| On first glance this article may seem to be about | | | | want to be labeled a "snitch." No joke. He said, |
| sports since it is about former welterweight | | | | "I'm not a snitch. I don't do that, that's not my |
| boxing champion Zab Judah. He is a very good | | | | forte." But he did do something. He gave a "shout |
| fighter and is still in good shape to possibly be a | | | | out" to Brooklyn where he lives. |
| champion again. However, what happened to him | | | | Obviously a normal thinking person wants to |
| the other day and his response to it point strictly | | | | puke. Imagine doing all of that work and getting |
| to cultural issues.Judah was hanging on a street | | | | basically slapped in the face for it. Judah was |
| corner in New York City at about 5 a.m. in front | | | | more worried about being labeled a "snitch" than |
| of his yellow Lamborghini. Suddenly, a car pulls up | | | | getting scum off the streets. But he is a hip-hop |
| with several thugs inside. One of the thugs points | | | | kind of guy and fear of being labeled a snitch like |
| a gun at Judah demanding all valuables. Showing he | | | | some B mob movie is more important than |
| still has good footwork, he takes off. The idiot | | | | morals and decency.This is becoming nothing new |
| criminals, totally baffled, get back into the car and | | | | for the guy. After a referee stopped one of his |
| drive off. Zab gets into his car and starts to | | | | bouts he was losing, Judah proceeded to take a |
| follow the criminals. Driving erratically, the thugs | | | | stool and toss it. He then opened his glove and slid |
| crash into another moving vehicle. A couple of | | | | it under the ref's throat to protest the stoppage. |
| them stagger out and run into some nearby | | | | In another recent bout billed as a "Hip-Hop |
| housing projects. Meantime, a Homeland Security | | | | Summit," hip-hop things occurred: Judah's camp |
| officer happened to catch the whole thing. As he | | | | fought it out with the opposing fighter's camp in |
| approaches the vehicles, Judah comes around and | | | | the ring and security and police had to be called in |
| tells the officer he was a victim of an attempted | | | | to restore order. He lost that fight, too. Best of all |
| robbery. The officer checks on the injured | | | | may be his recent arrest for skipping out on a |
| innocent victim in the one vehicle and then holds | | | | family warrant. Basically, he humped a woman and |
| his gun on one of the suspects who was still | | | | she produced a child. Yes, he is married. He was |
| injured in his car. A cabdriver also caught the | | | | arrested at a "charity" basketball game at Madison |
| whole thing and drove his car around the projects | | | | Square Garden and owes roughly $60,000 in |
| and recognized one of the thugs who was hoping | | | | support.Now, the usual "tolerance" of such |
| to jump into the cab and leave. The cabby let him | | | | nonsense will occur. People are immune to it. |
| in and drove him right back to where police had | | | | Certainly, you will not hear a peep about it in |
| gathered at the scene of the accident. The third | | | | boxing circles- a sport filled with ex-cons. Only |
| was wanted.Let's get this straight. Judah had a | | | | when a minor incident occurs involving racial words |
| gun pointed at him and he took off. One innocent | | | | will people wake up. This is certainly true in |
| fellow was injured due to thugs crashing into him. | | | | diverse cities. |
| An officer risked his life by making sure a criminal | | | | Once again, the "hip-hop way" is a disaster. Judah |
| suspect did not get away. Finally, a cabby had the | | | | prides himself on it. So do many people. Up is |
| guts to actually pick up a criminal in the street and | | | | down and down is up. Being called a snitch is |
| return him to the police. Obviously one would think | | | | "worse" than getting freaks off the streets. The |
| Judah would be very thankful for all the work his | | | | acceptance of such a mentality is disastrous. Stay |
| fellow citizens put in. Think again. Judah refused to | | | | clear as much as possible. |
| identify any of the suspects because he did not | | | | |