Columnist Issac J. Bailey asks difficult questions after a Myrtle Beach shooting ended with an officer killing a teenager, and says we need to be clear about what we want and expect.

We need God’s grace, God’s assistance, and that must be our prayer. Lord, I cannot forgive, and therefore I cannot forget, though I know I must. Set me free from my own chains.

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