So on the first day of this year, in a Oakland Bart station, a young black man was shot and killed execution style by white Bart police officers while lying face down handcuffed. This hideous crime was caught on many cell phones and video cameras.This was bad enough, but those in charge and voted in by the people of Oakland, California, allow the officers involved to walk away and not answer any questions. The officer was not arrested until a week later, after the young man's funeral. Those in charge would not issue a statement of sympathy or apology to the family who attended a city council meeting following the lost of their son. This brought about anger in the community and community protest. Some of the protesters got out of hand but most were just trying to seek justice. What get me is the lack of those officials, who job is dependant upon votes and are sworn in to uphold the law, allowed this officer to walk away and then get angry when the young folks protest got out of hand. I wonder what Martin Luther King, Jr. would think this close to us celebrating his birthday. This is not overcoming a damn thing. As we are on our way to swearing in Obama on Tuesday I hope we remember we still have much work ahead. In the meanwhile...let us pray.
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