Shaun Yurtkuran and I had a candid discussion this morning, where we didn't hold back in criticizing the white liberal class in Jackson, particularly those residing in Fondren and Belhaven. These individuals often claim to support Jackson's black community but do so merely through virtue signaling, labeling anyone who highlights the city's crime issues as racist. Despite their supposed advocacy, they live in predominantly white neighborhoods that are essentially gated communities, send their children to private or APAC schools, and seldom frequent areas where black people gather.

For the past 4-5 years, I've been actively working to address Jackson's problems and enhance its safety, including confronting the "free the land" extremists. However, these self-proclaimed progressives have chosen to ignore the root causes of Jackson's challenges, burying their heads in the sand and pretending that addressing crime is more offensive than the crimes themselves.