I
was shocked last night when after a four hour council meeting neither Mayor
Cunningham or any of the other Council member mentioned or spoke on any of the
events that are occurring in our Country, until I made the following
statements.
“Anytime
an individual, especially someone of African American decent, is brutally
tortured and murdered it is the responsibility of individuals who are engaged
in a leadership position to take a strong stance against such an action such
actions and inequalities.
If
we as leaders stand by and don’t lift our voices and let them be heard then we
are no better than the individuals who perpetrate such atrocities, just as
those who watched millions of innocent people get killed by Germany during the
Second World War.
If
elected officials want to be in a position of leadership, they are morally
obligated to stay off the fence and ensure police brutality or any other type
racism in the United States immediately stops.
Peaceful
demonstrations are the bedrock of our country and we must engage society to
move forward and not backwards in time.
The
time of hating our fellow man for reason of color, religion, sexual preference,
birthplace, needs to end.
If
we expect the world to be a better place for our children and our children’s children,
we must show and prove that we can do better.
We
much lead the world by example and not by rhetoric. I implore my other
councilmembers and elected officials to stand up and take a firm position on
the murder of George Floyd and others who are harassed, beaten, or murdered due
to skin color, religion, or sexual preference.”
David
Singer
Follow the link to view the full public Facebook post.
https://www.facebook.com/david.singer.mia/posts/10222835400340536
Editor's Note: Maybe this is yet another example where the other village elected officials (note, not 'leaders') will make their statements in private where they can carefully tailor the message to reflect the person or group they are speaking with.
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