![]() ![]() In 50% of the cases the person killed was armed. In every case where deadly force was used the person resisted arrest. Since there were a total of 10 million arrests that year this means that only one in 10,000 arrests led to a death. In 2018 about 1000 people were killed by cops. “The impetus for that commitment was, and still is, the rampant and deliberate violence inflicted on us by the state.”Īctually, the police killing of blacks has fallen by 70% since 1970. “Black Lives Matter began as a call to action in response to state-sanctioned violence and anti-Black racism. BLM promotes the false narrative that there is a state sponsored, racist war on blacks that is manifested in the police targeting and killing of black people. I accept the truth of the slogan “black lives matter” in the sense of equal of treatment under the law but I do not support the organization for the following seven reasons.ġ. All racism should be opposed because we are all part of one human family. All police brutality should be prosecuted. The great command for us to “love of our neighbor as ourselves” compels us two seek equal justice for all people without regard to their race, ethnicity, age, gender or beliefs.Īll black lives do matter as all human lives matter. We should oppose and try to correct this sin as much as possible. This continues here and around the world. “Cursed is the man who withholds justice from the alien, the fatherless or the widow.”Īll through human history, individuals and groups have been unjustly deprived of life and liberty through murder, slavery etc. Any abuse or denial of basic rights to any individual or group is wrong and should be opposed.ĭt 16:20 states “follow justice and justice alone. All humans are valuable and should be respected, protected and afforded the rights given by God including: life, liberty and equal justice under the law. All are designed by God and are accountable to God. All humans are made in the image of God with intrinsic worth. I heartily agree with this statement “Black Lives Matter”. Some Christians as well have expressed support for this movement but my understanding of the scriptures will not allow me to join in this support. Even Major League Baseball and the NBA are now promoting the movement with players kneeling during the anthem while wearing BLM tee shirts. Many people now express their support for BLM in the wake of the death of George Floyd due to the excessive force used by police officer Derek Chauvin during his arrest on May 25, 2020. Over the last couple of years it has become increasingly popular here and around the world with over 30 chapters in the USA. Blacks Lives Matter is a movement and organization that started in 2013. ![]()
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