Today the residents of St. Louis and the principles of justice for all are on our hearts and minds. We urge Missourians to safely observe our 1st Amendment rights and if participating in civil disobedience, to commit to de-escalation and to non-violent tactics.
Martin Luther King, Jr. states that there are four basic steps in a nonviolent campaign: collection of the facts to determine whether injustices exist, negotiation, self-purification, and direct action. We must remember that the purpose of nonviolent direct action is to create tension and crisis so that an issue such as black lives matter must be confronted. This type of action forces the issue to the forefront so that it can no longer be ignored.
King further said that not a single stride towards civil rights has been made without “determined legal and nonviolent pressure.” History has proven that individuals who are members of privileged groups in society rarely give up their privileges voluntarily.
“Good timing” is not an issue when it comes to nonviolent protests. Neither is a “wait and see” attitude. Southwest Missouri Democrats joins our Missouri Democratic Party in full commitment to building communities that recognize that black lives matter.
6 comments:
Police officers doing their difficult job, lives matter also
Without law and order we have no civilized society!!
Harvey Hutchinson 303-522-6622 voice&text
I think that until the black community takes a LONG HARD look within, these problems will NOT stop. Gee let's look at what the white and Oriental communities do, and then let's do the exact opposite. I'm sure we'll be fine!
Police should be held to a higher, tougher standard than the citizenry. It's implicit in justice.
Anonymous 12:36: Telling folks who see serious discrepancies in their American experience in relationship to that of their white brothers is so much easier than taking a good serious look "inside" oneself and one's white communities and considering one's own white privilege.
I'm so sick of hearing the code words
"White Privilege" like anyone has a choice in their own birth... Respect, Trust, being a responsible human being, all theses things start in the home.. Good parenting creates good kids, period.
Very true anonymous 10:21
Blue lives matter extra much because they put lives on the line for all of us, and they need respect, not defiance
Harvey Hutchinson 303-522-6622 voice&text
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