Dismissing the notion that the topic is racist, NewsNation host Leland Vittert leads off his show discussing “the moral decay among urban, Black youth”
Vittert on various crimes across the country: “The perpetrators are urban, Black youth devoid of any moral compass and, in many cases, devoid of any regard for human life.”
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From the September 27, 2023, edition of NewsNation's On Balance with Leland Vittert
LELAND VITTERT (Host): Welcome to the fairest show on television. First tonight, what, I’m about to say you can’t say, but that makes it all the more important that we talk about it and that we talk about it honestly. So on point tonight, the moral decay among urban, Black youth and predictable results.
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There’s of course, a common theme among all the crimes that we have shown you. The perpetrators are urban, Black youth devoid of any moral compass and, in many cases, devoid of any regard for human life.
Of course, in America’s history, there have been plenty of times, more than we would ever like to account or admit, when the roles have been reversed, where white, men, perpetrated horrible crimes against Blacks. But thankfully, in recent years, when that happened, a rightful moral outcry followed. The country was appalled and soul-searching was required. But today the mere mention of the moral decay in urban Black America gets you branded a racist. That’s part of the problem, too.