Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Ferguson Dilima

I looked at the distance Ferguson was  from Kansas City, Missouri, where I went to school in the early 70's. I was surprised that it was less than 300 miles from the area I lived in, but that is a massive distance when you look at how the masses assimilate into neighborhoods and how this particular area was formed and presently policed.  I do not discount the jobs that the men and women in blue do on a daily basis, as a matter of fact I condone them for the job they do on a daily basis.  There is no way I would have made it in that profession because I would shot first and ask questions later.  In other words my survival instincts kick in like a gunslinger and I really do not think that can be trained out of me.

I think it is important that all police forces have cameras that will record their activities such that there would be no question of what occurred.  I don't blame any police force for buying the heaviest equipment at the lowest price and we all know that with the drug and terrorist battles this equipment will eventually come into play.  Also I know that us tax payers pay for this equipment and would be totally upset if I paid top price for it, when it could be bought for pennies on the dollar from the government.  The proper use of this equipment is the only thing that comes in question in this instance.

The actions of Ferguson PD sends a direct message to the citizens that clearly shows who they feel the enemy of their city and county are.  This was a despicable act the FPD did, and if I knew the citizens of the area and a faction of the younger generation (natives) were restless before this and I had done the unthinkable, I would pull out my heaviest artillery and hunker down for the fight too.  So they followed protocol.

Statistics don't lie unless they are skrewed by those outside elements we know exist.  But the reality of the situation is as the old saying goes  "it is what it is". We are here and we must deal with the consequences that are dealt us.  But if  a farmer plants corn he does not look for rice, so we as a society know what we are

I am not sure but I watched the video from that store very closely and that is not Mr Brown the smooth faced 18 year old kid that is strong arming the store owner of the store.  As a matter of fact that store owner stated that he did not think that the man on the video and Mr Brown were not the same man even before the video was shown to muddle the water.  This information was immaterial since the two had not been connected prior to thee encounter that left Mr Brown dead in the street for several hours before being covered.  This was done to send a clear message to anyone in the neighborhood what their fate would be if they did not toe the line.

Monday, September 2, 2013

The Trials And Tribulations Of A Battle Tested Christian

I have been rather quiet lately, been spending a lot of time praying for my daughter and other that are going thru some mighty ruff weather right now.  My daughter, Qiana had a pretty ruff week but she is on the mend the last coupla days.  The Doctors have found a cocktail mix that has her potassium levels up and is keeping her blood pressure rate in check.  Just last week she had a light heart attack brought on by inadequate potassium levels due to the fact that she cannot digest any foods due to a bad gall bladder, which cannot be removed until she is in stable condition to withstand the surgery.  God has been very good to us over a long period of time and I pray that he continues to show my family favor.  So I again ask you to pray for each and everyone that is in need off healing, financial rescue and salvation and I will do the same. Always remember that prayer is the most powerful thing in our lives and we are the Prayer Angels.

Many of you do might not know that my family and extended circle were in the grip of illness and death for the majority of 2012 and the entirety of 2013.  In 2012 the family lost quite a few close friends and relatives, like Jackie Franklin, Bobby Franklin, and my Bro-In-Law Bro Odra Dyson, then Cousin Pauline Hooper died suddenly of Dementia, a week later her husband, Willie J Hooper died.  Bobby died from a massive heart attack, but Jackie and Dyson lost their battle with Cancer.  My other Bro-in-law, William Hawkins, continued to win his fight with prostate cancer and is doing quite well and we are praying for many more years of health for him.

In the last quarter of 2012 my Cousin Alice was stricken again and began her 2nd battle with Cancer which had sprouted up in another area of her body.  While we were praying for strength for her we got more tough news, our cousins Mr and Mrs Willie Hooper were very both ill and the Mrs was going downhill fast.  Then came 2013 and a sigh of relief I though, but the demon of illness and death still had not extracted enough to satisfy his hunger so the Prayer Angels and I went to work again knowing that the processes of life must go on we prayed the prayer of the Knowing Christian, that if this cup was not to pass then we prayed that God saw fit to strengthen those that were left here on earth so that they could continue the good fight.

My wife became ill in October, and again we all got busy praying for healing and strength to take on a new battle, before she could heal from that surgery, we were informed that she had Cancer.  Faith had taken us this far and we knew that it was all we had as my wife began her bout with Cancer.  She won her battle hands down, but one day before she came home I happen to look across the alley at my neighbor, he was not looking healthy, and when I inquired I was informed that he too was in the mist of a battle with Cancer. It seemed this demon was attacking me and mine from all sides.  Little did I know that at that same time a very close friend of mine, Barbara was  going thru her battle with the same dreaded disease. My cousin Alice and my friend Barbara are sill fighting the good fight and we continue to pray that they reach the same miraculous results that my wife did. As my wife mends my my sister in law and my nephew are in the midst of battles with major illness.

Many in my immediate circle had not made it to 2013 some dying only a week apart from each other.  I was glad to see the end of 2012 and took a deep breath since I was so glad to see the beginning of a new year.

Almost immediately more attack began on my childhood neighbors, Footney Miner died, then Mrs Will H Miner Jr died, then there was JoAnn Robertson followed the next week by her very sickly husband Clifford Jr., others died so fast I could not keep track of them. I became uncomfortable asking about friends and family, but many were spared such as Kevin Miner who had quadruple bypass surgery. Shortly after that Courtney andrews the elder states man died then there were only two senior citizens in my  community of Liberty still living, Mrs Alene Shelton and Mrs Lavern Miner.  There were times I felt like Job but I know that there is no Testimony without a Test, so we face our Test head on.