ANATOMY OF A SNITCH: A WARNING TO THE STREETS By: Safir Chuma Asafo "20.61 ven ‘the pover dynamics between Blacks and whites, with whites betng the ones In pover - It Is only to the detrizent and disadvantage of Blacks (as ‘2 whole) when they run te the white man to snitch or cthervise betray their om. Quite frankly, It 13 do~ wn right despteable." = IRON-EYE IT I$ NO SECRET thet 2 saltch ts, uniformly, one of the most aghorred and hat> ed people among any circle - vhether I+ be in the business wortd, an exclusive club, 2 religious organization, a street-fraternity (so-calfed gang), or In +2 the everyday social setting. In recent years, the snitch phenomenon has reached epidemic proportions and © has gone virtually unabated, leaving many casualties In Its wake. So heretn ve will attempt to shed some IIght on thls putrid phenomenon and Its constl+- nts. uent ef Webster's dictonery GescrT¥es w-scttch azz Ae Iaformant; To Term tmtersers To Squeal On Someone. A snitch Is known by many other relative titles: Stool-Plgeon Fink, Ret, Traltor, et al. However,no matter the title the witimate end Is betrayal. "Betrayal I the bastard son of covardi: STREET EDICT The most common known snitch Is the so-called LAW ABIDING CITIZEN, who routinely cooperates with the “Established Authority" out of a mis-placed, albelt condItion- ed, sense of duty; And (genutnely) feel In their hearts that they ere doing’ the right thing. The Law Abiding Citizen views anyone who doesn't abide by the laws set up and enforced by the established authority, as e CRIMINAL. Of cour- se thelr definition of criminal - much ITke thetr views In general - 1s manu- tectured end readily ptovtded for them by the Established Authority which, In this Instance, Is the AnerIkkkan government. The so-called Law Abiding Citizen (In this context) is a slave (mentally)« They function, In most cases, as unvitting servants of the oppressive Amerikkkan government. And because of their Induced state of (historical /ourstorical) amnesia, they have forgotten that the government and Its repressive laws, whlch they so obediently adhere to, are founded on the kidnap, rape, murder and ensiavementcot Afriken people; Not to mention the mass slaughter of the Natives (so-called Indians) and the Iilegal sefzure of thelr (this) lend, thereby rendering the Amerikkkan government the archetypé or Original Crimi~ nal ~ vhich In turn gavesbirth to the so-called Law Ablding Citizen.-So, those who comply with or abide by the vey laws contrived and perpetuated by the Original Criminal Iiterally becomes agents of the original criminal - thus (pro= oxy) criminals themselves. (In general) are the primary beneficiaries of satd lays, they And since whites Interests when they cooperate with the established are serving thelr overall authorityus Conversely, when Black and other non-whItes cooperate with, the oppressivé government ~ In the veln of being & Lay Abiding CItIzen, especially at the pert! or detriment to their ovn endeate ethnic group, makes. them not only snitches, but traitors as well, and subject to the penalties, of treasont Such quisiing determined the fate of one of the Black Liberation Movement's ost beloved and promising leaders: Comrade Fred Hampton, vho was brutally gunned down by the FB! and Chicago police ~ etter belng provided blueprint schematics of ~hIS- "sate house", and other Information,by a snitch; A tralt~ or, who felt he was dofng the ‘Right Thing'. His name Is WIII1am O'Neal "The best remedy for a traitor Is a bul let. ~ STREET EDICT In fact, many Black Liberation warrlors were ether assessinated or Imprison— ed vith the collaborative efforts of SNITCHES. In many cases these snitches were (strategically) Inflltrated Into Black Liberation organizations, viz The Black, Panther Party, The Netion Of Islam, The Black Guerrilla Fently/Liberatton Army, The 5% i Natton Of Gods & Earths, ot al. Some were moles who sat and grew within these Liber— ation organizations and reported the plans and activities of these respective organizations, to the established authorities. ‘Others were AGENTS PROVOCATEURS, vhose sole purpose was to Initiate and agitate dissension, and to cause dis~ order within the renks. Also to provoke "trouble"; to In effect expose sald orgenization(s) to being CRIMINALIZED, to Justify the government's aggressions agatast them. THE OPPORTUNIST SNITCH The opportunist snitch Is one who 18 absotutely devotd of loyalty. S/he Is [ prone to betray anything and anyone to aggrandize him or herself. Such a sni~ In terms of comaltment. S/he acts, inherently, as a double-agent; a chameleon, who blends In with his or her environment or respective group, for PERSONAL favor. Much ITke the proverbial YARO-SLAVE in the days of chattel slavery. On slave plantations the slaves vere recognized, In three distinct categortes: THE FIELD-SLAVE, THE HOUSE-SLAYE and the seldom talked ab- out YARD-SLAVE. There vas e clear cut distinction between the house-slaves and” the tleld-slaves. Sut the yard-slave wes 2 bIt more difficult to figure out, because of his many levels of transparency and felgned loyalty. For Instance to galn favor with the slave master he would often snitch on the fleld-slaves* plans to escape, planned rebellions, etc. Likewise, the yard-sleve would prom vide the fleld-slaves with Information concerning the slave master's activit- les. Of course the yard-slave was very surreptitious In his handling of both parties. He. would often receive frivolous trinkets for snitching: A plece of (fried) chicken, and maybe a (buttered) biscult. The YARO-SLAYE was dubbed such because he functioned both characterIstically and IIterally between the house However, today s/he Is aptly known as the OPPORTUNIST SNITCH.Sure, teh Is neither here nor there and the fled. the times have changed but the motives and characteristics are still the same. Also, the opportunist snitch I's one who will run to the polfce to settle his (In the, streets), rather then handle It him or herself. Even or her business If observed closely, the so-celled str- the so-called street-level gangster. gangster who displays a conspicuous Love for his/her material poss~ Tees CARS, CLOTHES, JEWELS, ETC. above his/her fove, loyalty and conmit- Itkely to betray his/her family et-level essions, aent to his/her family, frtends & comrades, 1 friends and comrades tn favor of sald material possessions; even SNITCH if necessary+ And, stnce most people (In this hyper-capitallat class soclety) openly wor- ship materialism, they often make the (fatal) mistake of deeming; someone scoot of "THOROUGH", not by thelr characters, thelr princIples, orethelr merits of loyalty ~ but by the clothes they wear, the cars they drive and a host of other abextra facades. - The opportunist ts‘utterty self-centered. S/he 1s motivated by wanton narcis- sism. S/he doesn't regard any group or soclal Interests above his or har own. S/he will betray anyone to those who can best serve his or her [PERSONAL] In- terests. Historically speaking, I+ wes the OPPORTUNIST SNITCH vho squealed on warrtor ancestor Gabriel Prosser; A bold Black Freedom-Fighter, who was planning « Massive slave revolt on plantations throughout the state of Virginia, back In the 1800's. But It was halted before It could be fully carrfed out. The slave master was tipped off, and Gabriel! vas charged with sedition, (mock] tried, convicted and Immediately hanged. HIs only crime was his desire to strike a mighty blow at the wretched slave system. And for this, he wes betrayed by the opportunist snitch. Nonetheless, some thirty years later, he gained redemption Incarnated In warrior ancestor Nat Turner - who led a relatively successful revolt, In South Hampton, Virginia It should be noted that Nat Turner was very meticulous In weeding cut and avo- Ting snitches. Undoubtedly, a lesson learned from: his: courageous predecessor. Amore popular scenarto Is the story of JUDAS ISCARIOT, who wesone of Jesus! most trusted disciples, who ratted on Jesus to the centurfon (Roman police) tor 30 pleces of silver. An ancient paragon of the OPPORTUNIST SNITCH! = - In thts day & time, and In this dog-eat-dog soclety (Amerikkka), the opportun- Ist snitch Ts given more & more opportunity to snitch, with lesser & lesser repercussion or puntshment. It Is often Iterated that we are Ilving In the INFORMATION AGE, where INFORMANTS are In high’ demand, and, where + 2:2 Informat= Ton can elther make you or break you (depending on who has It and how I+ Is used). The proliferation of snltching Is a direct reflection of this Information Boom (and the demand for I+); espectally since INFORMATION, for the most part, Is controlled by the government and Its many agencies (for Its benefit). Therefore, the government breeds informants, whether with flnanctal Incent- Ives, deception, torture or es a form of negotiation - espectally In getting out of sovcalled Illegal situations where there are aultiple so-called perp- etrators (In an alleged ert ‘In such situations I1es are always used to bolster the government's Justificetions to criainalize ~ prosecute and ult!~ mately do away with thelr Intended target. The lack of punishments belng avarded to snitches Is even reflected. In the government's protection of them, as It has grown ostensibly lax. There-used to be a strict policy of confidentiality provided for snitches vho- cooperated with the government - hence "CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT; and the “"HITNESS PROTECTION PRO- Gru". However, In recent years, these protections have become noticeably ob- solete - with the lack of repercussions meted out to snitches. An example of this can be gleaned from the pages of recent Mafia history,with Infamous snitch Sammy The Sul! belng @ saltent tigure for snitching on tancus nob boss John Gotti. Sammy vas excused 647 thirteen (admitted) murders In ox~ change for his testimony. And he eventually returned to the streets (unpro~ fected). He was even arrested agaln, for running ¢ multi-miiifon dollar drug ring. He apparently has no tear of reprisal. And the fact thet he Is stilt allve, In spite of seld lack of protection, Is @ testament to the times In which we ITve. In fact, It has even opened the flood. gates for 2 throng of other ‘WISE GUY! types, who opt to cooperate with the government as a way of In thls context, the once sacred code of OMERTA (CODE OF lore In the annals of so-cel- staply dofng bustness~ SILENCE) Ts @ relic, and only exists es mere folk led Matla history. Another example can be discerned trom the brief history of Philadelphia's and Its Infamous snitch Rodney "Frog" Carson, who ratted Just [tke Sammy The Buld, he remains In he Is att!l altve Ts blasphemy to the Junter Black Mafia (JBM), on his alleged boss (and others). And the hood (unprotected). The fact that street codes and Its (professed) adherents. In a moré broader scope, saitching has become en accepted social reality ~ en open secret. Malnstream media, T+es, PRINT, RADIO, TELEVISION, INTERNET,ETC. openly solletts and encourages snitchings Most notably AMERICA'S MOST WANTED. ThIs progr- any (local) tip hot-Itnes attempts to put an honorable mask ful face of dishonor. am along with Its on an otherwise shi Moreover, +o associate with (known) snitches Is to share a tacit complicity of cogently condemn I+ (in whatever way the situation calls leest thet can be done Is to expose the known snit- and urge an Immediate disassoclat> sorts, by falling to for). Nonetheless, the very ch to others who may not be aware of th Ton with them. . In the mid 1800's, at the halght of the famous UNDERGROUND RAILROAD escape led by warrlor ancestor Harrlet Tubman, et al. there arose many Opportunist Snitches who attempted to selze upon the opportunity to gain favor (and other paltry trinkets) from the slave master by divulging the Identities of the underground allroad leaders and thelr escape routes. However, such snitches vere swiftly punished or (In most cases) put to death. Such measures were not out of malice but 2s a necessary move to protect all parties Involved, and to matntain an ab~ solute secrecy on the rallroad to freedom. For, faflure to do so would have IndubItably resulted tn the death of al! Involved. Again, @ snitch Ise detri~ ent to any respectable group, and should be shunned, condemned and In most cam ses, returned back to the essence ZZZ. THE MAKING OF A SNITCH (rhetorically) uttered that a person vho snitches. thas snitch In their born snitch',etc. Such prattie Is hollow, and Is rooted In thin aire The reallty Is, much I!ke other characteristics that manifest theaselves tn the behavioral patterns of # people (especially a subjugated people), It Is created by the dominating group - transmuted through externally Infiuenced con= ditions - and Incubeted within the circumference of the (controlled) viciss!~ tudes of a pre-fabricated allieu. It Is often blood’, Is Simply put, an Informant Is the by-product of his/her environment; which then begs the question of: ‘Who Is, It that creates and controls the conditions of sald environment?! The answer 1s an obvious one, as It Is no big secret that the white owned & operated Amerikkan government openly wields Its mantpulat- Ive "power and Influence over the soclety.at large, and clearl'y prolong Its position of power through the use of Intormants. Nonetheless, even under an oligarchical, racist white power structure such as there exists what Is commonly referred to as SUB-CULT- WE. This so-called sub-culture encompasses the many respective ethnic groups that comprises the Amertkkkan soclety, o+g+, CHINA TOWN, LITTLE ODESSA (RUSSIAN COMMU- NITY), THE LATIN COMMUNITY, LITTLE ITALY, THE BLACK COLONY (THE HOCO/GHETTO), among others. And within these respective so-called sub-cultural, ethnic groups, exists @ core code of conduct that traditionally condemns snitching. This was especially so In the Black colony: (once upon 2 time). The same for other soclal taboos that occastonally Intiltrated the culture vid, but not necessarily ['Imited, to, the various forms of media mentioned earller. . thTS one (Amer tkkka), But Judging from the exponential grovth and rapidity of snitching among Blacks nowadays, we have cbylously abandoned our old traditions, thereby allowing the anitch mentality to fester and permeete the culture. The conscious elders of the community have been silent and Inactive In thelr condemnation of this she- fnetul behavior, thus leaving the culture vulnerable to the repressive white governmental structure, to be tashloned Into a snitch sub-culture - In service of the white rulers. On 8 more mundane level, & snitch can be created or wade - espectelly In @ so- celled (common) criminal predicament - by coercion, trickery, tear, or plain psychological manipulation. For Instance, recently, while reading @ Phile- delphia Dally news paper, | cane across a very Interesting story ebout # young Black couple who was charged as co-detendents In @ drug casé. The paper went on to report that the young woman (defendant) ves removed from her Jal! cell (in the middle of the nfght) and taken to the local FB! fleld office. The pep- er further steted.that: ‘It fs purported that she Is seeking to cut @ deal®. It wes lat- er uncovered that the FBI vere In fact the ones yho surreptitiously "leaked" this bogus story to the papers However, yith the story fot beIng confirmed as Journalism goes) the paper cleyariy used the term "PURPORTED" to both metntaln e@ thin vell of ‘Journalistic Integrity-while staultaneously protect- Ing twemselves from clvfl Ifablitty and to camouflage thelr deceptive Intent, which was +6 play upon the oversight of the casual reader. Teke notice of how the word PURPORTED looks & sounds Iike REPORTED. But they ditter In meaning. PUR- PORTED means RUMORED. And since people (In general) tend to belleve everything they read Tn the paper (on face value), the feds knev It vould place her In the spotlight of suspicion among her peers, especially her co-defendant. The tactic workéd. Once she.was released on ball, she vas met vith death threets and general ostracized by her ovn peers. She was then contacted by the (FBI? agent assigned to her case, who expressed In no uncertain terms that she might well cooperate now, since everybody thinks she Is erat. She eventually suc- cubed and became the government's star witness (against her co-defendant). She felt Ike she was put Im @ DAWED-IF-1-D0 DAMMED-IF=I-DON'T situation which, wi- thout her knowledge, was Initiated and precipitated by the government. true: Cai The Anerikkkan Government has @ sordid history.of manipulating Information and sltuations to place targeted Individuals (or-groups) In the shadow of. II!-re- pute among their respective paers, organizations, etc. Such BROWN-MAIL tactics were employed against one of the Black Liberation Movenent's most cheri!smatic varrlors, Comrade KWAME TURE (formally Stokely Caralcheel). The government's ded by then FBI secret police or Counter Intelligence Program [COINTELPRO! h director J. Edger Hoover, spread a viclous rumor among the Pen-Afrikan Revo~ lutlonary conmunity thet comrade Kwame Ture vas an Informant. This wes done In an effort to cause revolutionaries to shun him. However, rather then shrink from or succumb to such spurtous detractlons ~ he openly challenged the govern- ment to prove It. Needless to say, they couldn't, as a ife always fells apart In the presence of truth. Comrade Kvane Ture's reputation vas promptly restored, and he continued to struggle on behalf of Afrikans here In the hells of Amert~ kkke and tn the breader diaspora - unt!l he eventually succumbed to cancer, which was purported to be the CIA's weapon of cholce,to assassinate hime "It Ts the duty of all (FBI) agents to convert targeted subjects Into Informants; espectal ly blacks: = TYRONE: POWERS TEX-FBt AGENT? Another more fam{ilar tactic which, belleve It or not, Is stil used today, with unbellevable success Is the "Prisoners Dilema" method which entalls the separating of two (or more) so-called co-conspirators and leading the other(s) through ITes & dece!t, to believe that the other(s) are willing to cooperate; thereby eliciting definitive testimony from {at least one) against the other (s} Thys the making of # snitch. This form.of ratting Is generally known today 2 ‘GETTING DOWN FIRST® "Can't be too safe ‘cause niggas Is two-faced; they show the other side when they catch a nev case." | - JAY-Z THE LOOSE-LIPS SNITCH The loose-IIps snitch Is more=so stupid (albelt negi!gent) than Is usually uncultured, and quite fond of prattiing. A secret Is Inconsequent- tal to him. His reckless babbling often.results In trouble for people (other than himself). Ho. simply doesn't know whet to-say, how-to-say It, why to say It, when to sey It, where to say It, nor whom to say It to. The loose-I!ps snitch Is usually of Insignificant stature, In terms of his status (within his respective peer group); so he takes great personal pleasure In openly dis~ cussing other peoples! business (In public). His pseudo sense of Importance Is meesured by him betng privy to (In most cases) distorted pleces of Information deemed arcane relative to his Insfgnificant Ifvelthood. The loose-ITps sattch 1s the number one purveyor of rumors. Moreover, he doesn't see himself as a snitch - which essentially renders him that much more dangerous. His unscrupulous Insensitivity to secrecy makes himy Information ~ at the behest of hls un- If. He Ifetous. He unwittingly, @ courter of (often false) bridled tongue. He can easily become an agent, unbeknownst to his own gives full meaning to the old adage: "LOOSE LIPS SINKS SHIPS" THE DRY SNITCH Snitches does so In such @ sdy and tndirect manner; so as as to malntatn an avare that snit~ The person who Ory to be cabsolved . of the guilt of dolng It flat-out, as well outverd appearence of being a stand-up Individual. He Is ell ching Is. wrong and shameful. This Is why such tacit methods are employed. He bears striking stmiiftude to the Opportunist Snitch In thet his motives are selt- centered - but functions more so from an uncontroliable, emotional Impulse. argent iy. 1 saw an Incident on the (, fen were pulled over b pert Ing While Black)« At any rate, they wor watch time one of the Iwhitel © rehed the car. The one tears I-1110) TY she show OS; where tvo he pollce for vba® appeared to be DIB (Ories eth ordered trom the vehicles ay ftlcers: se: 'cers: searched the two men while the oth sarcheine tars the ous arching sheen tach fe cattace ine atateed Ton arenes pnpiaite Seth ten Sora oung men who the gun belonged to; and th the other young 4 e young man repiled: "it's hi: ateete at gone sen. He apparently dtdn't went to "3 oer sk hia", reterring +o thet the gun ree oe nee therefore, he uttered: "itt, rot snitch, but he was je his as well. ‘ caress” 30 as He did have + So, although dry, he to tmply stalshe option to fort siagiy sense aiceggi™ TPHTone hovarnat eas. "You have the RIGHT to remain SILENT...* (5th AMENDMENT RIGHTY THE JATL=HOUSE surrey . "why 1s rattin® at an all time high why are [they] even al lve?® ~ JADAKISS The Jati-house snitch Is a combination of combination of the Opportunist Snitch, the Loose-LIps Snitch and the Ory Snitch. He Is the ultimate STOOL-PIGEON. . Because prisons ere Inherently condensed, microcosmic, sub-socleties, It 1s virtually Impossible for @ snitch to matntatn complete anonymity. Unitke the nore macrocasmle or larger soclety, paranola & suspicion 1s on a perpetual high; matnly because of the compelled co-existence In a multi-ethaic, arti ti~ cla! environment. a prisoner & captor (prison offletal? form of capitulation (on the part cated trom So the slightest, fraternization betw tly be construed as # fundamental and can result ‘In sald prisoner belng excommunt can of the prisoner); his respective ethnic or general soclal group. Identified as 2 snitch he ts “usually Hovever, once a prisoner Is definitively fending on the elrcumstances and the dealt with In a more corporal manner (dep) prison) « befriends his captor can be cjtateat conteet, the prisoner whe openly $ ¢ letined as a developed eo jotton= tg. cinteet sorte eatala arent, toh 12 6 . cfessi ting wader the Soe gua by a prisoner os a result of stress, o7tr eonet stltctor surntvels Howovers Tf ai attechment Tange (alaplaced! need te coors an cted dependence 204 gut counvorbelonced oy fe Fan! torent of BAT NOS Yas, SoEGN EMER oy comtentnete the wnole popelettay noe oe care wrote Popia contexts Tf not ¢ ee eit ia a virtual concer thats - tore or another): 11 12,2 dar ane entire pocy (polttted of f4e sentzent of sald condensed enviro! nment+ letely steffed & run by rem unity to unmask them racist egendes age!~ make up the large telly Black or non bly detested (and In favor of Imost comp, the perfect opport! personal and because prisons (In AnertkkKa? ere @ tee enites —vho see their Job site 8s cist wn ites Uirad, end to perpetrate their petty, perscr 4 ore a nite prisoners who, BY the 4aY nat Black tnd o7het cone poputerians ~ any Brisonet (ot2e% melon ty of the orlecing with seta racist captors 14 20080) sete tens soena tg raprenents the uitinete ect of perreytl The repression of the already oppressed! s fon dr 9 work In these modern-day slave snips “acy vse than thelr white colleagues + And the tew Black offtctels vii nesters. Vonsttaes vo ey are often seven han the eng) ergeors for thelr sodern wilt _ ches vere elaost alvays 99° Terenas terctage aaaeulted or KIL 1ed. populationss They are even tn the prison environmen Teg rone ee PROTECTIVE CUSTODY UNIT, we spect gered TE T2%cus lar nore flaunt In the general populatfones TREY a2 010), Soe * sitnes e rategically . used as vitnosaess They 20 orteriel cefendenta, to gether Information concern Ting quarters of pretrial concer gligtg auerters of gonest of the governuent - In exchange for iro eeente ova cases (or sone other favors} sh tool's mouth ts hs destruction, end Ms lps are the snare of his soul." — PROVERBS, 18:7 nnn RESOLUTION Anertkkkets Jalls and prisons are filled with 2 great deal of good brothers and slsters. Many serving lengthy sentences (some on Death Ro¥)ibecause of snit~ ches. And this will continue to be the fate of the Black cofony If so-called ‘Thorough' IndIvtduals Just stand by and do nothing. Or, even worse, If snitches are mado to fee! comfortable and accepted by sald so-called ‘Thorough’ Individ- There should always be penalties for snitches. general uals. Therefore, In an effort to reverse the victous cycle of snitching, the young haye be taught against It, and shown (by example) the virtues of loyalty. After all, whet could be seid of the elders of a particular group (whether It be ractat, ethnic or what have you), that allows Its young to grow up without proper Instruction? : If the elders neglect their duty In thts regard, It will eventually come pack to haunt them tn the long run (and rightfully so). So. what ve propose Is that ai! known snitches be ostracized an ches be o: z d exiled from qhe Rood: And If they are caught In the hood they should be punished by the wees eezelass Cot the hood) .Pletures (or antpe-style posters) of kaovn snit= Solesters). carpeted throughout the hoods ThIs also goes for pedophiles: tehiid aolerters sachs murderers, ang those who prey upon the elderly and the dis- : 's@ who perform these acts are cau sified eres tte pe © caught In. the hood they should be The racist police estabitsh: it shi ° : steblishiont shoud never come Into th . f Into the equation! websites IPPAISSE Lomee (gueret ie-atyied to\tntorm ane concersea pernsoay Weeettes saasiad Thai gneraal lag thelr aative grofites, wnoressonsay ete, eyr nate 1 e-dosslers are of publte record . cenit : cord once they cosperes ure AOTENED MTORITVT There should be noubore for ther we Pee ith er be able to do it tuicer Also, ona eos, ould ney : portent, thera. sho De mere fear of the hood than that of the raster pollen creat fie ne estou DEATH TO THE SNiITtcH! South Chicago ABC Zine Distro P.O. Box 721 Homewood, IL 60430 yy stave ships (on dry leagues. They ere the almost always segren ing: assaulted or killed. ations. They are even ed In the same cell or ther Information concern= tn exchange for lenfen— s — a| ot good brothers and RowYybecause of snit- fecentiy, I saw an Incident on the (resi-i1te) TY show COPS, here two yaung Black men were pulled over by the police tor whet appeared to be DWE (Oriy~ ing unite Black). At any rate, they were both ordered tron sre vehicte, at which time one of the tvnitel officers: searched the two sen vhtle the other Tancereee ne cars The one searching the car tound handguns boty ane were Innedlately handcuffed. The officer then asked one of whe young men who th gun belonged to; and the young man replied: Mit's his car, oak nin + Peterring ¥0 the other young man. He apparently didn't want to tlatcoet snitch, but he was S{gatd of belng arrested; theretore, he uttered: "It's his carn ce oe to Imply thet the gun must be his as well. So, although dry, he snitched nonetheless. He did have the option to Just simply remain SILENT! THE JATL=HOUSE SNITCH . Why 1s rattin® at an ali time high why are [they] even al lve?" ~ JADAKISS ded by then Fal j the Pan-Afrikan Revo~ ‘nants This was done In yr, rather than shrink ly challenged the govern= J ite always falls apart n vas promptly restored, In the hells of Amert~ succumbed to cancer, © assassinate him. targeted rr Is sttll used tod od which entalls the and leading the other(s) 2 vill Ing to cooperate; ne) against the other(s} sald environment?! The answer {s an obvious one, as It Is no big secket that the white owned & operated Amerikkan government openly wields Its man!pulat~ Ive "power and Influence over the soclety.at large, and clearl'y prolong Its position of power through the use of Intorments. theless, even under an oligarchical, racist white power structure such as one (Amerikkke), there exists what Is commonly referred to as = SUB-CULT- WE. This so-called sub-culture encompasses the many respective ethnic groups that comprises the Amertkkkan soclety, e+g+, CHINA TOWN, LITTLE ODESSA (RUSSIAN COMMU- NITY), THE LATIN COMMUNITY, LITTLE ITALY, THE BLACK COLONY (THE HOCO/GHETTO), among others. And within these respective so-called sub-cultural, ethnic groups, exists @ core code of conduct that traditionally condemns snitching. This was especially so In the Black colony: (once upon 2 +Ime). The same for other social taboos thet occasionally Infiltrated the culture via, but not necessarily [‘Imited, to, the various forms of media mentioned earllers . Nos th Sut Judging from the exponential grovth and rapidity of snitching among Blacks nowadays, we have obviously abandoned our old traditions, thereby allowing the anitch mentality to fester and permeete the culture. The consclous elders of the community have been silent and Inactive In thelr condemnation of this she- fneful behavior, thus leaving the culture vulnerable to the repressive white recent Matla history,with e for snitching on famous (admitted) murders In ex~ to the streets (unpro- uitt-mIliton dollar drug fect thet he Is still nt to the times In getes tor a throng of government as 8 way of red code of OMERTA (CODE OF ro In the annals of so-cal~ t sry of Philadelphia's ney "Frog" Carson, who ratted , The Bull, he remains In lve Ts blaspheny to the a And, since most people (In this hyper-capitallat class soclety) openly wor sWip matertalism, they often make the (fatal) mistake of deeming; someone cool of *THoROUGH™, not by thelr characters, thelr principles, orethelr merits of loyalty ~ but by the clothes they wear, the cars they drive and a host of other abextra tecedes. Tie opportunist ts'utterty self-centered. S/he 1s motivated by wanton narcis- sism. S/he doesn't regard any group or soclal Interests above his or har own. S/he will betray anyone to those who can best serve his or her (PERSONAL1 In- terests. Historically speaking, I+ wes the OPPORTUNIST SNITCH vho squealed on warrtor ancestor Gabriel Prosser; A bold Black Freedom-Fighter, who was planning @ massive slave revolt on plantations throughout the state of Virginia, back In the 1800's. But It was halted before It could be fully carrfed out. The slave master wes tipped oft, and Gabriel ves charged with sedition, {mock] tried, convicted and Immediately hanged. HIs only crime was his desire to strike a mighty blow at the wretched slave system. And tor this, he was betrayed by the opportunist snitch. Nonetheleee. tes cooperate with. the Idlag CItTzen, especial ly c group, makes. them not the penalties, of treasont « Liberation Moyenent's ton, who was brutally Ing provided blueprint neby a snteh; A tralt~ Is WilITam O'Neal! ssesstnated or Imprison~ y cases these snitches n organizations, vi Femtly/Liberation Army, The 5% ANATOMY OF A SNITC A WARNING TO THE STREETS By: Safir Chuma Asafo "25.61 ven ‘the pover dynamics between Blacks and whites, with whites being the ones In pover - It Is only to the detrizent and disadvantage of Blacks (as ‘2 whole) when they run te the white man to snitch or cthervise betray their om. Quite frankly, It 13 do~ wn right desptcable.” = IRON-EYE IT 18 NO SECRET that 2 snitch ts, uniformly, one of the most athorred and haty ed people ancng any circle - vhether It be in the business world, -an exclusive club, 2 religious organization, a street-fraternity (so-calted gang), or In +2 the everyday social setting.