[interesting book placement barnes and noble…]
I’m pretty ticked off right now. And I’m glad I am. Because there are things that should make us seething mad.
KHON just reported that “A Honolulu police sergeant will not face charges after he was caught on surveillance video last month beating his ex-girlfriend.” They then later quoted “The Honolulu Police Department previously said it did not have enough evidence to pursue a criminal case.”
I went and looked up the video which can be seen here. (graphic content)
Here’s what I’m not doing. I am not getting down on cops, which seems to be a real trend lately.
Yes there has been some horrible news of injustices at the hands of police, and there should be full investigations and accountability and discipline and reformation to department policies. However, I honestly believe that the majority of cops are trying their best to do a very difficult job. And obviously as we’ve seen, there are some cops out there that are not good people and are doing evil things. Just like in any job or profession there are a few that can really mess things up for the larger group. But to judge every cop based on a the mistakes of a few? To make blanket statements like ALL cops are out of control? Isn’t that just another form of discrimination?
Domestic violence is not okay. I really believe that there is a stronghold of domestic violence on this island. Since I’ve lived here I’ve called the cops on 3 public domestic disputes and witnessed another where the woman got safely away and I didn’t have to call the cops. On two of those calls, I never saw the cops show up even though I waited around for a while.
I obviously don’t know the whole story of the investigation of the above story involving the off duty police officer, but it appears to me that from this video that the person in the video is assaulting that woman. I don’t know if the department is covering for it’s own or what. Pray for our government officials, pray for our first responders who have very stressful jobs. That stress does not excuse that behavior at all, but we should still be praying for them.
I think what makes domestic abuse horrible is that it stays in the dark. At first people think it was just a one time thing. And then it becomes the norm, and a series of cover ups.
If you’re in an abusive relationship get help. The abuse you are enduring is not good, it’s not okay. You should not have to live in fear. Bring it into the light.
If you are the abuser and have an anger and self control problems, get help! Stop the cycle.
