My heart is heavy right now, as are the hearts of every compassionate person that can read in America.
Two police murdered-citizens in as many days, my mind cannot comprehend this. My soul is sore and aching.
America is eating itself up with hatred, racism and fear. Surely fear can be the only explanation for these shootings. A deep rooted fear, that culminates in murder. And it is epidemic. Assured that the courts will support this type of reprehensible behavior, these cowardly, craven alleged officers of the law shoot citizens down in broad daylight.
A fear so pervasive as to render the shooters incapable of humanity. I saw Alton Sterling's video footage and the shooter's fear was palpable.. you could hear it in his voice. And his hatred and fear has destroyed two families, his and his victim's.
But what his actions are not going to do is discourage me from the fight for justice for all citizens of this country.
I heard the cries of their loved ones, and it tore me asunder, because the next one crying could be me, or you or anyone.
This behavior is a symptom of the illness that is infecting my country. Intolerance, cruelty, racism are all symptoms, and only the opposite can begin the healing process. Understanding, compassion and better training are good places to start
I sorta understand the basis of the fears that drove these officers to shoot unarmed citizens, it is the fear of losing your good government job and benefits, the fear of your heavy duty fire power, because a police officer should not have to shoot 6 times to subdue a "suspect" on the ground whose arms you are kneeling on.
While I understand it, I am not going to stand for it and neither are my people, the American people who will no longer put up with your racist bull-s**t. Worried about your pension, get over it and remember you are a human being.
To the New-Day Saints too numerous to recount on this page, I promise you will never be forgotten, your sacrifice is not in vain.
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