Think of the three officers who stood silently by while the one officer killed George Floyd. Are we not somewhat like them if we do not speak out? If one of them had stepped in and stopped the killing, George Floyd would be alive today.
So it is, if we step in and demand that there be no more such killings, we might save this from happening again. If we demand that all our officers be background-checked and any who might have such tendencies be removed, we will save the lives of those who are but shadows in the future.
So, which will it be: sit by and watch, like the three officers, or step in and be part of the change that needs to take place? If we just sit by and watch, we might not be as bad, but there is a degree by which it is of the same thing.
What is the quote? The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing. I'm only saying that that quote applies.
(Blog slightly altered and added to 6/13/20)
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