"'It's about the kids', say neighbors"

Of course this World Herald story was about the children, and the people affected by the five shootings in nine hours earlier this week. The picture by Chris Machian of the two white children and the four older white family members in front of their white house near 40th and Maple St. shows it. Don't forget the white policeman, standing reverently near his cruiser handing a ticket to the only black man pictured, looking rather like he is getting arrested. The people near the shooting sites are starting to complain, about the poor quality of their neighbors. They say no one outside of North Omaha wants to help. They are right. Omahans casually ignore every year that we have the lowest black poverty rate in America. So I hope impoverished blacks continue to push further into white neighborhoods and irritate more neighbors, then someone outside might help.