Juan Williams recent letter published in the Wall Street Journal makes a point. Referring to the protests in Ferguson, Mo. “They should hold protests against the forces feeding the racial fear of young black men among white people, black people and everyone else— the drug dealers, the gang bangers, the corrupt unions defending bad schools, and the musicians and actors who glorify criminal behavior among black men.”

Exactly, bad behavior almost always be gets a bad reaction. Another words if you act civili you are treated in a civil manner with the same respect you project. Dr. King knew this. We wonder how many of those protesting graduated high school; statistics tell us less than 50%. Cost of educating one individual approaches at the low end $140,000 and up to $240,000 at the high end. This does not account for stay-backs which add incrementally to the cost.  We have two solution for this:

1. if minority neighborhoods believe that they have the worst teachers, give those community leaders the power to higher the teachers of their choice. If then the results are no different they can’t blame anyone else for failing schools.

2. the voucher is the best and most prudent way to move forward. For every child entering school a voucher system would be set up. The parents would receive one voucher per year for 12 years in total (6 elementary – 2 middle – 4 high school). They can use the voucher to go to a school of their choice; charter, parochial, public. But they only get 12 vouchers; so when a child does not get promoted to the next grade, the parent is responsible for the costs the following year for the repeated grade.  Then we might see some taking responsibility for their children and themselves.

Another point worth mentioning, as we see the riots engulf the business district, the smash and grab anything you can, this brings us to weigh in. The state should cut off any support to those arrested, rent, food stamps, housing and healthcare; the bet here would be that the violent protests would end very quickly.