Regarding the #MaKhiaBryant incident, if we peel back the curtain we see a child who was acting out over a house cleaning dispute likely due to a lot of pain & dysfunction. Obviously, more than just about house cleaning /1
Why was she and her sister in foster care when the mom is around? What were the circumstances she lived in that shaped her and had her in foster care? What was going on in that foster home? /2
That's not excusing her aggression and we should not because actions have consequences. But it strikes me that there was more than meets the eye that was driving it. /3
Because the reality is there are a lot of Ma'Khias and dysfunctional households that lend to this kind of behavior, and not foster homes either. Not all children necessarily want to hurt others but because they themselves are hurting and lashing out, this is what happens. /4
It seems to me that of all people, Christians who rightly understand Gen. 3, should know how deeply the Fall's tentacles have wrapped themselves around humans that cause disruption and pain to others sometimes in unbearable cycles. /5
It also is not useful for us who have zero experience and zero training in policing to adamantly declare what police should have done in that moment, having to make a split second decision. Just my 2 cents. /6
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