Disclaimer: Let me start out by saying that I love culture, and I love all races. I do not discriminate because of color, and I do not make excuses for others/myself because of color. I love being an American and the fact that we, as Americans, can do and say as we please.
That being said, let me vent.
My idea of "Pray for Baltimore" and others' idea of "Pray for Baltimore" are two completely different things. Other's might "pray" that justice is met. I do too. Other's might "pray" that the African American community continues to speak out for what they believe. I do too. Other's might "pray" that equality is sought. I do too. The difference is that I pray that these people learn to do all of these things in the correct way. A way that will actually bring change and justice to everyone. They "pray" white law enforcement is "dealt with." I pray that no one gives just cause for a Police Officer to take any action that would lead to controversy.
I'm not saying Freddie Gray was guilty and needed to be arrested. I'm not saying he was innocent. I'm saying there was some reason that it had happened. He had to have done something for police officers to think that he was a threat, either to himself or people around him. There had to be some reason that the officers decided to cuff him and take him in to custody.
I'm not saying that the police officers did everything perfectly either. There are some bumps in their story, and some information that seems to be missing. The only reason people think police officers are "bad" is because they are either on their naughty list, or that is all they see/hear about through the media. The only reason people think African American's are the only people killed by police officers is because that is all they see in the media. I don't think a lot of people understand how much the media influences our lives. They show us what we want to see/what they want us to see.
People standing up for someones death should not end up being classified as a "state of emergency" where the National Guard is called in against our own kind! Hurting 15 officers because of the death of one person does what? We don't even know how Grey died. What if it was an officer? Then why hurt a bunch of inncent ones? Why burn buildings? Why tear up public poperty? What in the world does that accomplish?? What if he was hurt before the incident with the police? What if the police had absolutely nothing to do with his death? That would be a new idea for a lot of people...
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