Proverbs 22:6
6 Train up a child in the way he should go,
And when he is old he will not depart from it
And when he is old he will not depart from it
Yesterday driving home from work, there was a special announcement that there had been an arrest in the Railroad park shooting that killed a 15 yr old African American male. Two days ago , a mother was killed; a 24 yr old African American female; shot while standing in her front door holding her 10 day yr old infant. The suspect for the Railroad Park shooting is another 17yr old African American male.
Our city is celebrating 50 years moving forward form the civil rights struggle in Birmingham, Al. The children played the most vital part of the non – violent demonstrations. The children of the city marched where fire hoses and dogs were released on the children of our city. The children were the change that was needed.
Today, the parents are the change that is needed. We need to take back responsibility of our kids. We need to parent. The parents need to monitor and educate our children. Let them know that those who live by the sword, die by the sword. They need our intervention. Our kids need hope. Our children should not see drug dealing as the only way to be successful. Street life, rap music and rap stars should not be our kids role models but they have become the voice of the youth in our community. If our city is to move forward, we must take back our kids. We must train, educate, punish and correct our kids.
Here are the comments form our Mayor:
Mayor Bell said he hopes the arrest of Jones sends a message to Birmingham residents, especially the city's youth. "You cannot fire a gun, kill someone and expect to get away with it,'' the mayor said. "It may take an hour, it may take a day, it may take a week or month or year, but sooner or later you will be brought to justice. Use your brains young people."
"This cannot be a way of life. You cannot get away with a life of crime,'' Bell said. "It's just a waste of the lives that have been taken, and the life of the person who takes the life of another. If you don't learn anything else, learn that senseless violence does not work in Birmingham, Alabama
Brother Clarence
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