By Don Allen
Two people dies yesterday from gunshot wounds suffered over
the weekend. The city is in chaos. Local leaders want to have more meetings to
talk about the senseless violence and untimely deaths of people who in some
cases will never have the opportunity to be a father or mother; or see the
evolution of life unfold before their eyes.
More meetings. A friend of mine, author Tim Wise said,
“Conversations hardly ever result in actions.” There are some who want to study
the black animals in the Twin Cities who kill by weapon. Some leaders abandoned
facts and rationale thinking in order to start Soul Patrols. A soul-patrol to
address youth death and violence in the Twin Cities? How about a patrol to
address youth opportunity? Nobody thinks like than anymore.
Yesterday a huge fight broke out at a church in north
Minneapolis during a funeral. Knives, police and the mortician confused on how
a day of death people could fight in the street.
Politicians who are born to believe in war have started a
war on young, unemployed and poor youth, who search for something that cannot
just appear out of thin air.
Maybe if these kids had a job?
Maybe if these kids had a better education?
Maybe if these kid’s parents were able to show them what a
hard days work and the payment looks like? Nobody thinks like that anymore.
That’s what cracks me up.
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