Neither does the rest of America. We will “save the children” in every country in a continent 1240 miles away. People like Sarah McLaughlin think dogs have
the eyes of angels and go on campaigns to save them from being destroyed at
local shelters. I wonder has she ever
looked in the eyes of school aged child on Monday morning, face unwashed, and
stomach unfed still thirsting for knowledge.
There has been public outcry to stop Joseph Kony after the world began
to learn of rich untapped oil reserves in the region (but that is another
matter.) Yet at home school districts
are going belly up, important after school activities are being cut. Now it is common place to learn schools are
cutting, gym, band, and art yet since the dawn of time humanity has learned to
relate to each other and overcome language barriers through music, art and athletics. Yeah Michael Vick goes to jail because a dog
dies, and I love dogs what he did I find cruel.
However I will never place the value of an animal over the life of any
human.
Trayvon Martin can be shot for bag of skittles and an iced
tea, his murderer slew an unarmed teenage boy he persecuted in “self defense.” The
official white house response is “Our
thoughts and prayers go out to Trayvon Martin’s family. But obviously we’re not going to wade into a
local law enforcement matter.” As if our
communities’ problems are kiddie pool playgrounds President Obama how dare you
be so shallow. I beg your pardon Troy
Davis was just yesterday, but he couldn’t get one. What would have been the result if Oscar
Grant had been your brother or at the very least another human being. In the eyes of America we are less than
dogs. I thought we here a humane society
I guess we are out here on our own. As I
have watched these events unfold of the last few months what has become
surprisingly apparent is that the issue is not truly racial. While majority of these tragedies befall a
race beleaguered in social, economic, and political injustice and misrepresentation
it is even more disturbing, to see the wealthy white male constituency who
control America begin to turn a blind eye to their own.
It stops now. For
every grey hooded American who signed a petition I beg you, step into your
community. Voice your outrage in
action. Place the power the government
holds back into the hands of the people.
Take responsibility for your home, your street, your neighborhood. Spend off days mentoring children, mowing the
unruly lawn next door; spend a moment speaking to an elder neighbor. Tell your children you love them and that
they are important show them by investing time in them. Protect the world from people like George
Zimmerman by adding value to the lives they seek to take. Bring importance to the contributions our
future has to make to this world be giving them the opportunity to be
there. When I work in youth detention
centers the common sentiment I face is that they don’t matter, there is nothing
to live for, that jail isn’t a deterrent because they already don’t exist. Trayvon Martin will not die quietly; he will
not be so easily forgotten in the face of the media like Troy Davis was.
Barak Obama does not have to care about black people, or our
struggles, he doesn’t have to hide behind his politics and agendas or the fear
of not being reelected if we don’t put the pressure of being a savior on
him. Barak Obama is the face of an
American government who has forgotten where they came from. Wealth and education have jaded their view. Everyone struggles and everyone has their
demons but when you are forced to face your own struggles and demons plus those
placed on you by those in power that is when a deep sense of impending failure
overcomes you. I’ve been there, I still
live there, but pride won’t let me fail.
And I refuse to allow my VOICE to be silence, my peace to be broken, or
my life threatened. I will wage ware on
those willing to wage war on me, because silver spoons and good fortune do not
define my America.
This is our President's attempt at clean up:
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