I’M SAD, because another young life was lost from his family, the racial divide has widened, a community is in shambles, accusations, insensitivity hurt and hatred are boiling over, and we may never know the truth about what happened that day.
BENJAMIN WATSONWhat a horrible thing to endure. OR maybe he provoked Michael and ignited the series of events that led to him eventually murdering the young man to prove a point.
More Benjamin Watson Quotes
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It’s a sin problem, not a skin problem.
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I’M HOPELESS, because I’ve lived long enough to expect things like this to continue to happen. I’m not surprised and at some point my little children are going to inherit the weight of being a minority and all that it entails.
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I’M ANGRY because the stories of injustice that have been passed down for generations seem to be continuing before our very eyes.
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I’M SYMPATHETIC, because I wasn’t there so I don’t know exactly what happened. Maybe Darren Wilson acted within his rights and duty as an officer of the law and killed Michael Brown in self defense like any of us would in the circumstance.
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A consistent and heart-filled effort to completion is the foundation of excellent work.
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I’M FEARFUL because in the back of my mind I know that although I’m a law abiding citizen I could still be looked upon as a “threat” to those who don’t know me. So I will continue to have to go the extra mile to earn the benefit of the doubt.
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Moral failure occurs when people lose focus and gradually drift off the path.
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I’M HOPEFUL, because I know that while we still have race issues in America, we enjoy a much different normal than those of our parents and grandparents.
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The cure for the Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice and Eric Garner tragedies is not education or exposure. It’s the Gospel. So, finally, I’M ENCOURAGED because the Gospel gives mankind hope.
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You CAN be what you want to be. Whatever that is.
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I see it in my personal relationships with teammates, friends and mentors. And it’s a beautiful thing.
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I’M FRUSTRATED, because pop culture, music and movies glorify these types of police citizen altercations and promote an invincible attitude that continues to get young men killed in real life, away from safety movie sets and music studios.
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Sometimes I’m just as prejudiced as people I point fingers at. And that’s not right. How can I look at white skin and make assumptions but not want assumptions made about me? That’s not right.
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I believe that I have a platform because God blessed me with the talent to play football. Having that talent, my job is to be responsible with it.
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Now he has to fear the backlash against himself and his loved ones when he was only doing his job.
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