There’s too many of you crying
Brother, brother, brother
There’s far too many of you dying
You know we’ve got to find a way
To bring some lovin’ here today, yeah
Father, father
We don’t need to escalate
You see, war is not the answer
For only love can conquer hate
You know we’ve got to find a way
To bring some lovin’ here today…
Well my friends, to the surprise of almost no one I’m sure, a St. Louis County grand jury has decided not to indict Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson for the killing of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown, thus sparking – again to no one’s surprise – yet another addition to the already horrendously long list of American incidents of civil unrest…
I’ve been having flashbacks all night of other civil unrest nightmares that have occurred within just my memory, and I, for one, am pretty damned sick of all the madness. To tell you the truth, I’m pretty damned sick of America right now too…
And yet… I’ll be damned if I can think of any place else I’d rather live…
And throw up both my hands
Yea, it makes me wanna holler
And throw up both my hands
Crime is increasing
Trigger happy policing
Panic is spreading
God knows where, where we’re heading
Oh, they don’t understand
Make me wanna holler
They don’t understand…
Marvin Gaye: “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)” Video Lyrics
I want ice water.
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I can only sigh and shake my head, to be honest, was not surprised with the verdict. Come on, everything is wrong with this case. But that cartoon sketch by John Cole is so spot-on, unfortuntately.
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Thanks my friend. I really liked that one too. Too bad it took something like this to give me an excuse to post it…
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Hmmm yupp it sucks. But did actually anyone in the states believe that the verdict would have been different?
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I hate to say it but, after all the build up, I think most would’ve been surprised if it had turned out differently…
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Sorry to say I did not expect any other result, America does not prosecute their police or soldiers for doing wrong, I can see this getting worse and spreading
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I really hope it doesn’t Harry, but the dry kindling has been piling up…
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IzaakMak I don’t think any one anywhere is surprised at the result or the reactions..,,, Seems the Glue is once again coming unstuck, and this may only be the tip of the iceberg of what is to follow…
Great Post, so well put together.. One has to remember it is always Darkest before the Dawn Light.. And we are in for some dark days, even though I wish only for the ‘Light’ to shine through.. Hope you got to read my last post my friend..
Love and Blessings your way.. ❤
Sue
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Thank you so much Sue. I do so hope the darkest hour has passed…
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Nope.. but I pray it will.. xxx
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If I were given to prayer, I’d pray that you’re wrong my friend. Unfortunately, I think that prayer would be even more in vain than usual…
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Makes me wanna holler, too. I’m getting sick of this sh*t.
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I hear ya my friend. I’ve been sick of this shit for most of my life!
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It’s truly sickening to see the shit the cops get away with shit like this, with the aid of prosecutors and judges…
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I hear that Don! Check out this image I ran across after I published this…
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The caption says it all…
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Indeed it does my friend, indeed it does…
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Germany is nice. Think, so is Australia. But there’s a similar history to native Americans. Many countries share that history.
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Yeah, there really is no place without tragedy in it’s past. Thanks for commenting. Love your blog! 🙂
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Thanks for hanging out.
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