Alton Sterling | It's Time to FITE™

Police

Prayer of the Betrayed

August 7, 2016December 2, 2018
by ItsTimeToFITE

“Father in Heaven,

Please help me not to feel this way.

One of my own started it.

It was wrong in 2010 and even worse in 2011.
That betrayal was instantly evident.
Then their privileged colleague colluded in it.
Followed by a privileged judge, stenographer, bailiff, prosecutor, and an all privileged jury, all of whom put the nail in it.

As I sat in that jail cell for 43 days for something I didn’t do, I lost all of my faith in their ‘justice.’

I sat there thinking about how these two persons, True Blues entrusted with the trust of mostly unsuspecting citizens, perjured themselves three times just to save their own skin.

A perjury that now has me banned from my alma mater.

A perjury that without question warrants an apology.

Unfortunately an apology that may never be.

Now, every time I see their Blue uniform, I see red blood.

Even when I don’t know the person in the uniform, I get angry.

Even when they’re saying something positive, all of which I can think is that they’re lying.

They encourage the public to ‘snitch’ on each other, yet all of which I can think is that they probably have dirt on their colleague, but won’t tell it to their superiors because of their ‘No Snitchin” code.

That hypocrisy makes me mistrust them even more, even if I don’t know he/she who wears the uniform in front of me.

I don’t want to hate them, but I do.

I’m angry about what they did to me.

I’m hurt by how they betrayed me.

I’m angry about what they did to my son as a result of their injustice toward me.

And yet, all I want is for them to stop hurting others.

No more, no less.

But alas I cannot yet find it in me to believe that they will.

I cannot yet find it in me to believe that they even wish to.

I cannot yet find it in me to trust again.

All because ‘it’ has not changed; ‘that’ which they protect instead of ‘who’ they’re supposed to serve.

Will I ever get past what is in my head and heart?

Do I even know if I wish to do so?

Will doing so make me vulnerable again to disappointment and heartache?

At this moment, I’m not willing to risk it.

Because they have given me every reason to mistrust.

And that is what makes them more dangerous than the weapons they carry.

Please help me, Lord.

I feel lost…helpless…betrayed…and abandoned by justice.

And it has hardened me in the worst way.

Please help me, Lord.

So that one day, I can once again feel as though my people can walk the streets without fear of harm due to the pigment of their outer shells.

This I humbly and pleadingly pray,

Amen.”

Official Statement on the Seemingly Systematic Killing of Blacks…

July 7, 2016November 26, 2018
by ItsTimeToFITE

“Words cannot express the sadness we feel for the family, especially the children, of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, and the tens of thousands of individuals, if not more, unjustly slain by police officers over the years.

No child or significant other should have to see their parent or loved one killed in such a horrific, callous manner.

And the negative backlash it received from those born into a prism of privilege which they cannot seem to see, touch, smell, or taste, but from which they benefit on a daily basis repeatedly, has, on this day, reached epically ironic levels.

From the wrongfully-convicted, 14-year-young George Stinney, Jr.’s legal murder due to racially-based court injustice all the way past the unjust, street-based summary execution of Walter Scott by those entrusted with the most power, the downtrodden have asked consistently and repeatedly, ‘When is enough, enough?’

Enough is enough when the oppressors feel the pain of their actions economically. Enough is enough when they feel the pain of their actions politically. However…

…neither of those will happen until those of African descent build what Dr. Umar Johnson refers to as ‘an international base.’

Until our people and our continent of origin unify and are strong enough to lend us their economic and political power, the Black lives that we know matter will never matter to the ones murdering us.

For now, we pray that the families of the slain find peace and that justice finds those who removed it from them.“

Tag: Alton Sterling

Prayer of the Betrayed

“Father in Heaven,

Please help me not to feel this way.

One of my own started it.

It was wrong in 2010 and even worse in 2011. That betrayal was instantly evident. Then their privileged colleague colluded in it. Followed by a privileged judge, stenographer, bailiff, prosecutor, and an all privileged jury, all of whom put the nail in it.

As I sat in that jail cell for 43 days for something I didn’t do, I lost all of my faith in their ‘justice.’

I sat there thinking about how these two persons, True Blues entrusted with the trust of mostly unsuspecting citizens, perjured themselves three times just to save their own skin.

A perjury that now has me banned from my alma mater.

A perjury that without question warrants an apology.

Unfortunately an apology that may never be.

Now, every time I see their Blue uniform, I see red blood.

Even when I don’t know the person in the uniform, I get angry.

Even when they’re saying something positive, all of which I can think is that they’re lying.

They encourage the public to ‘snitch’ on each other, yet all of which I can think is that they probably have dirt on their colleague, but won’t tell it to their superiors because of their ‘No Snitchin” code.

That hypocrisy makes me mistrust them even more, even if I don’t know he/she who wears the uniform in front of me.

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});

I don’t want to hate them, but I do.

I’m angry about what they did to me.

I’m hurt by how they betrayed me.

I’m angry about what they did to my son as a result of their injustice toward me.

And yet, all I want is for them to stop hurting others.

No more, no less.

But alas I cannot yet find it in me to believe that they will.

I cannot yet find it in me to believe that they even wish to.

I cannot yet find it in me to trust again.

All because ‘it’ has not changed; ‘that’ which they protect instead of ‘who’ they’re supposed to serve.

Will I ever get past what is in my head and heart?

Do I even know if I wish to do so?

Will doing so make me vulnerable again to disappointment and heartache?

At this moment, I’m not willing to risk it.

Because they have given me every reason to mistrust.

And that is what makes them more dangerous than the weapons they carry.

Please help me, Lord.

I feel lost…helpless…betrayed…and abandoned by justice.

And it has hardened me in the worst way.

Please help me, Lord.

So that one day, I can once again feel as though my people can walk the streets without fear of harm due to the pigment of their outer shells.

This I humbly and pleadingly pray,

Amen.”

Official Statement on the Seemingly Systematic Killing of Blacks…

“Words cannot express the sadness we feel for the family, especially the children, of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, and the tens of thousands of individuals, if not more, unjustly slain by police officers over the years.

No child or significant other should have to see their parent or loved one killed in such a horrific, callous manner.

The importance and timing of actor and activist Jesse Williams’ powerful Humanitarian Award acceptance speech at the BET Awards cannot be overstated.

And the negative backlash it received from those born into a prism of privilege which they cannot seem to see, touch, smell, or taste, but from which they benefit on a daily basis repeatedly, has, on this day, reached epically ironic levels.

Enough is enough when the oppressors feel the pain of their actions economically. Enough is enough when they feel the pain of their actions politically. However…

…neither of those will happen until those of African descent build what Dr. Umar Johnson refers to as ‘an international base.’

Until our people and our continent of origin unify and are strong enough to lend us their economic and political power, the Black lives that we know matter will never matter to the ones murdering us.

For now, we pray that the families of the slain find peace and that justice finds those who removed it from them.“

Enjoyed this article? Spread the word!

It was wrong in 2010 and even worse in 2011.
That betrayal was instantly evident.
Then their privileged colleague colluded in it.
Followed by a privileged judge, stenographer, bailiff, prosecutor, and an all privileged jury, all of whom put the nail in it.