[Peace-discuss] Re: [Peace] What does being a Christian mean when there's social injustice?

[cboland at comcast.net]

We agree with you wholeheartedly about the racial devide decisions made in the justice system. There is a set sum and time served for blacks and another for whites..this is usually announced at the beginning of each investigation.

We elected Reitz to change all of this but she seem to put a blind eye...we find that the Republican Janie Miller-Jones seem to have a much clearer picture of the racial and other problems in this county
 We probably will be crossing over with our votes this fall.

Sinceley....Cherry and Bruce.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Brian Dolinar 
  To: announce at communitycourtwatch.org ; AWARE peace 
  Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 10:29 AM
  Subject: [Peace] What does being a Christian mean when there's social injustice?




  Bad decision does not excuse police
  Friday May 2, 2008
  What does being a Christian mean when there's social injustice?

  With all due respect, when we will stop questioning someone's faith when it is suggested that there is racial injustice? It still exists in Champaign County. The president of the local branch of the NAACP has: 1) gone on ride-along with the police; 2) provided widely distributed information through the national and the local education committee on how youths should interact with the police; 3) offered the police and other officials his insight through the Champaign County Community Relations Committee (which gives statistics on stops by race, gender, etc.).

  So there is proactive activity and dialogue going on, but it still does not make right the latest verdict on young Mr. Chesley. Was he guilty of being young and not making the wisest decision? Yes. At 17, what unwise choices did you make that got you into trouble at one time or another?

  The bigger picture here is why there seems to be a greater percentage of African-Americans being targeted over members of other groups. Explain that one. And yes, we are Christians, even the more reason why we should "cry loud and spare not."

  JUAN B. CHAMBERS

  Champaign



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  Brian Dolinar, Ph.D.
  303 W. Locust St.
  Urbana, IL 61801
  briandolinar at gmail.com 


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