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Bill Cosby equates Grand Theft Auto with an entrance exam to prison

Bill Cosby almost had it.

In an article mentioned in Greenwood Commonwealth (by Charlie Smith), Cosby used a speech that was made by a Greenwood High School student at the United Methodist Church on Thursday (November 20, 2008) as a platform to emphatically illustrate his own concerns about the state of black culture. Throughout his speech, he expressed concern that black culture was not doing enough to uplift themselves during these challenging times.

However, while Cosby may have been making sense in that he encouraged the black community to take more responsibility for their actions, there were some parts of this speech that sadly highlighted his disconnection with the trends of today’s youth.

One such aspect was when he labeled children who play Grand Theft Auto as participating in an “entrance exam” to attend prison…

Teens arrested for Splinter Cell style “mission” at Washington school

Teenagers are always looking for adventures, but how bored do they have to be to go on a “mission” at their local high school in Kingston, Washington? According to the North Kitsap Herald, police busted five teens, four 18-year-olds and a 15-year-old, who entered Kingston High School November 4, 2007 by climbing the school and more »