Please Stop The Violence, Enough Is Enough

Last night what was suppose to be a peaceful rally where those in the community of Dallas could come together and march in unison with possibly a planned agenda in mind, has now come to a tragic end. There were 5 police officers killed in the line of duty as they provided security for  a protest in the city over the recent killings of two black men by police officers.

There were countless others wounded during this tragic incident which did not have to happen. The word came this morning that the shooter had been killed, and had no prior record and actually served in the military, but what about those families who are now left without their spouses and those kids whose parents will not be coming home. Over this week we have seen police brutality at it's worst with the killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castille and now the senseless killings of these police officers who were actually doing a service to secure this event which some could say is shining the light on their homes.

We need to stop the violence and communicate. There is not one race who is greater then the other. There is not one individual who should be more important than the next. This is the time where we should be able to live in a world with no issues. We should be able to go to the movies, church, sporting events and even to the gas station and not be harassed by police, gang members or anyone wanting to start trouble for the sake of doing so. As I have mentioned several times this week, we need a resolution. I am all for being apart of some type of resolve, but I can't do it by myself. My prayers go out to those officers who were killed senselessly last night and any victim of violence that they have encountered when all they were simply trying to do was live. I don't know how much more of this I can take. As a parent I worry about my son, as a husband I worry about my wife and as a black man I worry about myself.

I hope that we come to the times where no one is jealous of the next man or feeling more superior of the next. Everyday I fret getting on social media because of fear of what I may see. Although on my personal page I try to keep it positive, I can't control others and I can't control others mindset and what they choose to do. I will continue to be optimistic and hopeful that one day we will all get it. We need each other in this world, how about we try that for a change.