NASHVILLE, TN — Perhaps more than any other time in history, Melanoid people have little to no reason to trust or believe the empty promises of law enforcement in light of the countless murders of innocent men, women, and children, one church wants to be that exception to Black Society’s rule in regards to our distrust of law enforcement. Galilee Missionary Baptist Church has opted to cooperate with law enforcement to participate in a highly questionable initiative, named Fugitive Safe Surrender.
The initiative, which was authorized by Congress in 2006, states on its website that it “is a unique, creative, and highly successful, initiative that encourages persons wanted for non-violent felony or misdemeanor crimes to voluntarily surrender to the law in a faith-based or other neutral setting”
Last week (Sept. 18-19), dozens of people showed up at the church before the event’s 9:00 A.M. opening, in hopes of having their slates cleaned by law enforcement, which included district attorneys and judges who were on hand to participate in the event as well. Only after confessing their crimes were the predominantly Black participants then subject to “favorable consideration for surrendering” by the law enforcement officials on hand.
According to News 2 (WKRN in Nashville), close to 30 people had come close to surrender, with half of them doing so within the first 30 minutes of the event…and this all occurred on the first day of a two day event. Dr. William Harris, pastor of the Galilee Missionary Baptist Church, said that 563 people turned themselves in during 2007’s Fugitive Safe Surrender program. Law enforcement also highly encouraged individuals to turn in any firearms and drugs that they may have in their possession as well.
What’s interesting about this story is that Black churches will eagerly participate in initiatives such as Fugitive Safe Surrender where many more Melanoid people find themselves being railroaded into incarceration, yet refuse having anything to do with addressing the roots of Black Society’s issue (among a plethora of other issues) of mass incarceration in the first place.
Not only were people encouraged to turn themselves in, they were also compensated for doing so. The reward you ask? A $10 gift card to a local gas station (Mapco).
Sounds too much like Fugitive “slave” surrender.
Exactly what I said when I read it.
A gift card???
MUTHAFKA! How about a year’s worth grocieries or something! My provider and father of my babies just surrendered himself, and you expect me to live on 10 dollars on gas. From WHERE To Where?!
“year’s worth groceries”??? They are not trying to reward your babies father for being a criminal.
Hahahaaa damn u negroes can never catch a break
Is it that wrong for the church to be a safe haven to turn yourself versus blundered attempts to serve warrants and everything else that comes with police policing. Fuck it they guilty turn yourself in for closure and get on with the rest of your life. Everthing is not negative unless ypur perspective makes it so…again these people are guilty. This is not the you have won a new 60 inch and come to this location to pick it up and then you surrounded by the warrant task force. This is come in and pay or serve what you owe and hopefully empathy and compassion are in mind while consequence is being handed down in these misdemeanor and nonviolent crimes.
You are partly right. But never trust what these so called “law enforcement” officials say.watch what they do. Also, a ten dollar gift card? What can that really buy in these times? Also, the giving up drugs,i can cosign to an extent. The guns,hell no! The pastor may in his mind be doing something good ,but it still seems like he is helping these modern day slave catchers to entrap whomever is coming his church during their true”confessions”trial. Just my opinion. Peace.
That is a CON GAME the pastor is playing on those church members. This is a Federal Initiative, which sounds like the pastor receives federal funds for having the program at his church. This has NOTHING TO DO WITH MORALITY OR RELIGION. It is a BUSINESS of profiteering off of your imprisonment…..It’s 2015 and we still have black people saying, “Well, they were guilty.” When are you going to realize that you are being purposely being railroaded into incarceration at higher rates and harsher sentences? When are you going to realize that THOUSANDS of INNOCENT black people had to do time because if they didn’t take a plea deal it would cost them WAY MORE MONEY, and they would risk extreme sentencing?
PEACE. These patriotic Ne-Grows have been in BED with the enemy from JUMP. Their intentions are good but they don’t have any knowledge of SELF. It;s obvious that they are not a part of the solution, because if they were Christians youth wouldn’t be mudering themselves at such of a phenomenal Rate. 300yrs. of the Willy Lynch mentality hasn;t expired YET? You Ne-Grow PREACHERS are an embarassment to Prophet JESUS.
@rickie chaffold I don’t know about this one. It sounds a bit odd to me. Maybe I would feel different if they implement this at the synagogues, mosques, and white churches also.
This church should change its name to Uncle Tom Ministries….lol
Lol… Uncle tom ministries!! that just made my day.
I don’t think I would do it either.
when the slave and the slave chaser cooperates in you downfall.
This is EXACTLY what is wrong with our people and communities. GET OUTTA THOSE FUCKING CHURCHES! Quit relying on bibles for information about god because the TRUTH IS, that is a man they are worshipping. Do the research and connect the dots. The god mentioned in the bible (aka Jehovah/YHWH is none other than Zeus/Jupiter- He bleeds just like the rest of us, although his lifespan is much longer. Check the vernacular and look up the translations (e.g. Jupiter translates into Jehovah the father – ju-god piter-father- Jupiter aka Jove [pronounced Jo-vuh] in Latin – Geova = Jehovah & Giove = Jove in ITALIAN-pronounced Jeo-vuh) Black churches are nothing but mind fucks and mental enslavement. Then again, THEY GOT WHITE FOLKS, TOO! IT’S A DISEASE! Recognize ‘god’ for what it really is… LIFE FORCE. It creates and destroys itself over and over. We have always been here in some other form believe it or not, but the ones who control everything want us to sit on our asses in churches every Sunday and donate money to tax-exempt businesses we call ‘chu’ch’.
I come from a family of religious quacks- Baptists and Jemima’s Witnesses (I know what I said LMAO) WAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE UUUUUUUUUUUUUP!
wow, “Jemima’s Witnesses.” lol…love it…
Thank you. We have been telling the Truth for years..But, Neo-Negroes Do Not Listen. The KJV Bible is too New. The Ancient World History does not support it’s Theories. King James was A Homosexual who had Sex with the Members of His Court.. If Front of His Court. Define the Word Bible..A Book of Many Books, A Bibliography. Think for yourself it was created during Slavery. Willie Lynch In Religious Propaganda. We Are N’COBRA Chicago; CARICOM; Institute of Black World; All-African People’s Revolutionary Party. We are Waiting On You to Wake Up. Venita – N’COBRA Chicago – Media Director
Phoenix that’s a twisted and messed up point of view!! you ideology is really one for the Book’s but no way you gonna Convince Black folk to throw out the Bible!!!
So these black churches will help the police but wont help the community they preach tp
Its 10 becuzz they dropping dimes
What do Y’all expect? Those are Christians! They haven’t awaken yet, and I doubt if they ever will. Remember, they forgive White Supremacist for murdering Elderly Black People. So, I know Y’all can’t be that surprised.
Most crimes Melanoid people commit it this country are economically based crimes. The Black church the past 40 years has done an absolute piss poor job at addressing this issue. Now it wants to throw on the cape like a super hero and act like its doing something to “help” Black people and that’s complete nonsense. Instead of helping out these oppressive race soldiers who murder us with impunity ,how about it takes some of that money it gets every Sunday out of poor Black peoples pockets and help them start businesses so they don’t have to depend on people who hate their guts. This program is nothing but a band aid on a bullet wound that does nothing but further fuel the prison industrial complex which in turn puts more dollars into these white demonic psychopaths pockets. We don’t need more brothers going to prison. We need to get down to the root of the problem which is and always has been ECONOMICS. These slave negroes just want to grovel in pig waste and get pat on the head from Mr. Charlie. It is absolutely disgusting and these traitors must die… We need a Black Nuremberg so we can send them all to the pits of hell for their treason and unforgivable cowardice. They got their cushy jobs from white people,said damn the future and have built absolutely NOTHING for their own people . Blacks males today are psychologically castrated under white supremacy. We need to get our balls back and fight for our future and our children’s future….Forget these old step n fetch it ,hat in hand sons of bitches. Older Blacks are spineless and useless. Let them wither and die off like autumn leaves…
You are so right! I couldn’t have stressed it better. When you said, “It is absolutely disgusting and these traitors must die… We need a Black Nuremberg so we can send them all to the pits of hell for their treason and unforgivable cowardice.” that resonated deeply with me. If more black folks thought like that we would be on our way out of this situation we are currently in.
Once we as people can get rid of the coons and sambos we will be better equipped to combat white supremacy effectively.
Despite whatever the back story may be, some of us are simply not interested in protecting criminals. I agree that more preventative measures should and can be implemented. But social injustices still don’t make you above the law. And nine times out of ten, the ctimes are being perpetrated by blacks against other blacks. So let’s not act like these are noble people fighting against the establishment. That same faceless person who you’re on here defending will be the first one to mug you. I’m speaking from experience, as I’ve been the victim of non-violent crimes. And quite frankly, I and many other black people have no sympathy for criminals.
We Agree..N’COBRA Chicago. The National Coalition of Blacks For Reparations In America. Venita Media Director N’COBRA Chicago
Why didn’t they provide attorneys to help with a lot of those frivolous charges instead of playing uncle Tom’s and hoodwinking our elder sistas and brothas to turn in their own without legal representation they sound like slaves helping the slave catcher. ( I wonder what Harriet Tubman would say do all this shenanigans)
Man some of you niggas will complain about anything. This is so that bullshit like what happened to Nicholas Thomas and Walter Scott can be alleviated somewhat. If you know you have a case, this is an opportunity to handle it in a safe space as opposed to some race soldier rolling up on you and killing you over child support warrants. I don’t necessarily see it as a bad thing.
Danny, most of you racist scumbags do.
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