Added to the growing civil, but not civilized unrest across
the face of the United States, is the police killing of an allegedly armed or unarmed (
depending on which part of the divide you are) black gentleman.The violent two day protest that engulfed Charlotte metamorphosed into
civil protest yesterday,defying the curfew imposed by the governor. Even before
our arrival at the United States, this kind of scenario has been a recurrent decimal in the last decade.
Mankind has always has the problem of co-habiting since
creation and man's discovery of identity and culture decimation have fueled appropriation
of races. This in turn has derogatorily gave birth to ethnicity and it's
cousin, tribalism. Unfortunately, this is not a situation that can be
legislated away or violently addressed. We need love, but quite sadly, it is a
virtue that is at the precipice of extinction.
The immediate consequences of this malaise is available for
all to see on television round the world, even as international bodies look on haplessly.
Before Christendom starts switching off the remote of their television and reminding us of it being the signs of
time, we must hasten to inform our people that we can only change the world by changing
ourselves. That is however more difficult to do than just pointing accusing
fingers.
Unresolved earlier cases have also contributed into the
national mess that is beginning to threaten the soul of the nation. To have peace,
you must not only prepare for war but justice. Either side has however switched
positions on this matter; the side that should prepare for justice is drumming
for war and vice versa. The Tulsa case is another potential grenade in a gas
station. The handling of that case leaves so much to be desired, especially in
the light of the situation of the nation. If we may approach the bench, you
will discover that the case that was summarily dispensed with,may have been
lost in the court of public opinion.
Life is sacred and it should be treated as such. Suddenly,
am beginning to appreciate and miss the Nigerian Police Force.
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