How long will we follow orders from our superiors?

How long will we follow orders from our superiors?

It’s hard to believe it is even happening in our new world USA, too.

The question begs several more questions, too.

Right now it (the rioting in the downtown area) is in the Baltimore area, but really it could be about anywhere urban these days, again mostly urban areas I would say. Or so is my opinion.

And as a Marine, I would prefer to just shoot them all and get it over with, but I know that is not the American way, whatever that is.

One question is that there are no “rules” during any riot of whomever is rioting. The suggestion that outsiders are coming in is both appealing, and maybe a good hint as to what is really happening in Baltimore.

Second is why are they rioting, like how do we bring their reasons for rioting to a close while we address the under-lying issues, too? Now that usually takes time.

Third is that there are good family people (like their lives mostly) and businesses to protect, too.  Now that is a big deal to many. Our police do a very good job in that aspect.

Fourth, one can either believe in good order and discipline, or not.

Fifth, I still trust the process of investigating the untimely death of the individual, even given all the circumstances being reported these days.  Said another way, give it the time it needs to be an accurate report of what really happened.

Sixth, I still believe “we the people” still run our country through our own elected representatives.

Then, and only then, will I willfully follow orders I trust and believe in. At this point in time, and perhaps there is a time-lapse kind of disconnect, then the rules may have changed. Said another way, perhaps many of us won’t just follow blinding orders from above anymore.