Not a Joke: In 83% Black Detroit, Police Consider it a "Success" only 3 People Shot at 2017 Independence Day Fireworks Celebration

For some reason the 83 percent black city of Detroit (remember: Detroit was 98 percent white in 1917 and is less than seven percent white today) held its fireworks celebration on June 26. 

Escape from Detroit:The Collapse of America's Black Metropolis and 

Detroit: The Unauthorized Autopsy of America's Bankrupt Black Metropolis are the only two books in existence daring to tell the real reason why Detroit collapsed and is now synonymous with failure, misery, crime, dysfunction, blight, and ruin (hint: the reason is easily discernible from the opening sentence). 

But back to the June 26 firework celebration, honoring Independence Day. 

Spontaneous Blackness broke out in the 83 percent black city, as the fireworks display was marred by multiple shootings. But don't worry: the violence notwithstanding, police considered the event a "success"...[2 shootings injure 3 during Detroit fireworks, The Detroit News, 6-27-17]

 Two shootings that injured three people were reported Monday night during the Detroit fireworks show, police said -- marring what authorities called a "good time" during the annual display of pyrotechnics and goodwill.

A 47-year-old woman downtown for the show was shot at Woodward and Jefferson in the Spirit of Detroit esplanade, where people had gathered at the newly opened plaza to watch the fireworks, police said. Two people, including one adult, are in custody in that shooting and a weapon was recovered, police said.

The woman was taken to Henry Ford Hospital. Police said she was listed in serious condition late Monday.

She was with family members when the shooting occurred about 9:54 p.m., a minute before the fireworks began, police said. Police said she was "an innocent bystander."

"The fireworks is what we 'd call a success but we had a few knuckleheads out here that wanted to argue," said Detroit Police Assistant Chief Arnold Williams. "And having that argument caused a lot of people a lot of pain."

The shooting started "a small stampede," Williams said, as fireworks spectators rushed for safety after they heard shots. Additional officers in the Spirit of Detroit Plaza "were able to secure the scene" quickly, Williams said.

How in the world can you qualify an event a "success" when attendees were shot and injured? 

I-N-S-A-N-E. 

Perhaps police had forecasted five shootings, so falling under this number was the determining factor in calling the 2017 Independence Day fireworks celebration in 83 percent black Detroit a "success"...

Just so you know, as Dan Gilbert has enlisted a private security force and network of security cameras to give off the illusion downtown Detroit is safe, the 83 percent black city unleashed an army of police to try and keep peace at the 2017 fireworks display and it still wasn't enough. [Despite shooting near Spirit of Detroit, fireworks a 'success,' chief says, Michigan Live, June 27, 2017]:

Despite a shooting that injured an innocent bystander, Detroit Police Chief James Craig on Tuesday called the 2017 annual fireworks "overall a success." 

There were three arrests during the show this year, compared to about 20 in 2016, the chief said. 

Detroit police on Monday night said a man and juvenile were arrested, but neither is believed to have fired the gun that struck a woman in her 40s in the hip. The victim was taken to the hospital in stable condition.

The black fist monument in 83 percent black Detroit: one day, it will come down

The male suspect was released after being investigated and the juvenile was held on a curfew violation, Craig said Tuesday. 

A gun was recovered, but Craig said there's not conclusive evidence it was the gun used in the shooting.  

"This certainly doesn't send the message at all that downtown is an unsafe place," Craig said. " ... Whenever there is a shooting incident, it does create fear; that's not in dispute, but overall, when you look at the number of large events we have ... sometimes that results in problems." 

Craig noted that overall violent crime this year is down 7 percent and nonfatal shootings 9 percent citywide, compared to 2016. 

There were 874 Detroit police and 150 additional officers from other agencies patrolling during the fireworks show and response to the shooting was immediate. 

The gunfire began after an argument between "two groups of young people" outside the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center and the Spirit of Detroit statue near Hart Plaza in downtown Detroit, Craig said. 

A woman who was in the area to watch the fireworks was shot in the hip and is expected to survive her injuries. 

A large number of people were seen running from the area of the statue after gunfire was heard just before the fireworks were scheduled to begin. 

Police on horses and others in riot gear quickly converged on the area and cordoned off the area with crime scene tape.

The fireworks proceeded despite the violent interruption.  

Lowering expectations of how individuals should collectively act and behave is the hallmark of a racial group unsuited for participating in western civilization and incapable of sustaining the civilization white people built long ago in Detroit, only to abandon...

Not a Joke: Fear of Black Violence Cancels Fourth of July Celebration in 55% White/36% Black Hamlet, North Carolina

Hamlet, North Carolina is a city of 6,391 people. 

It's 55 percent white and 36 percent black. 

And because of its black population, incapable of abiding by the law and refraining from violence, the 2017 Fourth of July events have all been cancelled. 

Without this...

Happy Independence Day! [Hamlet cancels July Fourth events after threats of gang violence, WSCOTV.com, July 3, 2017]:

The city of Hamlet has canceled all of its July Fourth events due to threats of violence. 

The Hamlet Police Department has received multiple threats of violence over the weekend. 

Police confirmed to Channel 9 the threats were gang retaliation for a homicide that happened last month.  

The threats were not aimed at one person or group, but were threats of violence at the celebration. 

After the police chief spoke to city officials Monday morning, they decided to err on the side of caution and cancel the city’s annual Fourth of July celebration and fireworks display that was scheduled for Tuesday.

... you get this. 

City Manager Jonathan Blanton told Channel 9 that Hamlet’s annual Fourth of July celebration is one of only two fireworks displays in Richmond County and is typically very well-attended by thousands of people. 

Investigators determined the threats weren't toward police or spectators, but for gang retaliation stemming from a recent murder. 

City leaders said that canceling the Fourth of July celebration upsets a lot of people, but they don't want to risk violence.  

"Those risks are not worth taking for the lives of innocent citizens and visitors to our city,” said Scott Waters, of the Hamlet Police Department. 

The threats are still under investigation and so is last week’s murder of Tierell Martin, which police said prompted the threats.

We used to have nice things in America... then we abandoned liberty for the policy of advancing non-whites (all subsidized courtesy of white taxpayers).

End result? Cancellation of Independence Day celebrations because of fear of black violence.

Happy July 4th!

A Racial Lesson in Civilization: The Collapse of Hidden Hills Golf and Country Club in DeKalb County, Ga. (County was 71% White in 1980, 28% White in 2017)

A friend sent me a story the other day, with a one sentence note: "Read until the very end." 

So I did. [Woman found dead on abandoned DeKalb Co. golf course identified, 11 Alive NBC, 6-30-17]:

DeKalb County police have identified the woman found shot, killed and dumped in a creek Wednesday.She is 35-year-old Tekeila Calloway of DeKalb County. 

Her body was discovered by a father and his sons walking along the former Hidden Hills Golf and Country Club. Ray Pace lives near the creek where the woman was found. 

There's a good reason The Walking Dead is set in Atlanta

He said he heard two rounds of gunshots in recent days."It was mostly close to this area where I'm standing now," said Pace. "But then I could hear some distance shots, too, down in the far end near that creek."Pace, who has lived there for 15 years said this type of shooting is uncommon. 

The Hidden Hills golf course used to be renowned in the area. Hundreds of homes surrounded the elite course.But the facility closed down several years ago. It's now owned by a private company out of Jacksonville, Fla. Attempts by 11Alive to reach the current owners were unsuccessful. 

"It's getting to be a concern in this area now," Pace said.Many, though not all, of the former holes are now overgrown messes. 

It's not clear how long the woman's body had been lying in the creek."We do have detectives surveying the area to see if anyone saw or heard anything," DeKalb Police Lt. Loncy Robertson said. 

The golf course has suffered from vandalism and arson in the past. The old clubhouse burned down 2 years before. Pace said he's hopeful someone will eventually rebuild the golf course to its former greatness."Hopefully things get a little better," Pace said.

If you've ever read The Horror at Red Hook or The Shadow Over Innsmouth, you know where this story is going. As outlined in Black Mecca Down: The Collapse of the City too Busy to Hate, you'll recall DeKalb County was 71 percent white in 1980. Nearly two scores later, the county is less than 30 percent white. [70 percent of DeKalb residents are minorities, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 4-11-17]

Hidden Hills Golf and Country Club was once a highly rated course surrounded by high priced, luxurious homes in the suburban Atlanta metro county. 

But it was built for a far different demographic than currently is the majority racial group in DeKalb County. 

It was built for and by white people, and once white people fled the community, all fell (literally) to ruin. [Hidden Hills Clubhouse: 'More than an eyesore', The Patch, 8-24-2012]:

The once diamond in the middle of the jeweled community of Hidden Hills has become its biggest blight. Residents recall the days when the Hidden Hills Golf and Country Club was the place to be for parties, weddings, gatherings, even the association meetings were held at the country club site. There was dining and dancing, swimming and tennis. Many of the older residents’ children competed in swim and tennis meets here. 

After the last bankruptcy, about 2005, the owners closed up the clubhouse, boarded the windows and doors and blocked driveways to keep trespassers away. Today, the once elegant clubhouse is more than an eyesore, it is a hazard.  Vandals have stolen air condition units, torn down window and door coverings to go inside and steal anything that was worth anything. Ceilings have been ripped out for the prize of copper pipes and conduits, stoves and refrigerators, dishes and glasses, have all been removed or destroyed. Trespassers from partying teens to transient addicts use the once elegant now darkened  clubhouse as a place to do unspeakable things.  The question now is what’s to be done. 

In the late 1990s, three black teens actually tried to rob white golfers on the course, but another pair of golfers were actually armed, came upon two white golfers being held at gunpoint and shot one of the robbers. This is a true story, as crazy as it sounds.

The clubhouse of this one-time revered golf course would burn to the ground in 2015, a victim of arson. 

The truth of what happened is right in front of our eyes: as white people fled the black undertow, the world black people created in Atlanta became the new reality for the Hidden Hills community (and DeKalb County as a whole). 

Once white people, the creating and sustaining population, left the community and were replaced by blacks, Hidden Hills subdivision and Hidden Hills Country Club took on the character of the new majority black population. [Development finds Hidden Hills; residents find nightmare, By MAE GENTRY, Atlanta Journal Constitution,  09/19/06]

Buying a home on a golf course is a dream for some, especially those who like to spend time on the links. But for residents of the Hidden Hills subdivision in Stone Mountain, that dream has become a nightmare. 

 Over the past year, they have witnessed the decline of the privately owned 18-hole golf course that meanders through their 1,650-home community.  

 The course was closed last November. Soon, grass and weeds grew more than 5 feet tall, creating an eyesore and providing cover for vandals and burglars, according to members of the Hidden Hills Civic Association. Residents say their complaints fell on deaf ears, so they took the owner to court. 

Now the owner, retired builder Russell Reed, is backing out of a plea agreement negotiated to maintain the property. Reed said he plans to ditch the golf course and develop the 190-acre site for new homes. 

 That would put Hidden Hills among the ranks of other metro Atlanta golf communities that have fallen victim to development, including Canterbury Golf Club in east Cobb County, Centennial in Acworth and Lakeside in south Fulton County. 
 Hidden Hills residents say Reed has neglected the golf course he bought in July 2003. Reed contends he tried to be a good steward. "We ran it as a golf course, and we did quite well in the beginning," said Reed, chief executive officer of Long Drive Realty. 

"We made it into a semiprivate club, instead of a private club. It was popular for everybody except the people who lived there. They didn't support it." Kathryn Brice, president of the homeowners' association, acknowledges that membership at the golf course was dwindling. But she said people who might have supported the club were "turned off" by the lack of upkeep.  

 After conflicts with residents, Reed said he "sort of lost interest in [the golf course] a year and a half ago." He shut it down.  

 On Sept. 6, Reed pleaded guilty in DeKalb County Recorder's Court to six code violations at the course. According to the sentencing order, he avoided a 720-day jail sentence and a $6,000 fine by agreeing to cut the grass and keep it cut. 

 But Reed has refused to sign the plea agreement. "It is not what I agreed to," he said this week in a phone interview. "I'm not interested in signing something that was misrepresented."  

 Meanwhile, Reed said he will proceed with plans to develop the site for residential use, perhaps breaking ground by year's end. Brice said if the golf course is converted to housing, "it won't be the country club atmosphere that people bought in here for." 

 Hidden Hills once was rated one of the top 50 country clubs in Georgia. Built in the 1970s as a planned urban development, it boasted first-rate swim and tennis amenities, a full-service banquet facility that could accommodate 250 people, and the Fairway Bar and Grille. 

 But the premier attraction was the golf course, which hosted the U.S. Open sectional qualifying in 1980. Now, the course could disappear. "This has happened quite a number of times in recent years around metro Atlanta, mostly to older courses," said Mike Waldron, executive director of the Georgia State Golf Association. Waldron cited several courses that have been sold for development, including Metropolitan Golf Club in Lithonia.  

 "When I was growing up, it was called Fairington Golf Club," Waldron said. "It was one of the best golf clubs in town. The most recent owners of the golf course decided it was more valuable to them as developed land for homes than it was as a golf course."  

 Homeowners often have no recourse when a golf course that anchors their community is privately owned. In Scottsdale, Ariz., the City Council offered to purchase an abandoned 32-acre golf course, and it has threatened to condemn the property if the offer is rejected. At Hidden Hills, both the golf course and the neighborhood have changed significantly over the years.  

 Jan Costello, chairwoman of the Hidden Hills Civic Association's golf course committee, bought a home in the subdivision in 1991. "It was a very nice community," she said. "And it was integrated. My children are biracial, and we were happy, but it didn't last long." 

The area, which used to be predominantly white, has become majority black.  

Many of the houses are occupied by renters, and some of the older homes and apartment buildings have fallen into disrepair. Residents say a previous owner filled in the swimming pool, then Reed dismantled the tennis courts, leaving only the golf course and clubhouse as recreational amenities. 

Longtime homeowner Nancy Samuel has had a view of the golf course for more than a decade. "This was the most beautiful place in the world when I moved here [in 1993]," she said. Samuel admits that the Hidden Hills community has had its problems in recent years, but she said, "When [Reed] walked away with no maintenance for those many months, it caused a serious decline in the neighborhood." 

 Home sales have been slow, and prices are depressed, she said. Samuel and her husband had their four-bedroom, 2.5-bath house on the market for 11 months. They recently accepted an offer of $173,500, below the $200,000 appraised value.  

 To residents of Hidden Hills, reopening the golf course is the key to turning their community around. They have proposed that the county buy the property and use it as a community recreation area.

This Atlanta Journal Constitution article, published in 2006, is no longer available on their website, but it does include an important sentence for clearly understanding why the case of Hidden Hills is.a power parable in racial realities: "The area, which used to be predominantly white, has become majority black."

Dekalb County was 71 percent white in 1980. Today, the county is less than 30 percent white.

Hidden Hills Country Club was once one of the top country clubs in all of America; today, the community surrounding it is nearly all-black, the club house was burned down in 2015, and the once-renowned course is being reclaimed by nature (as well as a dumping ground for black on black homicides).

Oh, and Hidden Hills is almost entirely today populated by blacks. The conditions of not just the abandoned country club, but the declining property values, are just a reminder of the Visible Black Hand of Economics and the terrifying consequences of the Black Undertow Effect. 

I hope you read until the very end as well...

At Rap Event in Little Rock, 25 Blacks Shot by Black Shooters (Same Club Held "Stop the Black on Black Violence" Event Five Days Earlier)

Previously on SBPDL: In 42% Black Little Rock, Arkansas, an MLK 5K and a 'Stop the Violence" Yard-Sign Campaign in Effect to try and Stop Blacks from Killing other Blacks


Blacks won't cooperate with police when it comes to snitching on suspects in nonfatal shootings involving both black suspects and black victims. Homicides in the 42 percent black city are almost always the result of black suspects. 

It goes without saying that if Little Rock didn't have a black population, it would be nearly gun violence free. But, Little Rock does have a black population... [All homicide victims are black in Ark. capital, Washington Times, March 26, 2014]:

This is a post on the Power Ultra Lounge Facebook page from June 30, promoting the rap concert that would ultimately end when 25 black people were shot.. Notice the semi-automatic firearm the black rapper is holding, pointed directly at the individual viewing the poster...

The mayor is calling for a task force to study black-on-black crime in Little Rock, where all of this year’s 11 slayings have involved black victims and lead suspects. But the city’s police chief said factors other than race - including the economy - are in play. 

Mayor Mark Stodola announced last week that he is forming a team to analyze current programs helping the city’s poverty, education and other issues to seek collaborative opportunities between them to help reduce Little Rock’s crime rate. 

It’s similar to a commission that Little Rock City Board member Ken Richardson has said he wanted to mobilize. 

“Myself as a mayor and other mayors around the country have looked at this issue and tried to stare at the hard, glaring facts of it, and that is there’s a disproportionate number of young men and boys of color who are committing homicides,” Stodola said. “They’re solving their differences, whatever they may be about, with violence.” 

This is a Facebook post on the Power Ultra Lounge page showcasing what appears to be a "Stop the Violence" party being held at the club, only days before 25 black people were shot by other blacks...

Richardson said the rash of black-on-black crime should be treated by officials as an abnormality, and warned that not creating a sense of urgency surrounding the issue sends a “disturbing message to a certain segment of our population.” 

“It’s out of whack. It’s disproportionate. It’s unacceptable. … It has to be treated as an aberration rather than a norm,” Richardson said. “We have to raise this as a crisis, because that’s what it is.”

Unfortunately for black people in Little Rock, and for white civilization eroded away there as the black population grows, the violence hasn't stopped. [Little Rock shooting of 25 at rap show prompts call to curb growing violence, The Guardian, July 1, 2017]:

Police said 25 people were shot early on Saturday at a rap show at a nightclub in downtown Little Rock, prompting pleas from community leaders to curb the growing violence in Arkansas’ capital city.  

Police said the shooting at Power Ultra Lounge was the result of a dispute among club-goers and not an active shooter or terror-related incident. Little Rock police said later on Saturday that 25 people were shot and three others suffered unrelated injuries. All were expected to survive, police said.  

Police cordoned off the block as crime-scene technicians gathered evidence from inside and outside the club. Glass from the club’s second-storey windows littered the ground, along with empty drink cups.  

Little Rock police chief Kenton Buckner told reporters “some sort of dispute broke out between people inside” the club and that there were “probably multiple shooting suspects”.

Little Rock police chief Kenton Buckner told reporters “some sort of dispute broke out between people inside” the club and that there were “probably multiple shooting suspects”.

According to the Power Ultra Lounge Facebook page, the club was host to a "Stop the Violence" (black on black violence) event on June 25. Here's what the posting stated: 

Shout out to my brothers that came through last night! Little Rock WE CAN COME TOGETHER! We can get more accomplished when we come together as men! The vibe was real cool last night at Power! Let's keep it going! #mypowerlr #powerultralounge 

Five days later, 25 blacks were shot at the same club by black shooters...

We owe these people nothing.