It's History! You and I grew up in an age when we were taught to learn from history and then move on. Our children s generation was told that history has already past, Live for Today. History will also tell this story in many different ways. All the past shootings are slowly melting into history, only to be reminded by an occasional candlelight vigil. It's sad but true. Violent deaths, racism, bigotry happens every minute of every day in the world. The only answer I can see comes from the Lyrics of an old song "Teach your children well." It is never too late to talk with your children.

 Personally I have never had a race relations problem. I guess that I am just an odd dog. Any neighborhood that was strange to me, I was always looking around. I have made it my mission in life to treat everyone the same, no matter what the color or race. I am Dutch, my wife is Irish, and my daughter in law and granddaughter are Japanese , my grand daughter is a mix of Japanese, Irish and Dutch. My friends and girlfriend were from all races. I have said racist remarks in my time in which I am not proud of. I have asked racist question because I did not know the answer. Sometimes I never knew that the question was racist or what some people called in bad taste. When I see someone, I don't break them down by their part, but respect them in their entirety. To infer that everyone is a racist is completely wrong. As children we are born with a lot of bad habits and sins. What we do to correct these habits is what molds us for the future. If you don't continue to practice those correction and improve on them will determine how you come out in the end. Do I notice if a person is of a different color? Yes, I am not blind, but I do not let that one trait determine what I think of that person, just as I don't let their hair color pre determine what I think of them. We all should know our short comings, deal with them, and then go on to make our selves an example to others, and not try to correct everyone like a giant recall on a broken vehicle. I can't assume that the outcome of the trial this weekend was racial, nor can I bury my head in the sand and deny everything. God gave us all one day at a time, and what we do to paint that picture is much more important then our critique of other peoples paintings . May everyone have a great day creating a masterpiece that all will enjoy.

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