With the decision not to indict Ferguson police officer,
Darren Wilson, New Orleans Saints football player, Benjamin Watson wrote on his
Facebook the thoughts he had on this decision.
For those who have not read Watson’s post, I will add the link to his
Facebook at the end of the blog, and I would strongly recommend the reading of
his post. This post brought about some
controversy due to the simple fact that Watson is a Christian.
In Watson’s
post, he walks everyone through his many emotions following this decision in
Ferguson. He has many of the same
emotions the American public has from this controversy. He tries to understand both sides of the
spectrum, and this is important for many people to see. He does not understand why violence is the
answer. Watson writes, “I'M FRUSTRATED,
because pop culture, music and movies glorify these types of police citizen
altercations and promote an invincible attitude that continues to get young men
killed in real life, away from safety movie sets and music studios.” He has an excellent point. Why does the society we live in today condone
violence and behavior that will only lead to death?
Watson
continues to write about how police officers are called to be responsible for
the power they have. They are not
supposed to abuse the power they have.
On the other side of things, Watson is extremely confused as to why the
American public continues to disobey police officers, especially when controversy
arising from police brutality is such a common issue. These are just of the handful of emotions
Watson writes about in his post.
Watson
closes his post with a paragraph talking about how he is encouraged because
Jesus and the Gospel give hope to mankind.
Watson says, “…ultimately the problem is not a SKIN problem, it is a SIN
problem.” Watson is absolutely
right. It does not matter the color of
your skin, we are all sinful beings and we are desperate for help. Watson continues to write, “BUT I'M
ENCOURAGED because God has provided a solution for sin through the his son
Jesus and with it, a transformed heart and mind.” This is the main point of Watson’s
article. The human race as a whole, no
matter what color or gender, needs to fight against sin. The only way we as a people are able to do
that is through Jesus Christ.
While I can appreciate a black man who can articulate their thoughts after being deemed intellectually useless by way of his Profession, I must disagree with this ideal of divine intervention as the only hope. I must admit I am a God fearing man, and I believe prayer provides a type of hope but to rely solely on prayer is absurd. That is the same rhetoric that has had my people in bondage both literally and abstractly since we've been here
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