The title of an editorial by Peggy Noonan in the July 16-17 WSJ. Worth the read.
Dallas Police Chief David Brown. “I am running on fumes…we are asking the police to do too much…take care of mentally ill folks..run down loose dogs…take care of over indulging drug users……..”
He goes on to say, “We’re hiring. Get off that protest line and put an application in. We’ll put you in your neighborhood and we’ll help you resolve some the the problems your’re protesting about.”
But griping, pointing fingers, blaming is much more fun. The other two men, both with African heritage, talked about their experiences and without a doubt there is prejudice in our country, along with all countries, from the beginning of time. The action is what we do about it.
Police Officers’ Lives Matter. Civilians Lives Matter. All Lives Matter.
Can we come together and talk about how to make it a bit better rather than pointing fingers? My mom always said, “When you point your finger, four are pointing back at you.” It still applies.