"Everything is a weapon"

So, on The Blaze news site, there is an article about the New Black Panthers and how they had a seminar on "Black survival."

Firstly, is that any different from "white survival?" "Brown (excuse me... "Hispanic") survival?" It was, basically, a seminar in self defense, from a viewpoint of "Caring about myself only." Now, I get part of it. Some on comes at me with a weapon, and I have my pistol on me, he is going down, and I ain't gonna be playing any games about it. We come in peace, shoot to kill, shoot to kill, shoot to kill. I don't want to get into a fight, but if you start one, I'll end it. But the New Black Panthers take it further. They show an udder disregard for human life, and a disregard for the laws that govern society. For that, I condemn them.

But, I gotta ask this... The head line on the main page splash graphic for the Blaze's article reads "NBPP to kids: "Everything... is a weapon."

... They're not wrong.

I don't see why this is a problem. In the slightest. I would go so far as to say that it might be something we SHOULD be teaching our children. Everything. Is. A. Weapon. Some things might make for really crappy weapons, but they can still be ones. My coffee cup with it's little stir stick in it makes for a lousy weapon, but even empty it is useful for distraction, minor obstruction, throwing at the eyes to delay the pursuer that little bit more, or maybe you could use the stir stick to gouge at the eyes. Crush the cup (paper) and try and choke the guy. My humble coffee cup is a weapon. My words can be weapons, as surely as a firearm can be. Taunt a person into rash action, into depression, or talk them into surrender, or even diplomatically into becoming an ally, that's using words as a weapon.

It may be better to say this... *I* am a weapon, and everything around me are my tools of the trade. I may choose not to use them, I may not find a use for them immediately, but that is what they are. Why should we shy away from teaching our children that people can be dangerous, and we must take care to be responsible?

This is where the New Black Panthers failed, responsibility. They have presumed superiority over other people, and recklessly endangered youth by teaching an *attitude* of aggressiveness, and a lack of compassion to mankind, regardless of color.

I am a weapon. I am also a servant. I am an heir with Christ, and reflect His love to mankind. I will not hesitate to defend myself, or others, because the aggressor has chosen to act outside of that love. But I am *responsible* to God and Man (In that order) for my actions, and I realize that my actions carry a weight with them. That my actions are eternal.

Give a firearm to known violent gangbanger, and you're irresponsible. Give the same firearm to a cop. A Marine. A U.S. Marshal. A homeowner.  Likely, it's going to be ok. You can trust them to be responsible. Are there going to be exceptions, of course. Life is like that. But the Canton Cop who is going nutters is NOT representative of every cop out there, and we should honor and respect those who have taken the extra weight on their shoulders to protect us.

Somehow, I don't think the NBPP would mind using this "Black Survival" training against a white cop. Our responsibility is to promote a society where we respect each other, and we realize we can hurt each other easily, because everything, including ourselves, are weapons.