Recently, I watched ABC News’ 20/20 Edition of the Dallas, Texas, report of the 12 officers gunned down at an alleged “peaceful” protest. The news co-anchor, David Muir, was collectively in charge of this information and interviewed quite a few people at the police tribute the next day. However, he also interviewed a family, of whom recently lost their own police officer; a son and brother to the interviewees.

He asked superficial, unnecessary questions that involved the sister to actively cry while the camera was rolling. The mother and sister gave short answers that didn’t give the public any consolation for the recurring violence that is apparent across the country. I give my condolences to the families affected by this political, irrational monstrosity of events. I suggest the media do the same; otherwise, more regression will be built up, causing more than just an outrage here and there.

It’s not just the news at 10 p.m. that has given audiences out-of-control, angry mood swings. I have also first-hand watched an acquaintance use the social media platform, Snapchat, in which the individual posted a picture of a local church board that read, “Police officers are men working a righteous and noble cause. God loves them and we love them.” Encouraging message, right? Well, not to the individual who displayed the middle finger iPhone emoji multiple times across the picture, and over the board. This individual exhibited the picture for everyone to see, inherently sending a message to all viewers.

Other social media sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, have also had many political posts and videos shared among thousands of users. Such as a new development of “Black Lives Matter vs. All Lives Matter." No matter what side one takes, he or she should understand the realm of white supremacy and the role it holds in today’s society; but this is more than just pulling the race card. This new development of insurgency is now targeting people in uniform; people that have a public hierarchy over general citizens, and people that guard over small towns and cities to keep peace and protection of the aforementioned general citizens.

Not everyone is ideal and perfect and don’t take this statement as an individual who is backing up the police officers who brutally assaulted, murdered a colored father of five. I am aware of the men in uniform who feel that the hierarchy is more like a monarchy, and other officers who believe it to be a racial hierarchy of political, personal power as well. However, not every police officer disregards the levels of force needed to subdue a suspect. Not every police officer abuses the power to protect the citizens of a city. Not every police officer is racist. Not every police officer goes out of their way to attack those who feel neglected in contemporary society.

Today, tomorrow, next week, and for years to come, all United States citizens need to come to the conclusion that not only is the media, news and social, misaligned with uneducated judgement, but also that this skewed information is what adds gasoline to the building fire among us. We as a society need to come together and realize that attacking a mass target, of whom have a small minority who is actually in the wrong, is just as spiteful and appalling as the people who support the actions of such mass barbarity.

We need to stop living in the irrational tense of life, and start thinking with strong heads upon our shoulders. Learning to shut out the negativity and brutality is a corrected motion that should be a widespread phenomenon. I’m not naïve to believe that this is a conjuncture full of rainbows and unicorns, but the medias that we immerse ourselves into are full of dark thoughts and unwavering anger that has been built. It’s time to take a stand without a sniper looming over those in uniform. It’s time to take a stand without it being colored vs. non colored. It’s time to take a stand against the fabrications of rolling camera shots and warped dialogues.

It’s time to stop adding gasoline to the fire.