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Over the past few years my Facebook feed has been inundated with posts from a small number of vocal, politically liberal pastor type people.  They've been profligate in posting links to every article referencing the shootings of black men by various police officers.   They've also been quick to jump on supporting the various protests, riots, and violent actions undertaken against the police.

But two events have happened recently which have evoked a different reaction, namely silence.   The first was the cold blooded assassination of an innocent African American police officer in New York by a black thug.  The second was the shooting of a white woman by a Somali American Muslim police officer.

The thing that surprised me about the silence on the first incident was the fact that it was an amazing opportunity to gain some goodwill and improve the image of the BLM folks by acknowledging that black police officer lives are equally important as the lives of black criminals (I know Castille is considered to be saintly, but the lengthy criminal record is out there for all to see).   Yet these folks posted a grand total of zero posts acknowledging this brutal killing.   Our very own Dan couldn't even muster us a pro forma expression of respect.  

The other incident is more interesting.  There was certainly the initial jumping in with both feet, until the officers name and background came out.  Then all of a sudden, the issue jumped from police shootings to the systemic failures, poor training, and lack of body cam video.

To be clear, these folks voted for the mayor, the city council, and celebrated the hiring of the lesbian police chief.   (Kind of makes one wonder about the influence of affirmative action on that hire.)  They've actively supported the elected leadership of the city, county, and state that is responsible for the very systems they now decry.  I'm going to go out on a limb and guess they've never even consider (and won't for the upcoming election), voting any differently than how they have in the past.

Of course, this highlights the problem that people have when they pin everything to a narrative instead of reality.  When reality goes outside of the narrative you are left with two options.  Silence, or reconsider the narrative.  Until now, it's clear that the narrative is too dear to reconsider, hence the silence.  

As an aside.  Is there really any situation in which a Christian can support the threat of violence if events don't turn out the way they believe the events should turn out?  Is there any way a Christian can embrace a concept of Justice that doesn't allow for Truth and facts?

One More...

One more example of an innocent black man, gunned down by racist police.