Baltimore riots, Nepal earthquakes, same sex marriage in front of the Supremes, Bernie Sanders runs against Hillary. Quite the week.
Did the Baltimore riot result in a move towards justice for Freddie Gray? It is more than an exaggeration to say the rioting caused manslaughter indictments against 6 Baltimore police officers. With the city electing Marilyn Mosby, a daughter and granddaughter of police officers as the Maryland state’s attorney for Baltimore City over an incumbent white Democrat, maybe the indictments would have happened without the riots. Could the justice system now be working a bit better because people in Baltimore voted?
Seven months after Michael Brown, systematic failure to deliver justice in our cities is playing with fire, possibly, a little like 1965 all over again. The number of people in the streets in other cities in solidarity with Baltimore has been growing. And the hot spots are New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Oakland, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Atlanta and poor suburban cities with police departments that grift with fines and court penalties.
Indictments notwithstanding, this is Baltimore and many other cities:
If you watched mainstream media coverage, all of Baltimore was on fire:
Gay marriage discussion brought out the best in our politicians:
And ministers now have a new take on the old question:
Same Sex wasn’t the only type of marriage decided by the Supremes:
Bernie Sanders threw hat in the ring, and almost no media covered it:
Nepal was on everyone’s mind, including Christian bigots:
Ever hear of Tony Miano? He’s a former LA cop who seems to be a Christian. He should ask “What would Jesus tweet?” because what he did was an epic fail for a human, much less a Christian. Miano could be organizing a drive to collect donations, but instead, he’s tweeting about “pagan temples” and how the people of Nepal need to repent and receive Christ.
Onward, Christian soldiers!
much to comment on, but i will simply say this about Tony Miano. WTF.
on that note, i was at the paterson great falls yesterday and a bunch of men showed up in white “man dresses” and skull caps. they were a family, some from NJ and others from Algeria. my natural reaction is to shun them. but as a civilized person, i treated them well, answered questions and so on. (i volunteer for paterson).
civilized behavior is that which modifies our first thoughts.