Lawlessness is stirring…do you see it, do you feel it…can you hear it? It’s all about keeping this nation divided; emotionally, economically, ethnically and spiritually. More so, ethnically at the moment.
The George Floyd trial, now over, was about a murder…not about racial injustice. Everyone seemed to forget that both parties were acquainted prior to the incident, though not favorably. There was an ongoing scuffle happening between them, but yet, it was ignored…the passing of a counterfeit bill; ignored…illegal drugs in the victim’s system which may have played a part in his behavior prior to the arrival of police officers; ignored…victim resisting arrest; ignored. This was a police officer using his authority in that capacity to secure a personal vendetta on someone he had an issue with long beforehand. Unfortunately, it went very wrong.
A Black teenage girl was shot as she attempted to stab multiple individuals. A media outlet played an edited version of the 911 call which did not include the caller requesting police presence immediately, with chaos in the background. This was another attempt of a major media outlet to claim another Black person being shot by a White Officer…racial injustice.
Several other such incidents have happened in the last few days…all of them indicating excessive force, though the actions of the assailants were completely out of line. What is wrong with this picture?
The current administration is restructuring the judicial system to reduce or even remove jail time for non-violent criminals and drug offenders. This combined with the hands of police officers being tied, and the requests for re-training in de-escalation and restraining techniques presents a dangerous precedence for our communities. It is alright to automatically accuse an officer of the law of racial profiling when you are pulled over and you are Black. It is alright to fight a police officer when you have a warrant and they come after you. It is alright to try to drive and get away from an officer if you have a firearm or drugs in your possession and you know you will be going to jail (and claim that you feared for your life). The Black community is crying for accountability from police departments and are calling for firings and resignations, but there is no call for accountability from those who break the law and try to avoid the consequences. Just accusation of police brutality. Because of the color of your skin, you are to get away with whatever you want? Wrong, and this one-sided thinking is your demise.
The Black community is building the system that they are trying to reform by continuing to place themselves in it. It is difficult to change something when you are part of the problem. The problem lies in too much accusation and not enough accountability. You can’t purposely break the law then complain that your consequences are not fair. The system was created to discourage law-breaking and discourage continued behavior of doing the same. I am sure that nobody has even taken into consideration that what they are stating as “being stacked against them” is to wake them up and discourage them from repeating the same thing. Yet, they are complaining about sentences being too long, and want them shortened so that the criminals can go right back out and do the same thing again…knowing their jail time will just be a “drop in the bucket.” Why stop the behavior when all you are going to get is a slap on the hand if you are apprehended.
The reform that is needed in this nation is not what is being suggested by our legislators, the White House, BLM, ANTIFA, or Black activists. The type of reform needed is one that entices right choices…one that discourages continued negative behavior and criminal action…one that makes clear that you will be held accountable for your actions; if you commit the crime, be prepared to do the time. It is time to call it what it is: LAWLESSNESS! It is time to stop calling non-compliance survival. It is time to stop calling those with outstanding warrants, fleeing from law enforcement, innocent victims. They are fugitives, and are being treated as such. Remove the non-compliance, remove the fugitives…problem solved. Think smart…not race!
TRUTH IS TRUTH 