"No I Am Not OK"

[Pacifist Patriot]

by James Croft (humanist clergy in training in St. Louis)

"...I took calls from these people myself as I volunteered with jail support, as they were being arrested and as they were released from prison, some with bail bonds of tens of thousands of dollars. They described charges being handed out essentially at random, while police denied medical aid to the wounded and suffering, laughing at their discomfort.

I used to trust the police. I used to be one of those people who smiled and nodded at these brave public servants as I went my merry way. Once I would have found these stories hard to credit. No longer.

Last Thursday my friends were gassed by their own government, trapped in a designated sanctuary space while police filled it with tear gas and effectively prevented people from leaving. Amnesty International human rights observers (yes, they sent human rights observers to this city in the United States – think on that awhile) report being fired upon by police...."

Read more at http://www.patheos.com/blogs/templeofthefuture/2014/12/no-i-am-not-ok/

I have the good fortune to know James personally. He is every bit as self-described in the article. I wish I was there to help him and those he is trying to help. I think his post is worth reading in it's entirety. I really couldn't decide which paragraphs to excerpt.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

1. Your link is broken. nt

[Pacifist Patriot]

3. I give up trying to use the link button with text.

Bloody thing never works for me.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

5. It's quite alright =) I make websites and I still get it wrong myself occasionally. Off to

read the rest of Mr. Croft's message!

Thanks for posting it.

[etherealtruth]

2. Try this link

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/templeofthefuture/2014/12/no-i-am-not-ok/

[Pacifist Patriot]

4. Thanks!

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. Definitely worth reading in full. Thanks (nt)

[ChisolmTrailDem]

7. Thank you for posting, Pacifist Patriot. Very powerful words that should be read by all. nt

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

8. Couldn't agree more!

Powerful writing. Thanks for the link.

[Kalidurga]

9. Me either

the whole damn system is rotten to the core. Wtf do we have people with ties to law enforcement in charge of whether law enforcement gets charged with a crime?

[sinkingfeeling]

10. Powerful writing. Thanks for posting this.

[mountain grammy]

11. No, I'm not OK either, nor have I been for a long time..

thank you, James Croft for expressing how I feel, and thank you Pacifist Patriot for posting.

[niyad]

12. k and r for a sad truth

[Brigid]

13. Amnesty International observers a U.S. city.

And not only that, they get fired upon by police. Yes, think on that a while. So long, USA, it was nice knowing you.

[marym625]

20. Perfect

Sad as it is

[Thespian2]

14. Thanks

I recommend reading the entire article.

[Grey]

15. K&R

[Mnemosyne]

16. K&R! nt

[uponit7771]

17. There's something wrong with ST Louis LEOs...

[ncjustice80]

18. Darten Wilson should be charged with a crime against humanity and handed over to the UN human rights

Court.

[marym625]

19. Thank you for posting

K&R