I wanted to voice my anger with the loss of NYPD Officers today in Brooklyn, NY. I am frustrated that the "Powers that Be" can't seem to get it right. There is much discord over the recent events between NYPD, and Citizens. Actually this is something that goes beyond the borders of NYC. All across the Country we hear of Officers shooting down "Innocent" people of color. What we don't see on the media circus are the valiant Officers who put their lives on the line daily. There are many Officers who lose their lives protecting society, but because they are what??? white???? they don't deserve mention? That is ludicrous. Bottom line is Life is LIFE, and it is valuable no matter the shade on the outside, that is still a human being. To kill an Officer cause you "getting revenge" is absurd. How dare anyone take a life in such a manner? If you want to be honest look in the mirror, we have created this. We are killing our own kind!!! I live in the Projects in NYC, and now I live in a pretty good spot, but that hasn't always been the case. I lived in a building where a woman was thrown from my balcony, while I was downstairs in my bedroom. I have seen drugs being sold, and girls being raped, or selling themselves to drug dealers just for a fix. I have been in the middle of several shoot outs while holding my daughter, or when my children were playing in the park. I have been around some Officers who were not so nice, and I have been the victim of being searched, and stripped down because the area I lived in was infested with drug and gang activity. You know what, even then, I knew they were doing their job. I didn't protest their actions because these men, and women were there to ensure the people living in the community were protected from each other. That is sad. I am thankful that I no longer live in that area, even though it has calmed down some, or rather those causing the trouble are either in jail, injured, or dead. A guy I knew ended up paralyzed- young kid too, such a shame. He got caught up in the life, he made wrong choices, and will forever have to deal with it. Biblically speaking,
Matthew 26:52New International Version (NIV)
52 “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him, “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword We as a community need to STOP placing blame, we need to look at our own actions that have caused this. I am a minority, my great grandmother was a slave taken from her village many years ago when there were slaves, and slave traders. She was purchased by my great grandfather who fell in love with her, and married her in Church. He loved her, until she passed away. She died very young by today's standards of pneumonia. I am against racism. My family is from the amazing island of Puerto Rico. I consider myself Black, Spaniard, and Taino. I am acknowledged as an American born of Puerto Rican parents. I love my country, culture, and flavor. I love that as a race we come in all colors, and to me having a little bit of color I compare to one of our favorite seasonings called Sazon. There has to be an in between, our young men need to stop the ignorance, stop the hate, stop the blame. Our Officers need to ease people's fears. We need to confide in our Officers. We MUST bridge this gap sooner rather than later. The ghetto mentality is not even from this era, it was set up designed to have people living in the ghetto to destroy one another, and sadly this is coming to pass. Where does it end? It starts with me, it starts with you, it has to start somewhere, or it will end nowhere, and taking along the ride is all the innocent people in the in between. Pray for our City, for our Politicians, and each other.
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