they fired at someone over some BS
The main reason black people won't talk to the police is because of the fear of repercussions. This applies to both gang members, and completely innocent people. You can be an innocent civilian who's calls the police on a criminal, then you'll have to live in fear of that gang coming after you. Another problem is that once people, whether innocent or criminals, find out you're a snitch, they lose trust in you, and won't associate with you coz of the fear that they might get killed along with the snitch.
Is it really so tragic to lose friends like that? You'd rather a cold blooded killer roam the streets of your neighborhood where your children play than have him locked up for life? I will never understand.
@@dreamweaver1603 mean the people doing the killing are the same ones telling us not to snitch so yeah… they’ll keep their mouth shut when someone kills their own because they want to be able to turn around and kill others without anyone calling the police on them. It’s evil but it makes perfect sense. When you live in a neighborhood where the majority of people are criminals of course they’re gonna tell you not to call the cops 🤷🏾♀️ holding someone accountable for their shit means they’re gonna hood you accountable for your shit and when you know you’re shit ain’t clean you ain’t gonna wanna be held accountable. That’s where the shit starts.
@@dreamweaver1603 Obviously I don't want a killer near my children, but I don't want to live in fear of that killer's friends coming after me and my family because I was brave enough to speak up. Your comment shows that you clearly don't understand the fear of revenge, you didn't even try to understand my comment, and you have no empathy for the people who have to deal with this.
Ma'am, you get right to the heart of the matter here. It's not snitching unless there's a perceived something in it for you. If you are not implicated, it's just reporting a crime. If you are implicated, but didn't actually pull the trigger, break the circle of violence, do the time, and change your ways. If you pulled the trigger that ended someone, may God have mercy on your soul, because you can't rightly expect any mercy from the state - and, in point of fact, you don't deserve any.
If someone killed my baby, I would want someone to come forward. I will always do the same. I'mma tell it all. You didn't want to get caught up, don't do what you're doing to get caught up. This is serious stuff only though of course. Everything else, small stuff, just... Mind your business.
Look. I would sing like a songbird if it would save another's life. In today's society, people are snitching by playing internet detectives w/o knowing. The video is clear- that young man should re-think that friendship. At least the closeness of it. ❤
People take on the sins of the perpetrators when they know and don't warn their victims. It's called being complicit, morally, spiritually, and legally.
A few weeks before I left Bmore (20 years ago) A lady complained to police about some blacks selling drugs near her porch. About a week before trial they burned her house down. These naive social worker types don't get it.
That's truly unfortunate that, that happened. But, if we all were watching our neighbourhood and showed these guys that we wouldn't tolerate that type of action, it would not have taken root. I'm really sorry for that lady and again...this goes back to what I said in the video. I understand some people's reluctance to report incidents because they fear reprisals.
Just as your community (where you live) is located within the neighborhood, YOUR COMMUNITY (family) is located within the community and then there's your very own community (self) which resides within that. Your allegiance resides in the 2nd and 3rd positions first and formost. Period!!! If the neighborhood doesnt understand this then your community they definitely are not. Another excellent discussion Gyal. What di wybe iz 🇧🇸🇧🇸🇧🇸
I know someone who snitched and rightfully so, a person was involved in child pornography. So this person is currently in a Federal Prison and has been for 10 yrs
One time in high school I was informed of a plan to assault another student nobody really liked. Me, not being the smartest of sophomores, bragged about being approached and tried to recruit a friend. Thank god that friend told the other student and that student then told the proper authorities, causing the plot to dissolve. Nobody was ever formally punished but it starkly changed my view on things like this. I I should’ve told a teacher or my parents or whatever, but I didn’t. I regret that to this day.
Trust me, the no snitchin/ street culture of mums to the word has done 4 things in our community:
● Put innocent people behind bars
● Robbed parents, wives, and children of actual closure after their love 1 has been "unalived"
● Allowed qanqs of unalivers to basically hold entire communities hostage
● Promoted more & more violent crime....If you know nobody's going to tell why not carry a tool of distruction and mame & unalive other people in broad day light 🤷🏾♂️
The problem is people don’t understand the difference between snitching and reporting a crime. Snitching, at least used to mean that you were ratting out your codefendants to get a lighter sentence for yourself, as opposed to telling the police that you or your loved one was the victim of a crime.
Exactly!
Right
The term seems to have gradually encompassed more things. Alot of people now see it as talking to the cops for any reason at any time.
This right here. Learn this, and live.
People in some communities are told under no circumstances phone the police.
They’d rather black people die than involve the police? That’s an absolutely depressing and a sick mentality.
It's so they can turn arround and still blame thr cops for "shooting innocent black people". Idky they're so afraid to fix the problems in their own communities, like are they afraid that their "lifestyles" are going to implode or something?
A lot of them have internalized the propaganda to where they really believe someone shooting at them is less dangerous than a police officer is to them.
It is. It's lazy, wicked, perverse and stupid.
And it can easily be changed but that no snitch mentality is constantly keeping them down
Leave blackistan
I will never forget the cries of a grandfather begging someone to come forward with who shot his baby in a drive by. He was taking her out for icecream and lost her. I cant imagine not letting a family properly grieve for their baby because you dont want to be labeled a snitch. How can their be such a lack of empathy, would you not care if that baby was yours?
Wow!!! This story just broke my heart. Damn. No one ever came forward??
@@ThisBahamianGyal Its from north Minneapolis, Aniya Allen, we’ve had many children killed like this its horrifying. I cant speak to the current status, but last i checked it was 2 years with no answers. It was a gang shootout so someone had to know.
@@ThisBahamianGyal back in middle school my teachers would push me to snitch on hood kids that would did something to the teachers
Sad..that's Heartbreaking.
How many will not snitch on their Employer, Landlord or file a complaint against a Police Officer under guise of it not being worth (Possible Repercussions) it? If you can't be Trusted with the Little Things, you can't be Trusted with the Big Things. The Self-righteousness the Pied Piper!
There was a time when people were afraid to come forward. Nowadays, I think it's just considered uncool. Not everybody has goons to send after you. I'm black, but I know little about the hood. I grew up in the rural. I'll snitch in a heartbeat. I understand being fearful in certain situations. One can report unanimously.
You dont seem to fully understand. Snitching is what criminals do to each other to get a better sentence. If your not about that life, ITS NOT SNITCHING! Regular people calling the
police on criminals is normal. If you handle it yourself you get a case, if you do nothing they get away with. The police are not our friend, dont misunderstand me. But they will glady take pookie and rayray to jail where deserve to be
People take the no snitching thing very serious. There was a pregnant girl getting beat in the back parking lot at my cousins house in broad daylight by her baby father while people stood around watching. When my cousin couldn’t take it anymore and said she was calling the police half the damn neighborhood surrounded her and tried to jump her. Snitching is extremely dangerous, but like you said calling anonymously is an option and people want to pretend it’s not. I woulda just disappeared from the scene and then called the police on the low. I have no idea why she was crazy enough to try to announce to everyone that she was gonna call the cops.
THIS. I'm black as hell, and I know nothing about Hood culture. I grew up in the suburbs, and I will literally call the police the moment I see criminal activity.
@@joannamonique707Well she was saying it more to get them to stop. Calling the police on the side and waiting for the cops could be another 10 minutes of the women being beaten and her baby or her life could be gone by then. But to sit there and all stand around while some loser beat up the mother of his unborn child is just sick, sick and sick. In a white community every man would have beaten that guy to a pulp and then hold him until the police come. All those standing around watching are major losers also. Just sick.
My cousin just said they make u say your name but I'm still telling
So much for black lives mattering ☹️
Black lives don’t matter to other black people
You know they only matter when it's a cop or a white person that did something.
That whole part. I tell people now I don’t wanna hear anything about the damn police. The police are not nearly as much of an issue as we are. Miss me with the “but the white man” bullshit. I’m not entertaining that bullshit for five goddamn seconds. Go tell it to someone else. I’m not hearing it 👌🏾
Do they ?
@@MarkLandrebe-ef5ydblm is a movement not just a statement/trend
What goes around comes around. If you keep your mouth shut when other people are victimized by the criminal element, you have no right to complain if people keep their mouths shut when the same thing happens to you. And because you kept your mouth shut, there's a chance that it will happen to you if that criminal element _lives in your neighborhood_ and remains within close proximity to you. You might think you're protecting yourself by not being a snitch, but you're not. You're just leaving the door open for your future victimization. If you won't snitch for the sake of others, then do it for your own sake.
Thank you!!! I agree fully!!
True but it’s a reality people are willing to accept to fit in. This is why a lot of people will join the gang. When someone in a gang is unalived, the rest of the gang will carry out street Justice. They think if you’re not in the gang and don’t have that protection then you’re a sucka who deserves to be harmed with no Justice delivered.
@@joannamonique707And yet, it's the gang members who are the real pathetic suckas.
A lot of these men never grow up, they live the life as a teenager into old age. Its disheartening to see an old G talking like a kid and living a kids life.
Anyone with a “no snitch” mentality is a very dangerous person to be around and I stay well away. 🤷🏾♀️
If I knew for a fact a person committed murder or rape, I'd totally go and report it because IF I DON'T and that person goes on to do it again, that other person's victimization is partially my fault for doing NOTHING to prevent the perpetrator from doing it again. Also, prosecutors and judges who refuse to give proper charges and sentencing to people who engage in violent behaviour have a LOT of blood on their hands for what comes afterwards.
I say this as someone whose cousin's daughter was murdered when the girl was 18 and planning to graduate from high school a few months later. Didn't happen though because a couple of her schoolmates decided it would be cool to find out what it felt like to rape and murder somebody. The boy who initiated it (and pulled his buddy into it) already had some issues with various threats of violence and other strange behaviour that should have been dealt with sooner before it got to that point. (Also, his dad was in prison for murder, so maybe he should have had some counselling early on regarding that matter to help him direct his life in a better way.)
This is what I’m struggling with right now with some of my friends who still live in the hood. You want me to come around but when shit goes left YOU AINT GON SAVE MY LIFE! Nah. I’m good. I’m just not coming. I’m not trading in my safety for your bitch ass feelings or this dumb ass street code. I’m not calling my uncles or my cousins to come risk their lives and freedom to come get me out of a crazy situation when I could just NOT BE THERE! Mfs really think life is a game fr and it’s a PROBLEM 👌🏾
Man I am clapping at this post. I am sooo with you. When I get hemmed up you say nothing??!! Shows how much they care about me. Nah, I'm good.
@@ThisBahamianGyal and that part becomes harder to ignore. How can u keep insisting we friends then refuse to have my back? That’s what friends do? Shit hurts to acknowledge but actions speak louder than words. I appreciate you for shedding light on the nonsense. Be safe sis ❤️
Its only snitching if youre a co-conspirator. Anything else is being a citizen keeping their community safe. Staying silent only signals that its cool to start doing dirt in front of your house. I like to live in places where just the aura of the place suggests its a risk even trying it
There'd be NO fear of retribution from badguys if an entire neighborhood or community didn't tolerate badguy behavior.
Unfortunately, badguy behaviors have become normalized and in many ways glorified.
The way people can live side by side for years, and not even know each other's names, or glance at each other, is the complete breakdown of neighborhood cohesion.
The badguys have actually won, and changed the dynamics of societal moral accountability and responsibility.
I agree with everything you've said and this is something I keep saying.
@@ThisBahamianGyal
I very much enjoy your takes on these subjects. I just stumbled randomly across your channel and have binge watched them all this morning.
Excellent content ma'am. Have a wonderful day.
The issue is multifaceted especially for the kids being born into it right now. If someone witnessed a murder say and the people who committed the crime know that that person is the only one who saw it there is a large chance they will be shot/killed if they choose to tell. That is a pretty serious threat to deal with. Its not as simple as everyone just dont accept it... especially not now when gangs are ingrained in many communities.
@@johndoeiii6103 I guess you don't understand numbers then.
Unless you live in places where there's more bad guys than good guys.
(And I seriously doubt that'd be the reality)
And if that's the case? It's already a lost neighborhood and time to move.
I'd remind everyone the truism of.
'All evil needs to succeed, is for good men failing to stand up'.
I reject the fear of repercussion excuse people use. One is either willing to sacrifice if need be for a better future. Or...
Shrug one's shoulders and offer nothing towards a better future.
I am a black woman , and I keep hearing people say that they were raised not to tell when someone does something. I was not raised that way. You need to tell when someone does something wrong. When you don't tell that just leaves the criminals out to keep committing more crimes. Who are you worrying about not telling on.? That comes from watching too much dumb television and listening to dumb rap music. that is why the communities are torn up.
Preach!!!!!!!!!! Thank you. I couldn't agree more. We hurt ourselves when we say nothing...do nothing.
@ danawhite6458 they weren’t raised to not snitch that’s the lie ball men tell to take no accountability for their gang culture. These men took it upon themselves to not snitch women aren’t telling them to be quiet.
@ danawhite6458 they weren’t raised to not snitch that’s the lie ball men tell to take no accountability for their gang culture. These men took it upon themselves to not snitch women aren’t telling them to be quiet.
@ danawhite6458 they weren’t raised to not snitch that’s the lie ball men tell to take no accountability for their gang culture. These men took it upon themselves to not snitch women aren’t telling them to be quiet.
@ danawhite6458 they weren’t raised to not snitch that’s the lie ball men tell to take no accountability for their gang culture. These men took it upon themselves to not snitch women aren’t telling them to be quiet.
Do one on how hip-hop is destroying the black community as well.
I feel the introduction of gangsta rap was very damaging to the black community.
The destruction of the black community was long before hiphop was established but ok
No lie there.
I always felt it is garbage 🗑 music. I don't listen or buy that stuff.
Hip hop isn’t destroying anything, it provide opportunities. But the rap songs where they’re challenging others, promoting stereotypes and violence - those are the songs that are harming people
I roll my eyes every time my brother calls police “opps”. I think “Dude. You’re not in a gang, we don’t live near gangs, our aunt is a retired detective. Your only police interactions were misdemeanor possession charges that resulted from being stupid in public, not racial profiling.”
lmaoooooooo🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@ThisBahamianGyal My siblings choosing to adopt some of the worse aspects of black culture (that they didn’t even grow up around) to shape their mixed identity is an ongoing issue. Seems like plenty of fully black kids do the same thing. For some people you ain’t black if you haven’t been forced to share “da struggle”. They view that as a bad thing and not a sign of the country improving.
@@D123-f9kya it’s ridiculous I grew up in upper middle class private school and was one of the few black kids. They others would do that thug act it was hilarious but so disappointing as I got older.
The police are a gang.
Would I snitch to save someone's life? Of course I would! I would inform the authorities in a heartbeat. It would never occur to me not to help that person who was in potential danger. In my personal opinion, refusing to help someone in danger is inhuman.
🙏🏿 🙏🏿 🙏🏿
When I think of the no-snitch culture, I think of BLM activist Sasha Johnson in the UK. After being such a relentless campaigner for the black community, Sasha was shot by one of four black men at a party in 2021 and remains in a coma with no suspects snitched on or coming forward. Her sister and mother are devastated and frustrated that no-one will say what happened and who was involved. And she should have been respected enough from her activism that people want justice for her, but being silent was more important to them.
Thought there wasn't gun crime in UK.
Girl, your eyes are wide open! I have subbed to your channel and watched your awesome videos. Please do one on what the "Black Community" is supposed to be. I understand the mentality of these no-snitch types because many of them grew up in families where people had been in prison or heavily entangled with the police on a regular basis. However, why is this supposed to be part of the values of some "black community"? Most black people I know do not agree with this or have a need to conceal the criminal behaviors of others because they do not commit crimes and their family members have never been in prison. They may not even know anyone who has ever been in prison. The word "snitch" might not even have a meaning.
"I was raised not to tell." I strongly doubt his mother taught him not to tell. I think it was his black male peers who taught him not to tell.
How come folks don't understand that there's no honor among thieves. No snitching is a trap. The guy who "keeps to the code" ends up being the one everyone else lays the blame on and then they wind up behind bars.
It’s not about race for me, but as a black man who comes from that ignorant way of thinking I had to separate myself from most Black people when I had my daughter. That was roughly 16 years ago, and the further I got away from them the more I realized how worse off their priorities were, but mostly their principales, values, and ethics were. At that point I didn’t want my daughter around it either.
🙋🏾♂️ If I'm the victim of a crime... I'M SNITCHING!! All my Insurance 📃 Policies will be invalid if I don't get a Police Crime Reference Number, & I get no Pay Out. MUFFA THUKKA, I've got a Job, a Wife, & 4 Kids... I'm NOT protecting The Criminal Element, over my Family!!... THUKK THAT!! 😤 With that said... DON'T THUKK WITH ME 😁
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I knooow!!! YT bots get me all the time on my videos. They got me making up words and sentences trying to avoid strikes. lolol. This comment was so funny.
I'm with you ALLLLL the way.
@@ThisBahamianGyalI’m still waiting for you to address this since you care about the Black community
One Million Black Families in the South Have Lost Their Farms
Black landowners in the South have lost 12 million acres of farmland over the past century-mostly from the 1950s onward. The Atlantic reports that a million Black families have been ripped from their farms in a “war waged by deed of title” and propelled by white racism and local white power.
The dispossession of 98% of Black agricultural landowners in America is part of our history of racial injustice that is hugely important but mostly overlooked.
Equal Justice Initiative
@@ThisBahamianGyalI’m still waiting for you to address this since you care about the Black community
Over 200 prosperous AA towns that were indepedant, and "pulled themselves up by their bootstraps" were burned down and population massacred
Read
Buried in the Bitter Waters: The Hidden History of Racial Cleansing in America
Book by Elliot G. Jaspin
@@mansamusa9465 💯
This “no snitching “ mantra allowed the criminals to thrive. If we had band together and said “nope ! Not in my community” it would have been stomped out but it’s too late now. A bad attributes woven in our culture.
That’s how it was when I was growing up…criminals did not thrive in my hood because the men took care of business.
I actually did call the police when a black man in my old neighborhood was shot. I bet he was glad I wasn't possessed by that gang mentality! (He lived thanks to the nurses next door & the ambulance)
Prison/gang codes of conduct are often knowingly or unknowingly followed in non-jail environments for a variety of reasons. Drugs, money, fear of criticism, fear of death & threats tend to make some people quite paranoid.
If someone hurts me or mine, I would never stay silent! Screw that! I'll never understand not wanting actual justice for a loved one.. or just for your community!
It’s easy to say that. Much harder to do. Snitches get stitches is not a goddamn joke. Anyone who’s actually lived in these neighborhoods knows that this mentality is so dominant you can’t really fight back against it. They’ll kill you for even speaking up about it. The only real solution is to leave and never come back. If it was a simple as just call the police we would’ve fixed this shit already.
I came up in the hood and went through every stereotype related to it, because of what it did to my family and friends, I can say with full confidence that I will tell on a mofo with the quickness. Don’t do nothing illegal round me bro😀!
To have this mindset as an adult,this is no snitch culture is absolutely abhorrent and sick!
This all boils down to what kind of life your living if you’re not in the streets or in the streets.
I would love for you to do a podcast on how the entertainment industry and media are creating and fueling this way of thinking I’d love to engage you in a conversation to make a change because our culture has been upended to a horrible narrative that is destroying our people
No-snitch culture is working well for Chicago
My brother was murdered. Set up and gunned down. Shot several times. The neighbors told the police they didn't want to get involved. Not that they didn't see or know who killed him, but they "didn't want to get involved".
It's been years and my family will never have closure. I can't make myself drive near that side of town when I visit the city. I wouldn't wish this pain on those who have wronged me and are the worst of my enemies.
A younger me wouldn't tell. But an older, wiser me would save a life and a family from pain. Call it what you will. Yes, I would do what I could to save someone from the pain I still feel years later.
Your story is a lot like mine. I also lost my brother, who was murdered. Everyone seems to have info, but no one wants to speak up. They can miss me with all that. My sincere condolences. I know the pain you feel. My family still does not have closure.
My condolences to you and your family. Mau God be with you and may you always be with Him.
“There is no such thing as snitching it’s called telling the truth” 🗣️🗣️
People are also afraid of losing their life after snitching on someone.
I get it. I do. But, what do you do? Say nothing? Do nothing.
I would call the police if I knew someone was in trouble.
We often hear the phrase "silence is violence". If we adhere to that, isn't no snitching condoning of violence (as you mentioned ma'am)? I am a white guy so I have had people tell me "you just don't get it". I'm also a physically deformed person so maybe I'll put a slightly different spin on this. If deformed or disabled people faced violence, from within our group or out, we'd snitch in a heartbeat. Under no circumstances would we have any tolerance for violence because we know it only contributes to more violence against us. I'm not trying to sound high and mighty but maybe others can learn a lesson from that. If people do nothing (no snitching) than nothing will ever get better.
The no snitching code is also in other groups and government organizations. They just call it something different like the blue wall of silence.
You are absolutely correct. Thanks so much for watching!
Like FBI?
"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph in the world is that good men do nothing"
Old quote, so of course women aren't mentioned, but applies to all of us regardless of culture.
Subbed. We need more voices of reason like you addressing these issues within our community. 💪🏾
I seem to recall a prominent BLM activist over in Europe who was a shooting victim at one of her own parties. Sasha Johnson, I think? It was her 30th birthday party and it was a crowded one at that.
About four or five suspects were named and to be charged with attempted murder, but the case has fallen through. If I remember, she's still stable and the case was dropped due to lack of concrete evidence. There were so many people who could have come forward, but they didn't.
I don't care about the no-snitch rule, because I have people who rely on me. Plus, "black culture in the US" has no love for what they deem a race-traitor like myself. So I see no reason to follow those rules when they would damn me to destruction. 🤷♂️
the bad guy tells our entire community not to snitch and we cower. a villain says, "do it" and we comply without hesitation; all the while claiming to be men and women of God. calling ourselves High value men and too afraid to tell the truth; fast to judge your women but too cowardly to call out another man that has committed a crime. the sad part about that is its not like we have to arrest the villain; just tell the police so they can do their job. A person of high moral standards who lies continuously by omission. We will never matter to someone else until we matter more to ourselves. We treat each other like trash and expect others to see the value in us. For the sake of our future tell the police we want you to tell us; I want to clean up our neighborhoods, some of us are fighting for you but we can’t help if you don’t tell us where the problem is.
An early episode of Boondocks did a good job in showing the damage of 'not snitching' .
The Boondocks was such a great show
Sometimes people don't snitch because of fear of retaliation by the affiliates of the perpetrator.
I just commented this. It’s not about the label these people will unalive you. I’ve seen it happen to many times and no the police can’t protect you.
Yes, I agree.
I agree.
thats entirely the problem though, you cant require the entire hood to honor street codes they arent living by. CIvilians should've always been off limits.
@@_xoxo3exactly. People who don’t live on the hood don’t understand that “snitches get stitches” is not some cute little rap lyric. They will literally fucking kill you.
There are plenty of snitches in the black community. Especially in the gangs.
I have never understood the no snitching stuff. That is how evil grows and is allowed to flourish. It has been my experience that you expose it and that helps it to die.
Exactly. The only way to kill evil and dark ideas.....is to expose it to sunlight.
Birds of a feather flock together...
You always need to be mindful of the company you keep.
As someone who was born in the black community where it's rough (Miami, Florida), I can tell you I've seen so many gun violence almost on a daily basis. Plus, I lost my brother in gun violence in 2012 and to this day, no one been arrested due to the no snitching policy. As for that guy that said I'm not going to snitch, what if that was one of your family members that got shot? I'll call to save a life.
My sincere condolences for your brother.
it aint snitching to save someone life.....snitching is when people are involved or in the knowing of a crime and a person tells on their co' d's....but if peoples are not involved in the criminal act known as civilians.....civilians have the right to tell....
🎶Self destruction we're heading for self destruction........🎶
"no snitching" is what bullies use to keep victims silent. Y'all need to stop being *children*
No Snitching is a code amongst thieves.
Sorry Ninjas I'm Tryna Come Home.
Same. I'm trying to go home to my family, too.
Interesting topic Black Community.
Let’s not get it twisted. Most hood dudes will and have snitched on they homies when their facing serious time. What’s sad is the greater black community has perpetuated and promoted this contradiction
I couldn’t imagine adopting an ideology put in place by criminals and expecting it to better my everyday life. It’s insane.
The real issue is morality v hedonism. People should do the moral thing, because that's what's best for the community. Morals are good for a community. Hedonism is all about the individual, and what they want. It's hedonists who commit the crimes. A moral person is supposed to report the crimes so that the person who did the crime can be stopped. But hedonists don't want to be stopped, and they're NOT in favor of a healthy community. The hedonists are the predators on the community.
The problem there is no system to protect blacks from retaliation for snitching. A dangerous community is often a loss cause for local representatives that they don't care who got shot , they only care about catching the criminal ,putting them behind bars for a couple years and when then release them knowing full well that person is gonna find whoever snitched and take them out. People who snitched are not protected by the community when marked for death and often has to find themselves leaving that community that they want to make better.
Dude it's literally the justice system. We don't police our own community because we pay people to do it for us, it's the police and when shit hits the fan people call the police. That's the whole point of the video. Let them do their damn jobs so we can put murderers where they belong.
Now I agree with you about this. If it’s to save my life or someone else’s life I’m telling.
If you and those around you are not in that life it’s your human duty to get help for people but it’s a tricky issue depending on how you live your life
Yes I would snitch if someone was in trouble and wouldn’t cover for anyone.
Also, in prison those who say “snitches get stitches” are the ones that rat each other out over everything. It’s all a lie. There is no honor in the code or among those who champion it.
See a murder. Report it. See an innocent child get unalived. Speak up. Don’t ever sacrifice your life and freedom for someone who will definitely not return the favor.
Thank you!!!! The onws in jail be doing the biggest snitching. There's no honour among thieves.
It’s really not about the label because who gives AF! It’s about the fact these 🥷 will come after your entire family. Plus a lot of our “friends” put themselves into bullshit that we may not know about. It could be from poverty or just a by product of anger or needing a sense of belonging. I’m not justifying these motives I’m just explaining it. I grew up in the P’s and I’m telling you 🥷 will blow down on you, your brother, your sister, your granny. When does it end? Probably not until you are no longer on this earth or until you can get enough money and move. The better question is, are you willing to intervene knowing if someone finds out it’s risking yourself or the people you love?
Of course it’s dummies who are apart of a robbery and go down 20 years and don’t tell 🙄 because of credit, or you got the women now taking charges for their baby daddies to earn his loyalty like some type of low budget Tubi movie. 😂😂😂😂
First of all Hood or nice Neighborhood I am a hard working dude who provides for my family
I am *NOT* affiliated in any Gang or Criminal activity
I'm protecting my family and my community 👍🏻
be clear this is American Black Culture.
They're only black in America. Otherwise they are whatever nationality they are
@@burnsloadsThey're starting to be black all over europe because they're using it for victim status.
Yes I would and I am not ashamed of that either. How could I live with myself knowing I knew and didn’t try to save that person.
Irish people don’t snitch! Until they drunk 😂 then we sing. Drunk men tell no tales (lies). Italians don’t speak about the family outside of the family. When those cross you get Whitey Bulger.
Answer this Question, would you go to a "Holy Man" and confess you sins because of how they Articulated Confession is Good for the Soul? For over 200 years descendants of African Slaves have experienced the Pros and Cons of Snitching. Blacks call 911 to Report a Crime and is Killed by Responding Officer! Many will never make that mistake again because they are now Dead!
A snitch is a person who is a person who participates in criminal activity and cooperates with authorities to save their own ass.
This doesn’t apply to law abiding citizens!!!!!
If you are not a participant in criminal activity, tell the police. That’s what you’re supposed to do.
Calling someone a snitch?
Sounds like gaslightning technique. If I have not pledged alliance to you, it is not snitching. If you are doing stuff I do not agree to, it's not snitching.
I have no obligations to protect your criminal lifestyle.
Straight up selfish ignorance to think you should keep quiet because you don’t want to be labeled a snitch. You’d rather be labeled as a loyal to the filthy street game.😎
No snitch has ruin the black community do crime,the bad boy will get hurt me I would to protect my family are friends
The trouble with choosing to side with all people of X characteristics is that you're not choosing to side with people based on decency.
its just cowardness and delusionalment
In 1992 a 6-year-old boy named Q'aid Walker-Teal was shot in the head outside of a black heritage/concert event in Marin City, 250 people were around, but nobody saw anything, why? Because the gun was owned by, and only had the prints of the one and only "Thug Angel", Tupac Shakur, on the gun. Well, not entirely accurate, some friends of Tupac claimed he was knocked out and the gun was taken, Tupac claimed he was shoved and dropped the gun and someone took it, and so on, and so forth. but they have no idea who, and no identification whatsoever. Let's not forget that when Tupac was bleeding out and cops showed up on the scene they asked him who shot him, he used his last breath to tell them to go fuck themselves.
10:34 Lil Kim's Boyfriend got arrested for shooting at rappers because said rappers "let" her enemy, Foxy Brown, talk smack about her in a record. If Lil Kim is not gonna stop her man getting into trouble over something so petty, she needs to keep her mouth shut period.
Stay on code? I find it funny that when this is brought up, nobody can articulate exactly what the code is supposed to be.🤣
Stop Snitching... Initially came from Civil Rights Orgs resisting racist FBI/CIA investigations. In other words it was a righteous cause. Today is been demonstrously perverted to support people doing illegal activities and wrongs to their fellow man.
The curreny *code" seems to be co-signing chaos to no end. 😤
Sasha Johnson in the UK is a perfect example of how wrong this is
My son is in middle school. The first day of track practice a high school student offered him percocet. He was so innocent but knew to say no. He came home and told us. We elected not to say anything and for him to stay away from the dealer. We didn't want him getting targeted for snitchin. Middle School has enough problems! It depends on the situation. You have to pick your battles.
Hopefully that kid didn’t give it to someone else and that wasn’t the beginning of a pill addiction. But sure, you can’t have your kid do the right thing or else he’ll be an outcast.
Not sure where this comes from but “all it takes for evil to thrive, is for good men to say nothing”.
i watch a lot of local news channels nationwide, and something i started to notice was those same people who are all up in arms bout no snitching, also be the first to say 'see something say something'' when its their family hurt or killed. knowing damn well they cousin killed some little kid a block away from a stray bullet they fired at someone over some BS
Thank you!!!!
Literally destroy communities 😢.
The main reason black people won't talk to the police is because of the fear of repercussions. This applies to both gang members, and completely innocent people. You can be an innocent civilian who's calls the police on a criminal, then you'll have to live in fear of that gang coming after you. Another problem is that once people, whether innocent or criminals, find out you're a snitch, they lose trust in you, and won't associate with you coz of the fear that they might get killed along with the snitch.
Should move to Russia. That is their society.
Is it really so tragic to lose friends like that? You'd rather a cold blooded killer roam the streets of your neighborhood where your children play than have him locked up for life? I will never understand.
@@dreamweaver1603 mean the people doing the killing are the same ones telling us not to snitch so yeah… they’ll keep their mouth shut when someone kills their own because they want to be able to turn around and kill others without anyone calling the police on them. It’s evil but it makes perfect sense. When you live in a neighborhood where the majority of people are criminals of course they’re gonna tell you not to call the cops 🤷🏾♀️ holding someone accountable for their shit means they’re gonna hood you accountable for your shit and when you know you’re shit ain’t clean you ain’t gonna wanna be held accountable. That’s where the shit starts.
@@dreamweaver1603 Obviously I don't want a killer near my children, but I don't want to live in fear of that killer's friends coming after me and my family because I was brave enough to speak up.
Your comment shows that you clearly don't understand the fear of revenge, you didn't even try to understand my comment, and you have no empathy for the people who have to deal with this.
That's not a friend.
The African condition is real
Ma'am, you get right to the heart of the matter here. It's not snitching unless there's a perceived something in it for you. If you are not implicated, it's just reporting a crime. If you are implicated, but didn't actually pull the trigger, break the circle of violence, do the time, and change your ways. If you pulled the trigger that ended someone, may God have mercy on your soul, because you can't rightly expect any mercy from the state - and, in point of fact, you don't deserve any.
If someone killed my baby, I would want someone to come forward. I will always do the same. I'mma tell it all. You didn't want to get caught up, don't do what you're doing to get caught up. This is serious stuff only though of course. Everything else, small stuff, just... Mind your business.
I hate with the community goes radio silent. Everyone talks in secret and allows the bad guys to get away.
Look. I would sing like a songbird if it would save another's life. In today's society, people are snitching by playing internet detectives w/o knowing. The video is clear- that young man should re-think that friendship. At least the closeness of it. ❤
Move to the suburbs, you will live longer
Don't want you here !!
Inner City or South side is better.
People take on the sins of the perpetrators when they know and don't warn their victims. It's called being complicit, morally, spiritually, and legally.
....Snithching = Kids vocabulary ..Why are we lowering it to their language as grown people!
A few weeks before I left Bmore (20 years ago) A lady complained to police about some blacks selling drugs near her porch. About a week before trial they burned her house down. These naive social worker types don't get it.
That's truly unfortunate that, that happened. But, if we all were watching our neighbourhood and showed these guys that we wouldn't tolerate that type of action, it would not have taken root. I'm really sorry for that lady and again...this goes back to what I said in the video. I understand some people's reluctance to report incidents because they fear reprisals.
You always talk about the black community. Let’s talk about the Bahamas, or a white community
Just as your community (where you live) is located within the neighborhood, YOUR COMMUNITY (family) is located within the community and then there's your very own community (self) which resides within that. Your allegiance resides in the 2nd and 3rd positions first and formost. Period!!! If the neighborhood doesnt understand this then your community they definitely are not.
Another excellent discussion Gyal.
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Exactly!!!! That last part....your community they definitely are not! Thanks, Mike!
Until the 90s we had an equivalent word in South Africa, "Mpimpi"
Y’all need to learn from us Irish and Italians. You don’t speak about the family outside the family. Everyone else….
I will tell one thing I call for the paramedics, the police usually come along in a shooting. But that's just me
The boondocks "no snitching" episode was so spot on with the so-called black culture in America 🤦🏿♀️
I know someone who snitched and rightfully so, a person was involved in child pornography. So this person is currently in a Federal Prison and has been for 10 yrs
The main ones saying they would never snitch. Would be the first ones to tell everything if they got hemmed up.
I say this all the timeeeeeee. You are so right!!!
One time in high school I was informed of a plan to assault another student nobody really liked. Me, not being the smartest of sophomores, bragged about being approached and tried to recruit a friend. Thank god that friend told the other student and that student then told the proper authorities, causing the plot to dissolve. Nobody was ever formally punished but it starkly changed my view on things like this. I I should’ve told a teacher or my parents or whatever, but I didn’t. I regret that to this day.
This not snitching culture is foolishness. Telling the thruth is what " real men do ". Lying is not good.
I would SNITCH on the people who are doing something wrong ever if they were family and my friends.