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Birmingham mayor pleads with black families to keep control of their teenagers
Posted on 3/30/24 at 10:29 am
Posted on 3/30/24 at 10:29 am
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Woodfin vows to ‘keep berating parents’ as flyer promotes Birmingham spring break ‘take over’
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Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin is asking parents to take an active role in protecting their children during Spring Break following distribution of a flyer that he says promotes illegal activity.
The flyer shows teens flashing cash and a gun. It says, “Birmingham Last Weekend Spring Break Take Over 3 Moves in 2 Dayss.”
The unsanctioned event is said to be scheduled for the weekend at Birmingham’s City Walk downtown.
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“Birmingham, I need y’all to look at this flier,’’ he wrote.
“A few days ago, I spoke about the dire need for parents to take an active role in protecting our children during spring break,’’ he said. “This image is the reason why. Literal children were planning spring break meetups that would perpetuate illegal activity.”
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“It is imperative that mamas and daddies, big mommas, aunties and uncles – those caring adults who are closer to these children than any of us – take accountability for the whereabouts of the kids who live under their own roofs,’’ he said.
“If urging adults to keep their own children safe is ‘berating parents,’ well, I’m going to keep berating parents,’’ Woodfin said. “I’ve spoken with too many grieving families.”
“I’ve attended too many funerals of lives taken way too soon,’’ he said. “The violence must end, and the responsibility begins at home.”
“If you think I as mayor will not do everything in my power to keep our children safe ... nawl.”
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An Instagram user, courtneywalkertxranger, commented: “Instead of posting a mixtape after berating Birmingham families, maybe consider discounted or free access to local movie theaters, YMCA, McWane to help these kids have fun in nurturing environments.”
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Woodfin responded, “Nawl...I’m good.” That prompted some to criticize Woodfin’s response.
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Birmingham mayor: Parents, please don’t let your kids make fliers about doing hoodrat shite around town. Please keep an eye on them so they don’t hurt each other or get into trouble.
Birmingham Parents: How about you give us free shite like YMCA discounts and McWane Science Center tickets?
Birmingham Mayor: Nawl.
This post was edited on 3/30/24 at 10:31 am
Posted on 3/30/24 at 10:32 am to StringedInstruments
Well he's black so he can say it without the uproar
Posted on 3/30/24 at 10:33 am to StringedInstruments
This will go well….
Posted on 3/30/24 at 10:36 am to StringedInstruments
quote:Jesus Christ
Birmingham mayor: Parents, please don’t let your kids make fliers about doing hoodrat shite around town. Please keep an eye on them so they don’t hurt each other or get into trouble. Birmingham
Parents: How about you give us free shite like YMCA discounts and McWane Science Center tickets?
:facepalm:
Looking forward to the articles about the aftermath.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 10:37 am to StringedInstruments
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An Instagram user, courtneywalkertxranger, commented: “Instead of posting a mixtape after berating Birmingham families, maybe consider discounted or free access to local movie theaters, YMCA, McWane to help these kids have fun in nurturing environments.”
Never their fault. Maybe stop glorifying the thug life and you won’t have a toxic environment to begin with.
Props to this mayor for at least calling this bad parenting out. You never see any prominent male black figures even mention it.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 10:37 am to StringedInstruments
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Instagram user, courtneywalkertxranger,
Jesus.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 10:37 am to StringedInstruments
Well that should take care of the problem…….
Do you not know that the parents are why the kids act that way.
Acorn and tree
Do you not know that the parents are why the kids act that way.
Acorn and tree
Posted on 3/30/24 at 10:37 am to StringedInstruments
Fight the good fight, mayor
ETA: I guess courtneywalkertexasranger and her alt downvoted.
ETA: I guess courtneywalkertexasranger and her alt downvoted.
This post was edited on 3/30/24 at 10:41 am
Posted on 3/30/24 at 10:40 am to StringedInstruments
Why he be a hater? We just be keeping it real ya heard me
Posted on 3/30/24 at 10:42 am to SteelerBravesDawg
quote:Is white
Instagram user, courtneywalkertxranger,
On her IG profile
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having a marvelous time ruining everything
This post was edited on 3/30/24 at 10:45 am
Posted on 3/30/24 at 10:42 am to StringedInstruments
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An Instagram user, courtneywalkertxranger, commented: “Instead of posting a mixtape after berating Birmingham families, maybe consider discounted or free access to local movie theaters, YMCA, McWane to help these kids have fun in nurturing environments.”
IRL person saying clear solution is midnight basketball and poetry slams, guaranteed she pegs her husband to fight the patriarchy
This post was edited on 3/30/24 at 10:54 am
Posted on 3/30/24 at 10:45 am to Bama and Beer
Oh so she's one of those people.
frick her.
frick her.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 10:47 am to StringedInstruments
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This post was edited on 6/14/24 at 9:20 pm
Posted on 3/30/24 at 10:48 am to StringedInstruments
Sowing and reaping
Posted on 3/30/24 at 10:49 am to StringedInstruments
How about he starts berating the adults too.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 10:51 am to StringedInstruments
More like spring breaking and entering!
Posted on 3/30/24 at 10:52 am to StringedInstruments
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Instead of posting a mixtape after berating Birmingham families, maybe consider discounted or free access to local movie theaters
We live amongst these people
Hey we should just have free access to people's businesses because we suck as parents
Posted on 3/30/24 at 10:52 am to StringedInstruments
The time to establish control of kids is when they are very young. Starting when they are teenagers is much more difficult.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 11:01 am to jbird7
She’s welcome to cover the fees for all if she’d like!
Posted on 3/30/24 at 11:07 am to StringedInstruments
Time for them to take accountability. The mayors of Chicago, LA, and Philadelphia sure as frick wouldn’t be saying this
This post was edited on 3/30/24 at 11:08 am
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