Racial turmoil seems to be simmering again in the US as of late. I put the blame squarely on the media and the way they slant the stories in a way that will incite the most emotion from their audience. Add to that, celebrities and civil rights activists jumping on the bandwagon and what you have is a powder keg of hatred, ready to explode. Continue reading Here’s your wakeup call!
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Respect
How do you feel about respect? When did this basic courtesy seemingly disappear from the once great, United States of America? It pains me to read news articles lately because the media has taken this lack of respect that is running rampant in our country and made it all about race. I’m sorry, I know you think it’s all about you, but really it’s not, everyone is suffering from this latest epidemic and I think our shift in values away from families in the US has caused it. Continue reading Respect
Enough Already!
As a writer I am also an avid reader and since the very beginning of the incidents in Ferguson, I have read just about every article published on the subject. I am beginning to be sickened by the amount of people who are putting their two cents worth in, just for the sake of doing so, without any firsthand knowledge of Ferguson, police work or any working knowledge of the subject in general. Many have labeled Michael Brown a thug and Darren Wilson a racist killer. Neither of these labels will help anyone to understand the situation in question, but I guess if labeling people in that way makes you feel better about yourself, then you just do what you need to do. Continue reading Enough Already!
Why Hate Isn’t The Answer
Being from originally from St. Louis, I have been watching the events in Ferguson carefully. I worried from the very beginning that no matter what the grand jury verdict was, violence would erupt in the streets of Ferguson. Why did I feel that way? Because the protesters in Ferguson didn’t want the truth, they wanted justice for an imagined wrong, and no matter how much evidence was presented that might justify the shooting, they would never believe that Michael Brown deserved any part of it. Continue reading Why Hate Isn’t The Answer
Still waiting for the truth in Ferguson
I try to stay out of political firestorms but this one has hit too close to home and gone on way to long. The media is pushing the story that an established Ferguson Police officer, who is white, shot an 18 year old black man for no apparent reason.
Let’s think about this shall we. All police officers know that if they discharge their weapon at all, let alone if they actually shoot someone, a full investigation will ensue. They know if they want to keep their job, the discharge of their weapon must be justified whether or not they actually shoot someone. If they actually shoot someone the scrutiny will be more intense and require more justification, thus most police officers just don’t go around shooting people just for the hell of it.
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