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Friday, April 11, 2008

Marvin Arrington: Atlanta’s underclass

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Marvin Arrington, who recently made the controversial decision to excuse all white people from his courtroom while he spoke to the African Americans facing serious criminal charges, explains his actions. “I challenged those young people to get themselves together, get an education and change their lives,” writes Arrington. What do you think of Arrington’s actions and his concern for what he describes as “the underclass of urban America.”

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