“When there’s injustice anywhere, against anybody – whether they’re black or white or a woman, a lesbian or gay person – it’s injustice everywhere, and in this country, we ought to respond and we ought to react and we ought to speak out”.
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Dressed in all black, the group marched with fists in the air, stopped at a corner, holding up signs that read, “Will I be next?” and listed the names of Freddie Gray, Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown. The Facebook event page shows about 3,500 people say they will attend.
Yes, all lives matter.
We are seeing this in the Black Lives Matter movement and, simultaneously, among police departments across the nation. “We still need policemen”, Marcy said.
In the end, the President called for both sides of the debate to hear each other.
“While we respect the youth leadership and the direction they wish to take their event, we can not stand in solidarity with the turn this rally has taken nor the public statements made regarding the issues at hand and do not wish to be affiliated with it”, the writer went on to say. You can back up “black lives matter” and say that cops’ lives matter; it’s all the same thing.
Those at the rally were encouraged to do more than just post their appearance on social media and then move on.
“He’s told me that the words that come out of leaders are important and we’ve got to always believe we can do better”, Rawlings said. But he reiterated that Obama has cautioned against judging any one group by the actions of some members. He spoke personally about what he’s hearing from his officers, how they’re feeling under siege, and how despite it all, his officers tell him they still want to do a good job. Barnes responded, “Yeah, so we have to stand together”.
“All life is precious and, in my view, created in the image of God”, Haslam began. “Are we all on board? Push the right one down” if protesters block the street. They introduced themselves, they hugged and gathered in a circle.
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As Mr. Tate points out, “One can mourn deeply for the five officers murdered last Thursday night (July 7, 2016, in Dallas) and still support the principles behind that movement” (BLM).
