LESSONS PLANNED: Okay, it's time for me to say it, ask it. While I unequivocally do not agree that Darren Wilson should go free, I can't help but wonder, what WILL we teach our children from this? Mike Brown absolutely should not have been shot as many times as he was, and definitely not murdered. But in the scheme of things, Mike Brown also should not have robbed that store in the first place. And, if he was in fact inside the police car trying to rifle the gun, what consequences from those actions will we teach our youth to expect?

Jordan Davis. Definitely should not have been killed for his musical expression. But would it have hurt at all to turn his music down when he pulled into the store, to show SOME semblance of upbringing,
like we were taught in the days of carrying boom boxes on our shoulders?

Finally, Trayvon Martin. George Zimmerman is excrement for what he did to Trayvon. But what would have happened if immediately, when they first encountered each other, Trayvon said, "Hey, how ya doing?" It may not have changed a thing. But then, it may have.

To be clear, no one's child should be murdered. I have sons of my own and my daughter survived being shot in her chest, neck and face. All I know is, as a culture, isn't it past time to take accountability on ALL fronts? Not just impost it upon the aggressors, but the victims too? From my view, it just seems sometimes that we care when it's a little too late. ‪#‎KnowPeace‬™