Shootings
Very early Friday morning on highway 99 near Modesto, CA, a patrolman was shot. He was murdered during a "routine traffic stop."
Not long ago, another shooting took place... this one accidental. A hunting accident. The injuries were not life-threatening and, although there may have been some misjudgment (as in almost all such incidents) there was most certainly no criminal component to the shooting.
I find it disturbing that while the murder received local press coverage, the hunting mishap has been scrutinized and analyzed world wide, almost non-stop. The press is running wild with it. Now, I don't expect to see expanded coverage for the murder. Sadly, there are so many that if the media covered each one at the national level, we would hear of nothing else. What upsets me is the fact that the media is so obviously pushing this incident down our collective throats.
Are Americans that concerned about it? Generally, I think not. There are far more important things with which to occupy our minds and time. What about all the brand new mobile homes, by the hundreds, waiting in Arkansas airports to be occupied by Katrina victims. They've been there for MONTHS! Everyone says it's someone else's fault that the intended occupants and the homes have not been able to connect.
We could be getting the word out on that (a few stories have made it to the public eye, very few), instead, we are wasting our news time picking apart a man who made a mistake any of us could have made in one way or another.
Our leaders are human. Let's help them lead by praying for them, becoming involved, using our voices and our talents for the public good, and step back from the Great American Passtime of political assassination. Instead of fostering distrust which is a major player in this whole affair, I pray we can focus on fixing what really needs fixing.
I was at a women's brunch this morning. The ladies didn't discuss what was wrong with one another, nor did they malign the ones who didn't show up. They focused on their needs. They chatted, they ate (the food was incredible, Robin) they learned about the product... and they bought it.
The Bible advises us to spend our time, energies and thought on those things that are praiseworthy and of good report. I am praying the media will heed that command.
I'm feeling a bit better, had a stuffy Saturday... seeking an open Sunday.
Not long ago, another shooting took place... this one accidental. A hunting accident. The injuries were not life-threatening and, although there may have been some misjudgment (as in almost all such incidents) there was most certainly no criminal component to the shooting.
I find it disturbing that while the murder received local press coverage, the hunting mishap has been scrutinized and analyzed world wide, almost non-stop. The press is running wild with it. Now, I don't expect to see expanded coverage for the murder. Sadly, there are so many that if the media covered each one at the national level, we would hear of nothing else. What upsets me is the fact that the media is so obviously pushing this incident down our collective throats.
Are Americans that concerned about it? Generally, I think not. There are far more important things with which to occupy our minds and time. What about all the brand new mobile homes, by the hundreds, waiting in Arkansas airports to be occupied by Katrina victims. They've been there for MONTHS! Everyone says it's someone else's fault that the intended occupants and the homes have not been able to connect.
We could be getting the word out on that (a few stories have made it to the public eye, very few), instead, we are wasting our news time picking apart a man who made a mistake any of us could have made in one way or another.
Our leaders are human. Let's help them lead by praying for them, becoming involved, using our voices and our talents for the public good, and step back from the Great American Passtime of political assassination. Instead of fostering distrust which is a major player in this whole affair, I pray we can focus on fixing what really needs fixing.
I was at a women's brunch this morning. The ladies didn't discuss what was wrong with one another, nor did they malign the ones who didn't show up. They focused on their needs. They chatted, they ate (the food was incredible, Robin) they learned about the product... and they bought it.
The Bible advises us to spend our time, energies and thought on those things that are praiseworthy and of good report. I am praying the media will heed that command.
I'm feeling a bit better, had a stuffy Saturday... seeking an open Sunday.
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