Commentary
Community Responds to OPD Chief’s Call for Help in Stopping Violence
Oakland Chief of Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong has reached out to the community asking for support, and rightfully so. For this is not just an Oakland Police Department fight but our fight.
Seventy-five.
That’s the number of homicides that have occurred so far this year here in Oakland. There have also been at least 300 acts of violence injuries perpetrated against the citizens of Oakland, many of them gun related.
Oakland Chief of Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong has reached out to the community asking for support, and rightfully so. For this is not just an Oakland Police Department fight but our fight.
Those 75 families who lost loved ones to senseless acts of reckless violence are families from our communities. They’re our neighbors, our co-workers, and our friends.
The word of God reminds us to “Love our Neighbor as we love ourselves.” The Bible compels us to want the best and do the best for one another.
What would you want if one of your family members were one of those 75 who had been shot and killed in the streets of Oakland? What would you want?
The answer is simple.
You would want someone to care! To shout with outrage and do something to end this cycle of violence!
On July 27, a group of community activists met with Armstrong to discuss how they could come together organizing in a city-wide community coalition to bring holistic ideas to create a wrap-around approach to combating violence. Those ideas include a) mental wellness, b) community chaplaincy, c) ask the formerly incarcerated to mentor and encourage youth in crisis, d) job development, e) entrepreneurship opportunities, and – last but not least — address our ever-growing homeless issues.
For more information on how you can be a good neighbor, please call 510-688-7437
All for the Peace — “Shalom” — of our Great City.
Pastor Scott is the president of Pastors of Oakland and leader of Tree of Life Empowerment Ministries.
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