It is true that the Constitution is violated to redress past wrongs. I suppose the layer of guilt covering white America has in general worked quite effectively. The entitlement mentality is ingrained. I wonder how we could ever word an amendment that would specifically grant special rights to the few but not the total.
I talked to my Dad about this many times and we never could figure out how to construct laws/support for those who refuse to take care of themselves along with those who are legitimately impaired by the past. We see the massive homeless problem building in our larger cities. We can't just let people die in the streets. It's a matter of controlling the rot regardless of blame. We are stuck with it.
That softball tournament was a real eye-opener for me. These were 9-10 year old girls. The tournament was supposed to be made of teams from a league; not an all-star team from that league. They sent an all-star team and the tournament officials figured it out mid-game. The game was stopped and the coaches conferred. The cheaters families started yelling, "Play ball" over and over. A couple of cholo's started getting very aggressive and appeared to want to fight. I did see one man with some sense push them back. Probably a cousin.
Our coach came over and explained our options. He said, "We can win by forfeit or play on." They were ahead 2-1 around the 5th inning. We decided to play on. After a hard fought game (You wouldn't believe how competitive it got. This was fast pitch) we ended up losing by one run. The gloating from the other side pissed me off to no end. We couldn't believe it. Our girls wanted to cry but we stayed in the dugout and kept telling them, "Don't cry. We know what happened" and they all kept that stiff upper-lip. We stayed on our side because we weren't sure if the cholo's were going to wait for us in the parking lot. I know their type having lived in Laredo. Luckily they cleared out.
So we sat around (We weren't eliminated. It was double-elimination. A long day and it was hot as hell) waiting for the next game. I saw the lady in charge and she was so angry. She had called the police. She had tears in her eyes but as a black woman at work once told me, "If you see me crying you better clear out because it means I'm mad as hell and my tears just make me madder." She finally came over and said, "We kicked them out of the tournament and they will be banned in the future until they convince us they can be honest." It was awesome. Our girls screamed with glee.
And guess what? We went on and won the tournament.
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