Merry Christmas for some.

Merry Christmas for some but not for others. Yes, it's Christmas morn and the kids are completely oblivious to me as they tear into their gifts and ready themselves for the decadence that their Grandpa and Grandma will surely lay upon them. As I have a minute or two before Misty comes and forces me to clean up and get ready for the day I had a thought. Why is it that Lancaster has so many groups focused on creating separation through race. Not "white" groups but "black" ones. Black Chamber of Commerce, Black Officer's Association, and so on. I find that in a city of just over 40K people where the vast majority is Black, there is an unusual amount of interest in creating these organizations rather than joining the existing ones. After all, if everyone joined the Chamber of Commerce by default the Chamber would become a "Black" chamber! Black officer's association implies something a little different though. It's a serious thing when police officers feel the need to branch out into another representing body within a department. What it means is that there is a division and/or lack of cohesion within the department that certain officers feel require attention. In this case Black officers feel that they are discriminated against by leadership within the force and the city, city managers office, and police chief dismiss their accusations as unwarranted. Maybe there's something to it, maybe not, but you have to wonder," If everything was running as it should, would these men and women feel the need to do this?"

Well, time is up and Misty's calling. Merry Christmas to most, Feliz Navidad to others, Whatever to the atheist, and F%^k you to Tommy and Steve.