Yesterday our governor lifted our shelter-in-place order which was set to expire on June 12. To say I am relieved? Not really. I still know the virus is out there. I still won't leave my homestead unless ABSOLUTELY necessary. I still won't go eat in a restaurant. I will NOT be going to a casino ANY time soon. And I won't be going to a public swimming pool. Haircut needed? Manicure or pedicure needed here? I have a cosmetology license to do that for myself and Mr Golden D. No worries.
I am quite content staying home... even without a governor's executive order.
We Are Barely Out Of The CoVid-19 Woods... And Now... THIS?
All across the country, even in my state, are protests; which I am perfectly fine with. I am a huge proponent of the First Amendment. While I have never participated in a protest, I do appreciate people that do who voice their concerns, beliefs and stand by their values.
And I am 100% behind swift justice, fair justice and a trial by his peers (if even possible) for the police officer being charged with the murder of George Floyd. Incidents as this should NEVER be a top headline news story. They should never happen. These senseless manslaughters should be in our past. Long ago ceasing and never to be repeated.
But what we are seeing here in the USA, is not always as it seems. These peaceful protests are just that... from 6am until curfew. It's after the curfews that these protests turn dark and ominous.
But if you read the article, you find the Detroit Police Chief James Craig being quoted as saying:
one officer is still out of work recovering after being struck by a boulder on Friday. Another officer's shoulder was injured by projectiles and a third has a knee injury that will require surgery
Does this sound peaceful?
Peaceful protest do not result in surgeries.
To burn, loot, vandalize and other evil acts upon businesses, homes and people is sickening. I have watched very limited news coverage of these riots (yes, I said riots because breaking the law is now in play) because it is heart breaking and only malicious people with no soul, no integrity, absolutely no moral compass or value for other people and other's belongings would act this way.
I told Mr Golden D that if my children EVER displayed such heinous behavior, that I would kick their a$$e$ and make them apologize, turn themselves into police and replace EVERY single item ruined.
How were these rioters raised? Who oversaw their upbringing? What are their own family members thinking if they see their offspring on national TV news broadcasts?
I told Mr Golden d over the weekend that I would NOT be surprised if some political person, whether governor or President Trump, puts Stafford Act into place...
The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act is a 1988 United States federal law designed to bring an orderly and systematic means of federal natural disaster assistance for state and local governments in carrying out their responsibilities to aid citizens
Or even martial law:
Martial law is the imposition of direct military control of normal civil functions or suspension of civil law by a government, especially in response to a temporary emergency where civil forces are overwhelmed, or in an occupied territory
These are definitely scary times right now in the USA.
Don't Allow MSM To Steer The Talking Points & Narrative
Mr Golden D shared this image with me last night and I am appalled!
HOW DARE a national news organization use this apocalyptic movie scene to show a narrative! with their own title being "Curfews Imposed Across US As Protesters Hit The Streets".
If that were truly the "scene" from protesters, then I suppose it's time the news organizations refrain from calling these gatherings as protests, and start calling them for what they really are... RIOTS!
While I rarely write such a post, it has been on my mind, as well as everyone else's I'm sure, for quite some time.
I'm not looking for debate here, I am just following the advice given to me by my father decades ago to let things go. Have you say. Let it out. Then you can move on. Give your worries to God; he can handle them.
He (my dad) also said... "make a bridge... and get over it" for more light-hearted moments in life.
