[LionOfJudah]

I have read these posts and I would like to pose a questions to the people who posted here and to those who have just read the posts. There are some dangerous and "unorthodox" actions in all of our BGLOs that could cause harm to members, perspective members, and in turn the community (i.e. hazing, binge drinking, unprotected sex, etc.). Now with that said, would you feel comfortable with your founders being put on trial and held accountable for the actions of some of the members of the organizations. I am sure we all know that it was not the intention of the founders of our orgs to have these types of activities be associated with our "great gatherings of men and women". Let's say just for sake of argument that one of my Founders was put on trial. In my case, A L Taylor, the founder that had the vision of my great fraternity (the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. 1914), was put on trial and ridiculed for the actions of a chapter that injured a young man during his pledge process. During this ridicule he is attacked and his life threatened for these actions.
It is painfully obvious that Mr. Williams is not being put to death/"murdered" for his connections with those 4 murders he was accused of because the evidence in those cases are circumstantial AT BEST. I do want you all to understand that perspective has a lot to do with this issue. We don't see ourselves (BGLOs) as gangs but there are those who look at us that way. Keep in mind that these gangs (Crips, Bloods, Brotherhood, Latin Kings, and Vice Lords) have been surrogate families for a lot of the members... because of the shortcomings of our community. Let's not even delve into the shortcomings of our government because it is ultimately our responsibility to raise our children and our brother's children. Why do we not attack the disease and not the symptom. Gangs and gang violence are not the disease, they are the symptom of neglect on our part. Just something to think about when you are giving opinions on this mans life. A life not given to him by any of us and a life not lived by any of us.

Again my opinion. Open for suggestion, I am saying this is the only way to look at this issue...this is just my take...

Humbly submitted,

LoJ