Posted by
NOSTRADAMUSLIVES on Friday, October 31, 2008 1:14:09 AM
ONLY in America, in this day/age/time, could there be ongoing HATE CRIMES taking place and yet not be "considered/labeled" as HATE CRIMES.
How is this you say? Well, it is a dirtly little secret that needs to change...NOW!
For far too long anyone/everyone OTHER than White People have been granted "special exceptions/protections" like "minorities/gays/etc." (note: I am blessed/fortunate to have all different types of individuals in my immediate family and I love-respect-admire them all thus I am stating facts with the intent to "educate" and not to harm). I am all for EQUAL PROTECTION, and will not tolerate ANY discrimination of any kind, but it is NOT "equal protection" when a group is...NOT protected...equally.
One of the greatest men of our, or any, time said it better than I ever could...Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Basically what he said, and he "dreamed about", was that "one day a man will be judged by his CHARACTER and NOT the color of his skin". Sadly, that day has NOT come and the "pendulum" has swung FAR too FAR away from protecting ALL people...regardless of color, religion, and/or sexual preferences.
Furthermore I am all for enforcement against individuals who are killed/hurt in the "law enforcement" field. However, there are ADDITIONAL CRIMINAL CHARGES (which are much harsher/greater/etc.) when someone commits a crime against (say) a Police Officer. WHY in the World is that? There can be an "argument" made, I am sure, but even these laws/etc. should be ABOLISHED and replaced with MAXIMUM Penalties when ANY person is hurt/injured/killed...period.
Regardless of the "intent", just like "forced busing" which was a TERRIBLE SOCIAL EXPERIMENT that damaged a lot of INNOCENT children, the fact remains that God created ALL of us and ALL of us should be protected...equally.
Whether it is being accepted into College, getting a job, marriage, etc. there should be EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES for everyone...not just "some" because a Politician was able to put verbiage into a "bill".
Having been fortunate to have been born in America, and all of my children and grand children being AMERICAN CITIZENS, we OWE it to them - the next generation - and the next generation to TEACH (by our actions, words, laws) that EVERYONE (in the eyes of the legal system) is treated...the same.
Recently in California someone HUNG a maniquen of Sarah Palin. NO charges were filed and it was "laughed off" by the media (excluding a few).
However in Kentucky someone HUNG a "maniquen" of Obama and charges were IMMEDIATELY filed.
What does that teach our children? That a man's life is more important? That a person who is "half white and half African American" is "more important" that a white person?
What the people did, who hung these maniquens of Sarah Palin and Obama, was WRONG. The second they put these "displays" up they should have been offered the IMMEDIATE opportunity to take them down. Hanging someone by a NOOSE, of any color/sex, is WRONG and should not be tolerated...period. If they refused to take them down then it should have been VIDEOTAPED and the persons responsible arrested and charged with a HATE CRIME.
America has made mistakes throughout it's history. What America is doing now, and has done for many decades now, is equally as "wrong" as it pertains to "preferences/protections/etc." to anyone/everyone OTHER than White people and/or Women and it needs to stop...NOW.
To all of those who face, and will face, adversity SOLELY because of the color of your skin/religion/sexual preference please know that it is WRONG. Also know that when you "allow" it, by your silence, to be bestowed on someone else SOLELY because of their skin color...it is equally wrong.
My hope/prayers are that what made this Country great, by the grace of God, continues and improves NOT at the "expense" of others...but by the efforts of all...equally.
Nuff said.
NOSTRADAMUSLIVES by Jeffrey Schrembs