We all know there are four seasons in a year. Children are happy because they get two months off from school and they try to convince their parents to take them to summer camp. Camp gives the kids a chance to spread their wings, learn new things, meet new people. If camp is not an option, then spending the summer with grandparents is on the bucket list. The children know grandma and grandpa will take them to parts unknown, spend lots of money on them and send them back home more spoiled than ever! The grandparents plan trips to California, New York, Wisconsin Dells, and Door County if you are in Wisconsin. Those were the simple days...Check out the videos included from Will Smith and Fantasia Barreno! Will is rapping about Summertime and Fantasia is singing a Gershwin rendition of Summertime;
both offering you a different point of view:
1. Will Smith https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr0tTbTbmVA
2. Fantasia Barreno https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGnak9GsiOY
My point is the canvas of summertime today has changed.
Today, we are viewing news reports of two separate police shootings, one in Louisiana and one in Minnesota and then if we add on 82 shootings and 14 dead in Chicago over the 4th of July weekend,
what do we have? A different view of Summertime....a different view of our youth and the men in blue!
My heart goes out to the mothers of the fallen, as the nations leaders continue to look at gun legistlation
perhaps we should start taking a closer look at the mental stability/Ptsd cases concerning the men in blue.
What kind of tests are there for those entering the police academy? Is there something deeper going on,
a fear, a need to control, or feel empowered because you are legally authorized to carry a firearm?
When I was on active duty and pulled guard duty, my M16 wasn't loaded. It was meant to intimidate.
Perception vs reality in these shootings is key. How can you perceive a man face down with handcuffs on as a threat or a man reaching for his driver's license as a threat? What are the officers in blue being taught these days? Some of them either really hate people of color or they are not thoroughly processing the situations they find themselves in. You can't dismiss actual events, policy and procedure and then state danger was present.
Prior to the holiday weekend, I prayed for safety and no gun violence in Milwaukee WI.
Independence day 2016 would represent a true day of freedom. We have to be free to live, laugh and
once again enjoy our summertime.
While my prayers will change and include peace in this nation, it will also include getting to the root of the problems in the lives of our police officers. We all have some issue in our lives that we must work at, but ignoring our issues will prevent us from growing. Ignoring personal issues, will prevent our men in blue from truly protecting and serving others. My prayer is for those officers who are struggling, face yourselves
be honest so the people in your communities can once again trust and believe in you; not only during Summertime but for every season that you put on a uniform.
Leaders, churches and communities start working together and get back to the basics...
It takes a village to raise a child...the children of today must not find their worth or power when
they pick up a gun. They must learn about their worth from those who are entrusted to care for them.
I'm going to continue to believe in the power of prayer to change the canvas nationwide...
so we can enjoy Summertime!
both offering you a different point of view:
1. Will Smith https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr0tTbTbmVA
2. Fantasia Barreno https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGnak9GsiOY
My point is the canvas of summertime today has changed.
Today, we are viewing news reports of two separate police shootings, one in Louisiana and one in Minnesota and then if we add on 82 shootings and 14 dead in Chicago over the 4th of July weekend,
what do we have? A different view of Summertime....a different view of our youth and the men in blue!
My heart goes out to the mothers of the fallen, as the nations leaders continue to look at gun legistlation
perhaps we should start taking a closer look at the mental stability/Ptsd cases concerning the men in blue.
What kind of tests are there for those entering the police academy? Is there something deeper going on,
a fear, a need to control, or feel empowered because you are legally authorized to carry a firearm?
When I was on active duty and pulled guard duty, my M16 wasn't loaded. It was meant to intimidate.
Perception vs reality in these shootings is key. How can you perceive a man face down with handcuffs on as a threat or a man reaching for his driver's license as a threat? What are the officers in blue being taught these days? Some of them either really hate people of color or they are not thoroughly processing the situations they find themselves in. You can't dismiss actual events, policy and procedure and then state danger was present.
Prior to the holiday weekend, I prayed for safety and no gun violence in Milwaukee WI.
Independence day 2016 would represent a true day of freedom. We have to be free to live, laugh and
once again enjoy our summertime.
While my prayers will change and include peace in this nation, it will also include getting to the root of the problems in the lives of our police officers. We all have some issue in our lives that we must work at, but ignoring our issues will prevent us from growing. Ignoring personal issues, will prevent our men in blue from truly protecting and serving others. My prayer is for those officers who are struggling, face yourselves
be honest so the people in your communities can once again trust and believe in you; not only during Summertime but for every season that you put on a uniform.
Leaders, churches and communities start working together and get back to the basics...
It takes a village to raise a child...the children of today must not find their worth or power when
they pick up a gun. They must learn about their worth from those who are entrusted to care for them.
I'm going to continue to believe in the power of prayer to change the canvas nationwide...
so we can enjoy Summertime!
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