Don't Fight Them and They Won't Harm You

I just read on a facebook friends status, of the shooting of a criminal by a police officer.  Her post was exposing the scam of some of these tiny little quips to discredit and malign the character of the officers, while lying by half truth, what really happened.

I have seen several of these videos, I call "yellow journalism" because they show a miniature minute and everyone gets excited that the "cops" are doing something evil.

I don't believe these videos, policemen are highly trained and do not want to get into trouble with wrong procedures. 

The lies that one black man told that his friend was shot in the back was despicable.

I am also tired of the media calling the criminal who was shot.....a "victim."  The police and the public are the victims of these thugs.

The lack of respect for authority is the problem here and a tribalism that places a family or people group above truth.  I was thankful that in the case of the looting and robbing that went on in protest of the criminal shooting, there were sensible blacks who came out against the looting and thievery.

I know that a choke hold would not be used on me, because if an officer approached me, I would obey his commands and be respectful. If someone is not fighting then they will not be strong armed. 

The media has been the most prejudice of all against the black community. They have portrayed the black community as volatile and unreasonable in their actions and attitudes, but what they don't show are all the other blacks that are not acting that way and don't approve of what is going on in their communities.

May we keep in mind that we should not take up offenses for others, when we were not there to see what happened.  Too often we love to take the side against authority when God has clearly told us to obey them.

Romans 13:1-7

"13 Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.

2 Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves.

3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same.

4 For he is God’s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to EXECUTE wrath on him who practices evil.

5 Therefore you must be subject, not only because of wrath but also for conscience’ sake.

6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for they are God’s ministers attending CONTINUALLY to this very thing.

7 Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor."