Forget all the statistics that clearly show black on black violence claims significantly more lives than white on black violence does.
Step aside from the immediacy of the current social unrest that has seen the plight of black Americans supersede that of all other groups.
Consider for a moment this scenario:
A black man who can truthfully be considered a career criminal is high on fentanyl, methamphetamine, cannabis & morphine dies while being restrained by a racially diverse group of police officers after having committed yet another crime. This tragic death leads to protests and rioting. Burning and looting. The man’s name becomes as well known by people throughout the country and even globally as any of the day. This culminates in a very public funeral the likes and coverage of which are generally reserved for presidents.
A black officer is gunned down while protecting and serving the public during the protests and rioting in honor of the first man. His death is barely reported at all, goes largely unnoticed garnering little attention by comparison. There is no public outrage or demonstrations, protests or rioting over his death. The vast majority of people cannot name him.
If Black Lives Matter shouldn’t all Black lives matter equally?
Why the hierarchy here?
If we were to value one life over the other - which is what Black Live Matters proclaims is the problem - wouldn’t the law-abiding officers life be placed before the criminal’s life?
But that is not the lesson Jesus taught us in dying on the cross along side two criminals, is it? The one criminal repented and was saved. The other? Some believe Jesus’ descent into Hell was to retrieve the soul of the second criminal who died beside him on the cross. The shepherd retrieving the lost sheep once again.
All Lives Matter.
All Life Matters Equally.
All Life is Important and importance knows no rank.
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