Injustice... 3-14-08

I am so upset right now. I don't really want to give details, but I'll try to explain the horrible events that took place yesterday without getting too much into it...

I was driving Sweet Pea to school when I noticed someone was pulled over on the side of the road. I didn't want to stare, but I did glance and noticed that it was somebody I knew. Then, I REALLY didn't want to stare. Just then, N called me on my cell phone, so I thought, "What a great distraction". But as I was passing by slowly (it was in a neighborhood) I could tell the person was trying to talk to me. So, I stopped and rolled down my window and as I looked closer, I realized they were getting handcuffed! They asked me for a favor and the trembling in their voice ripped my heart out. I mean this wasn't some bad person who was in trouble a lot - in fact, they are a good person and seem so helpful and kind. It literally made me sick to my stomach to see them helpless and upset. I quickly told N I had to go and I hung up the phone. As I left to go do the favor, I lost it. I can't explain the helplessness I felt because this good "kid" was getting treated like a criminal and there was really nothing they (or I) could do. When I went back by, I waited for a while to try to help in any way I could, but the police told me there wasn't anything I could do because of "something". So, after 20 minutes of waiting, I left to take SP to school and I promised to be back to see if I could do ANYTHING.

Then, I got a hold of N again and I asked him to go by and see if he could help. When he got there, they again said there wasn't anything he could do because of "something". Anyways, to make a long story short they were taken off and come to find out there wasn't any reason for them to get pulled over and there wasn't any reason we couldn't have helped - that "something" turned out to be nothing (but I have to add there was an issue from the past they needed to take care before they were released).

I am just sick right now. I know I am naive, but to see injustice happen in person is a lot different than reading about it in the newspaper. I am sorry if this is too vague to follow, I just don't want to write any details on a public forum like this. I just have to say that I can appreciate activists now and I will be doing my part by filing a complaint about the events that took place yesterday. It's the only way I can think of to get rid of this knot in my stomach. It just makes me long for heaven where I know the Ruler rules with justice and love.