Originally Posted by
Jerry Oz
Nothing changes. Say "Black Lives Matter" and some [[like Spike Lee and a few of our fellow board members) think that we shouldn't complain about police brutality since there is Black on Black crime to focus on. Aren't the cops supposed to be our protectors instead of adding to the problems? I could be wrong...
This brother was executed. And the pigs who did it won't suffer consequences; they almost never do. The corrupt Department of Justice will do the investigation [[the mayor didn't acknowledge that the corrupt Baton Rouge PD can't fairly investigate itself, but he didn't have to), so at least that's different. Maybe instead of a 15 month "investigation" resulting in a quiet announcement that charges won't be filed, we'll get one that lasts for 12 months this time. They're going to say that he was strapped, even though Louisiana is both an open carry and concealed carry state.
Face it: they can do no wrong when it comes to abuse of authority against Black people. You'll know for a fact that I'm right when the fourth Baltimore pig is exonerated for killing Freddie Gray soon. We know the verdict before the opening arguments and that is bullshit. I guess his neck just snapped itself. Speaking of that, have you heard about the brother in Oklahoma who was arrested for failure to pay child support before his neck mysteriously snapped while "trying to escape"? I wonder why?
With White people expected to be a minority population in the next 30 years, there are systemic mechanisms making sure that they remain in power. Why do you think that White men are ~30% of the population but ~80% of our elected officials and judges [[and more cops, yet)? Why do you suppose that the solution to crime is not to level the playing field by providing quality education, eradicating income inequality, and preserving voting rights instead of eliminating them? Be honest, you know that getting rid of immigrants isn't because they're "murderers and rapists" don't you?
Which brings to mind the fact that I'm not talking about all White folks. Hell, a lot died in the fight for civil rights and thus, blanket accusation against any group is wrong. But I am talking about a lot of them.
We're on our way to a social system akin to Apartheid; where one minority group controls the rest of the population. Trump is the standard bearer, but we've been on this path for more than 30 years. Mention racism, and you're called a racist. All while a brother can be shot seven times for selling CDs [[with the store owner's permission) in a parking lot.
So, let's get it right. You can now be killed for carrying a cell phone on a corner in New York, walking in the middle of the street in Ferguson and Chicago, flagging down a cop in LA, having a flat tire in the middle of the night in Miami, failing to signal a lane change in Houston, being disoriented after a car wreck in Cincinnati and Charlotte, running away from a cop in South Carolina, and not paying child support in Oklahoma. I don't know where the guy was who was shot for pointing his index finger at a cop like a kid playing cowboys or where the one was who was holding a large serving spoon, even though he was twenty feet away.
Maybe we need a list of what the fuck we can do to avoid being executed by some pig with a twitchy trigger finger. I guarantee that list is shorter than the other one.
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