Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Actions have Consequences, don't they?
Most people are aware of what happened to Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. It appears that he robbed a convenient store of a carton of cigars, pushed the clerk against a rack/stand, and left the store. He was then seen walking in the street with a friend, when the police approached him and asked him to move onto the sidewalk. A suspected tussle took place in/out of the police car, and Michael was shot down, in the streets. It is possible that 10 shots were fired, at least 6 of those striking him. Four in the arm, one in the right eye, one in the top of his head. CNN had numerous of reporters on the scene within a matter of days, there were numerous protest for weeks. Attorney General Eric Holder made a visit to speak with leaders, law enforcement and Michael's parents. It appears that Mr. Holder promised that a full and thorough investigation would take place. Three autopsies have been ordered and performed. PEOPLE ARE OUTRAGED!!! Young, old, black, white, hispanic and the like, are outraged!! Perhaps they have every right to be. We have seen on multiple occasions, examples of police brutality. But here is my question to you, if Michael Brown did indeed rob that store, and was gunned down 10 minutes later; could his death have been result of his own actions? We have ALL heard the statement, "actions have consequences," so could his just punishment for robbing the store and assaulting the clerk, be death? When we do wrong, we cannot decide what our punishment will be, can we? If we could, we would apply the least amount of punishment possible, right? Let us never forget, that ACTIONS ALWAYS HAVE CONSEQUENCES!!! We should strive to always do right, but when we don't, we need to be prepared for what consequences will come; because there is no denying it, CONSEQUENCES WILL COME!!
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