HATRED is okay when it comes to Injustice

 What if it is true that it is okay to hate INJUSTICE... but is NOT okay to hate PEOPLE!  There is NO place for hatred of any people. "God created man in his own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female he created them." Genesis 1:27. You may choose not to believe this, but it doesn't make it less true just because you refuse to see it. All people deserve the same justice, void of prejudice.

You do not have to like someone, or things that they may have said or done to stand up for what is right. For example, I would be so bold as to suggest that there is a serious dilemma going on with an unnamed jury in New York that is in the process of deliberating over the fate of an unnamed former United States President. It is my opinion and from my distant but ongoing observations of the "going's on" in the courtroom, that said jury in question is being put in a corner between the clichéd rock and hard place.

Do these jurors convict a man of hearsay misdemeanors (that are also beyond the statute of limitations) that somehow morphed into felonies (seriously, how is that legal?) OR will these jurors be able to keep their integrity, see through the menagerie of hype, hyperbole, and hypocrisy when it comes to finding someone guilty for any reason other than true guilt of said crime(s) if there actually were any. When all is said and done, will these jurors walk away with a broken moral compass, or will they be able to hold their heads up high and make the right choice no matter what their peers say or think?

We then need to be very watchful as we observe these results and decipher whether or not our legal system is truly broken in a manner that could affect us all in significant ways. Our justice system has been breaking in a variety of ways across this country. It is a fact that murderers, thieves, and child molesters have been regularly let off with a slap on the wrist only to offend again. Will we have set a precedent for laws moving forward whether you are a conservative, liberal, progressive, or whatever political grouping you are affiliated? Perhaps you just fall into the category that resembles an 'Ostrich' by sticking your head in the sand. You can ignore things that have happened in our judicial system, plug your ears, saying "la, la, la, la," - you can still be negatively affected by the results. God gives us all wisdom, the ability to discern, and the responsibility to do what is right. Yes, I believe that God can work with anything that this world gives us, but we all owe it to humanity as a collective to do our part.

When will we have DA's, Judges and other Attorney's consistently upholding the law, protecting the victims of crimes, and just simply DOING WHAT IS RIGHT, across this country? What are you doing to contribute to fairness and equity among all people? Are you loving people and being kind or trying to be God and judging other people just because you do not agree with them? Do you stand up for ALL people to keep their freedom to speak their minds, to be treated fairly, or just those you like? I hope that we all will look at the examples of injustice that are happening all around us, and give our own moral compasses a personal tune-up, what do you say?


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