"Stand Your Ground" is working just as it was intended to work. White folks packin' heat can start altercations and then shoot black folk because they "feel threatened", and black folks still cannot defend themselves without being accused of somehow being the "wrong" ones, even after they are killed.
It is another example of UNEQUAL JUSTICE UNDER THE LAW.
Trayvon Martin was 17 and was not carrying a concealed weapon because he was too young. But he was still accused of "thug-like" behavior after being stalked by a guy with a gun who relentlessly and doggedly pursued a confrontation with him, because he used concrete and the ground to defend himself against an older, larger and armed man - a man who was acquitted after murdering him.
Marissa Alexander was denied "stand your ground", though she did not shoot anyone, but shot warning shots as her "x" was about to attack her - a man who had beaten her before. She is in prison for 20 years, but the murderer of Trayvon Martin was acquitted.
Jordan Davis
Trevor Dooley - 71 years old...
It is clear... the common denominator is... drum roll... guess what... RACE...
This law was written as an attempt to legally lynch again - to allow people to have "open season" on black males - to turn the clock back to the "bad old days" of our past...
And the only ones who win are the HATEFUL, among them the NRA. More fear, more guns and ammo, more shootings, more killings, more fear... and 'round and 'round she goes... and we get sucked into buying guns and the NRA (and undertakers) only win...
When will we stand and say "NO!" to the hateful?
When will we stop being duped into becoming a part of the problem in fear and anger?
When will we be the solution, instead?
"Those who take up the sword (Gloc) will perish by the sword (AR 15)." Jesus
Jesus said this to PETER, who was defending Jesus' life with a sword... Jesus does NOT want us to pick up arms, even those who can only kill at arm's length... it is NOT His Will... if you want to follow Jesus, you CANNOT follow Him by carrying or having concealed weapons or assault weapons... He would not go there, so those who follow HIM do not go there. If they do, they are following someone else, because JESUS does not go there.
Don't be a part of the problem. If you want the world to be less violent, do not contribute the tools of violence to it. If you want the world to be less hateful, don't let your hatred cause you to sin. If you want the world to be less angry, don't let your anger cause you to sin. If you want the world to be less fearful and therefore defensive and volatile, then don't let your fear cause you to be defensive and therefore volatile. To be a part of the solution means doing the opposite of what has caused the problems.
Follow Jesus - His teachings and examples, regardless of what the world around you is doing.
Pastor Jamie
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