Once again, we
as a nation are embroiled in racial controversy with the unfortunate killing of
a young man. The media has latched on to
this tragic story and is of course insuring it is played on the national stage. The president has weighed in with his
statements calling for the nation to do soul searching over how a decent
black youth can be killed by a Hispanic, or white, neighborhood watch
vigilante.
The Black
Panthers have placed a $10,000 bounty on the capture, dead or alive, of the shooter. Whose
identity is known but has not yet been formally charged. The black community is pressing for the
federal government to become involved and to declare this a hate crime. Spike Lee tweeted his supposed address to his 240,000 followers, and it
turned out to be the wrong one, putting an elderly couple in danger. All based on news reports that are bias and
agenda filled.
It reminds me
of the time the President energized his supporters to blame
conservative politician’s and conservative media for inciting the Tucson
shooting of Gabrielle Giffords and several bystanders, including a tragic death
of a 9 year old girl. With those
condemnations we saw an outpouring of violent rhetoric including death threats against
prominent conservative politicians.
All this is
done before the real facts are known, the investigations completed, and the
evidence weighed in honest judgment. It
is today’s version of a lynch mob, fired up by leaders out for blood, no matter
the cost, or politicians seeking a political advantage.
In today’s
world it is a fine line between inspiring a nation, and inciting a nation.
3 comments:
An old proverb from the wise king comes to mind..."there is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts. but the tongue of the wise brings healing." It is good to know the facts before one proclaims too much. We can all proclaim it a tragedy however.
Whenever an executive officer such as the POTUS decides to proclaim what should happen in an event such as this, it suggests that we don't already have laws, protocols and such to deal with the situation. In some relams our POTUS seems like a helicoptor president and in other realms MIA.
nobody is attempting to inspire a nation. this is the race-card needed every election year. its just the confederate flag card has run its course.
Another media hype so the B.O. can sell the agenda. Same garbage different day!
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