Why do non-listeners make a fuss about no snitchin in the hiphop community, when other areas do the same thing

Question

ok lets hope the Mods dont delete it this time. Ok this is somethin i wanted to speak on, i've noticed alot of people (mostly non-hip hop listeners, and those not associated with the culture) always criticize hip hop and the culture for the "no snitching" policy. but where are these same ppl when these same actions are carried out by Cops and ppl in the military? if you think about it, the do the same thing. For example, small force of US troops raids a village in Iraq and rape some of the women in that village. That is a crime if I never knew one, yet alot of times, this kind of stuff wont be brought into the national spotlight. Why? Because the troops who didnt participate in it wont "snitch" on those who did, they'll keep it to themselves, where are the anti-no snitch code follwers at now? and what about the corrupt cops who roam the streets freely after stepping out of line, killing a civilian, or participating in some other kind of crime, how come we dont hear about it?

Because their partners, and fellow police offers wont drop the dime on them..Yet, as soon as you have someone affiliated w/ hip hop refusing to testify in court, or lying to the authorities or a court to protect a friend (Lil Kim), the media and others will blame everything on "No Snitching" and how it is so negative to the culture

Im mainly lookin for opinions from my fellow hip hop listeners and anyone else that can come with an open mind to voice your opinion on this.

Answer 1

because everyone want's to blame hip hop...it's an easy target....It's just finger pointing..there's no credibility...

Answer 2

You make very good points, but I think it might be because in hip-hop people actually say things in songs like "stop snitching," or "**** snitches," etc., while in the scenarios you talk about the actions of the military and police are out of the public eye. It is still ****** up, but the average American needs more than just a couple authors writing a book about abuse in Iraq or a couple black people complaining about how police are corrupt to realize that something is happening. Not saying they would give a **** if it got out in the open, but you never know.

Answer 3

I agree 100%. I find it interesting that they never say anything about the word "snitching," but when it's a "hip hopper" it's the hip hop culture that causes him/her to stay silent. Then they play a hip hop video in the background, while covering the story. I find that instead of saying "snitching" they call it "code of silence." I feel, if it's a Rapper or a crime committed by someone in the "urban" areas "no snitching" is the main focus for some, but when there's a story like a cop killing an innocent person, they pay less attention to the "no snitching," when it's obvious that cops in the department know about it (apart of it).

Answer 4

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Answer 5

I see your point and I agree with you 100%! It's just pure racism and hypocrisy. Hip Hop remains the most controversial culture ever, people love to hate it. The Hip Hop community is ALWAYS under scrutiny and people like to nitpick and blowup every little thing that we do. Yet (like you pointed out), somehow THEIR code of silence is accepted and never EVER brought into the national spotlight. That's ridiculous. And don't even get me started on the cop situation. There are so much corruption in the Police Dept in Los Angeles (for example) and I know that they cover-up a lot.

Answer 6

Here's my take:

I agree, and here's why...

The term 'snitch' is older than hip hop. So are "rat", "song bird", "stool pigeon", etc.

Why do these terms predate hip hop? Because organized crime predates hip hop.

The 'honor amongst thieves' mantra has been around for centuries.

Actually, smart people know this and, lets be real, most people on this site aren't smart enough to know this stuff.

Answer 7

Really because the media is mainly middle to upper higher middle class and is ignorant on the culture hip-hop, but they do know that their viewers of the same demo. love to hear someone drop the hammer on this culture. I mean, hella cops are dirtier than anyone else, but ppl kiss their *** since 9/11 and all trying to be politically correct and all

Answer 8

because they need a scapegoat to hide for what they really are. hip hop is the scapegoat of the police and military abusing their power and such. it goes back to the foundation of he's white he's innocent, he's black/minority he's guilty. it also has to do with power and money. for example p diddy and shyne... shyne has to do 10 years (out in 09 or 10) for the gun in the club shxt. p diddy walked away like nothing happened. why?? because p diddy is well known, has more money, has more power. shyne had just released his debut album, he wanst known well, he had less money. its always been like that. the higher power abuses the lower power. in other words the government abuses the hip hop community because the govt has more power.

Answer 9

It's different. Ratting out on your friends to save your hide is snitching. That is not tolerated in the community but it happens. But sometimes people need to tell in order for the common good! I mean come on! When it comes to like someone telling the military something to protect the country or to stop a rapist, that is really important! I think that you are comparing oranges to banannas!

Answer 10

I dont have an answer, but i gotta agree with ya. Its kinda common to want to protect the people ur close to. Preach brotha.

Answer 11

again....i dont understand it...u wont snitch on ur "friends" but ya da 1st 2 snitch on sum1 who has a different state of mind as you????