A JUST VERDICT, OUR NATION CAN FINALLY BEGIN TO HEAL & UNITE
" With The Conviction Of Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, On All Three Counts That Were Charged, With The Unnecessary & Tragic Death Of George Floyd. We May Now Begin To Heal, From The Social Injustice That We Face & Fueled By Our Elected Leaders. Our System Works, We Need To Give It A Chance."
April 21, 2021 Commentary By Leonard Madison, Art Fletcher, & Kevin Peterson Reporting For Englebrook Independent News:
Yesterday's conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the senseless murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. A conviction which will hopefully restore faith in our judicial system. A system many of us view with skepticism.
For years it had seemed apparent that our law enforcement officials were able to operate with impunity. Since as far back as the late 1980's, our perception of police officer's conduct has continued to come into question. With the recent spike in morally unjustifiable deaths of individuals by the hands of our police agencies throughout our nation. Agencies that were put in place to protect us, and to be our last line of defense. From the aberrant behavior of some in society. unfortunately today for many of us believe that we have become the hunted, and the police are the hunter.
Just as individuals, police are there to protect us from the bad that live within society, we need to understand that there are also bad within the ranks of our nations police departments.
The reprehensible behavior exhibited by, at the time officer Derek Chauvin captured in the nine minute-thirty second video. Hand in pocket kneeling on George Floyd's neck, Officer Chauvin's lack of response to repeated pleas by Floyd he was unable to breathe, pleas that went unanswered until Mr. Floyd had succumb to the injuries inflicted by Chauvin.
The deliberate actions by Chauvin, an officer sworn to uphold the law's of our nation, was now a murderer.
The expressions on Chavin's face showed little or no concern for the life of Mr. Floyd. Derek Chauvin did not cross the line, he should of never been a police officer. The fact is he's now a convicted murderer, a criminal.
Today, we in society need to come to terms with the rise in crime, not only within the policing agencies but in society as a whole. We must realize that for every rouge police officer, there are thousands that take pride in their sworn oath to uphold the laws of our nation and to protect and serve us.
Each day there are hundreds of people maimed or killed throughout the country, the names and faces we may never come to know. It does not matter the color of your skin, nor your religion, or your beliefs. People are falling prey to the predators living among us.
Although our justice system did not fail yesterday, we need to realize that the criminal justice system is truly broken.
As a society we need to repair not only our policing and justice system, we also need to stop the increase in criminal behavior. Some in Congress feel that we no longer need policing or incarceration. We must stop being pawns to their unrealistic aspirations in trying to make a name for themselves. While each of them enjoy the pleasure of being protected with a security detail, we will be left to fend off what ever may prey upon us. Further, with our current administration's stance with gun control, impinging upon our second amendment right, and remembering what President Biden said last week, " The Constitution is not absolute." We must now realize that together we are on a dangerous path.
Know matter what may lay ahead for us, we need to address the core reason of crime today. We need to realize the divisional strife that is plaguing each and everyone of us, in society today.
Ask yourself what causes crime, is the lack of education or the lack of a family structure due to economic restraints, the never ending supply of illicit drugs, or we just do not care.
I do not believe we do not care, one thing is for sure we all need to stop being used as pawns by our elected officials. We are not pieces on a chess board for their game in which to promote their continued failed programs and to continue to divide all of us. Whether Democratic or Republican, together we can put an end to this during our next election if we are United.
Filed Under Opinion, Chavin,Minneapolis :