Expecting law enforcement officers to be held accountable for their actions in no way means I don’t appreciate their sacrifices & bravery on a daily basis.
Just like any other profession, I think there are both good cops & bad cops. Such things are not easily dismissed from one’s memory. Remember, not only was the man treated unjustly but the police officers responsible for his death were never punished & were in fact found innocent of wrong-doing. It might have been over twenty years ago now, but the Rodney King tragedy is not easily forgotten. Regardless, I think those of us who are not black need to remember that those who are have legitimate reasons to be a bit less trusting of cops in general. Of course the answer is we’ll never know for sure, but nonetheless I can’t erase the thought from my mind. And I just can’t help but wonder if so many of these other cases would have ended differently if the suspect in question had been white. I don’t know nearly enough about the matter to definitely say if we truly have a problem with police brutality in this country, but I will say that the recent case in Minnesota involving Philando Castile seems to me to be the most suspicious & egregious case to date (that’s gotten media attention, of course).
Before I do that, however, I’d just like to make a few simple statements.įirst of all, why does it seem like so much of our society cannot comprehend how a person can support both policemen (& women) & black people? This is just common sense to me. basically my usual coping mechanism, but an extremely effective one nonetheless.Īs an effort to help spread peace & sanity during these turbulent times, today I thought I’d share some of the songs that I have found particularly encouraging lately. The point is in times like these, it’s easy to feel like the “world is coming to an end” or society is “going to hell in a hand-basket.” So how does one maintain one’s sanity, one’s own peace of mind in the midst of all this chaos? Well, I don’t know how other people manage, but I’ve been surviving largely off of music.
It just hasn’t always been as well reported as it is now. Actually, to be fair, I’m not convinced there has ever been a time in history when the world wasn’t violent. I found a note with your name and a picture of us Even though it was framed and covered in dust It's the map in my mind that sends me on my way They say it's never too late to stop being afraid And there's no one else here So why should I wait And in the blink of an eye, the past begins to fade So have you ever been caught in a sea of dispair And your moment of truth is the day that you say "I'm not scared" Put your hands in the air if you hear me out there I've been looking for you day and night Shine a light in the dark Let me see where you are 'Cause I'm not gonna leave you behind If I told you that you're not alone And I show you this is where you belong Put your hands in the air One more time I've seen a million miles met a million faces Took all I knew To reach all these places And I'd do it again If it brings me back to you So have you ever been caught in a sea of dispair And your moment of truth is the day that you say "I'm not scared" Put your hands in the air if you hear me out there I've been looking for you day and night Shine a light in the dark Let me see where you are 'Cause I'm not gonna leave you behind If I told you that you're not alone And I show you this is where you belong Put your hands in the air One more time Put your hands in the air Put your hands in the air if you hear me out there I've been looking for you day and night Shine a light in the dark Let me see where you are 'Cause I'm not gonna leave you behind If I told you that you're not alone And I show you this is where you belong Put your hands in the air One more time Put your hands in the air One more time.Well, you don’t even need to watch the news or read a newspaper religiously to know that the world has been a violent place this past week or two.
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