Why have so many Americans lost their moral compass?
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The Kaelen Tucker high school student was rounding the curve during the Relè 4×200 meters At the State State State Championships 3 VHSL to Liberty University last month when he was hit in the lead by a stick held by his competitor. Tucker immediately grabbed his head and brusfully virmed from the track. All the momentum he had, the momentum that had pushed her beyond her slowest attacker was lost.
In a completely fair world, Tucker would have been the only attention. Her community would have gathered around her for being unjustly robbed of her place in competition. They would have talked about all the hard work he put in his body and spirit to become a Elite runner. And they would be ashamed of his attacker in recognizing his transgression and committing himself to improving herself as a member of the community.
But we don’t live in a completely right society. For too many, their moral compass is off.
After the accident, the attacker, Alaina Everett, told a local news station that hit Tucker by chance. “I lost my balance when I pumped my arms again. It was hit,” said Everett. “I know my intentions and I would never have hit someone a purpose.”
I saw the video with my two eyes. I saw the video several times. Everett hit Tucker in the head without a doubt. He raised his arm to his passing competitor and hit him. There are no two but about it.
What happened at that moment was that Everett knew he would be beaten. It wasn’t good enough for any reason. Maybe he didn’t put hard work or he was unable to find that more speed. Whatever the reason, that moment exposed its deficiencies as a runner. Rather than digging and running everything, knowing basically that he should have done even more work, he lost his calm and did the unthinkable.
What also struck me about that interview that Everett gave to the local television station is that he asked that his feelings were considered. “Everyone has feelings,” he said. “So you’re physically injured, but you’re not thinking about my mental well -being.”
Eh?
This is sad. No, this is shameful.
Everett is trying to avoid the truth and what happened after he surprised me. An event was subsequently held in his honor and the Naacp showed up in his defense. The black community screamed “Black Excellence” in America for so long and choose to gather behind someone like this?
The Naacp chapter from Portsmouth, Virginia He said: “Alaina is not a user of aggressor and media titles that allude in any way is shameful,” said the organization. He is an exceptional young leader and scholar whose athletic talent has been well documented and recognized throughout our state. He brought integrity both into and off the pitch, and any narrative that is judged to be guilty of any criminal activity is a violation of his rights of the right process “.
The narrative is that Alaila does not lie about what happened. The narrative is that our eyes showing the witness who land on Tucker’s head with this strength are lying to us. The narrative is that we must believe the aggressor, we must believe the Naacp and we must believe those whose moral compass is so far away that the bad actor also has more balance.
And where is his family? Is there any decent human who knows well from evil?
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In a sense, what happened here reminded me of what happened in Ferguson, Mo., Immediately after the shooting of Michael Brown. If you saw the documentary “What killed Michael Brown?” Shelby Steele describes in detail how the lie of “Hands Up, Donat Shoot” has taken its own life. It was completely divorced by reality.
What happens when lies like those continue to hit in our society? When the truth lies buried? Create an immoral strip throughout our society. It allows people to avoid personal responsibility for lies. Allows organizations once I want to just need before the lies.
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This is the reason why Everett has yet to be considered fully responsible. There is no other action that can undertake as well as a full and sincere excuse. The only way to put an end to this charada is to stop it in its tracks.
It is only until he does it, that he can work to become a better person and a member of our society.
