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