Our nation's oldest sin and deepest crime is the isolation of minority children - black children, in particular - in schools that are not only segregated but shamefully unequal.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It stands to reason that unloved and unwanted children are going to get into crime.
Let's remember the children who come from broken homes, surrounded by crime, drugs, temptation, their peers having babies out of wedlock, but who still manage to get a good education despite the many obstacles they face every day.
Denial of childhood and denial of freedom are the biggest sins which humankind has been committing and perpetuating for ages.
We know that segregation is evil. We know that the sickest children should not go to the worst hospitals.
Racial segregation has come back to public education with a vengeance.
The sexual abuse and exploitation of children is one of the most vicious crimes conceivable, a violation of mankind's most basic duty to protect the innocent.
We are now operating a school system in America that's more segregated than at any time since the death of Martin Luther King.
We know that segregation is evil. We know that the sickest children should not go to the worst hospitals. No, I refuse to pretend the problem is insufficient knowledge. We lack the theological will to do it.
Almost any fault, sin or crime is considered more leniently if there's a touch of class involved.
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity.