Heat and Violence

This week has been a very violent week in the city of St. Louis. Yesterday we had four people killed in a 12 hour time span. What makes it worst is the fact that two of the people killed were innocent bystanders. If this is any indication of what the summer will bring, then the city can go ahead an order those extra body bags cuz we gonna need them.

About two weeks ago the city had A Call To Oneness. This is basically hundreds of communities coming together to protest violence. Community organizers asked the community to come out and march against the violence in our city. Man 50,000 men, women, and children showed up with signs like..... stop the violence.... we want our streets back....real men don't kill, crack can go to hell. It was a beautiful thing to see that many people concerned with the safety of others. However, that night was another deadly night and several people were gunned down.


I lost my brother to this city, he was violently murdered and left in the alley like trash. I feel personally invested to help stop the violence. When I hear about a life lost I immediately feel pain for the families. I've often wondered how people who commit such acts of violence sleep at night, do they pray for forgiveness, are they hunted by nightmares of the dead and if they ever think about the heartbreak they left behind.


I know there are many factors that play into violence, such has unemployment, poverty, drugs and lack of education. But it's time we stand up for what is right, people are dying.