Buzz, I never said blacks didn't get persecuted. My only point is-and, I say this because I live in the South. I see it. I've lived it. I've been the victim of it in some way or another. Minorities are responsible for most crimes committed here. Why? Mostly, it's a mindset and a way of life. I have many, many black (I pick this genre of person because you picked it) friends. They think the same way I do. You're wrong if you don't work and earn what you have. You're wrong if you shoot someone just for the hell of it. You're wrong for thinking the world owes you anything.

"Grits is one of those country-boy words that is both singular and plural-like deer, elk and sheep. I think the singular is appropriate when there's a modifier that makes it clear one is talking about something specific. Like, 'Grits are good for you, but these here grits is tasty.'"~~Joe Wrabek