Another Black Man Down

I couldn’t and can’t bring myself to view the video of George Floyd, or any other human life taken on film. I couldn’t watch the video of Ahmad Arbery, or Eric Garner, or any. I can barely watch fictional films of people, that are actors, when they’re portrayed dying so I know full well my spirit and mental couldn’t take watching life taken from someone by the hands of an evil person.
If you can kill someone in cold-blood you are a murderer plain and simple. These people have no remorse and no fear of their consequences for doing it either. These men that are being killed in broad daylight, often times, young men, are unarmed. A lady in my comments asked, what in the world is wrong with people?! Her question, is in defense of those of us that appropriately respond to the ever present issues in the world of race relations, police brutality, or just decent human rights. When peaceful protests are acted out such as taking a knee to “stand” for something causes a man to be shunned from his livelihood (the NFL) fired, then blackballed. There is No recourse or justification for what an angry, fed up person will do. Don’t continually push people back into a wall and then get surprised at how they come out swinging! It won’t be pretty, you meant for it not to be the moment you cornered them!
I ask the same question: What in the world is wrong with people?! My question moreover is not actually meant to be answered as actions of people clearly answer the question for me. The question is more to take pause.
As Will Smith has publicly said, but I’m certain others have said it as well, “Racism is not getting worse. It’s getting filmed.” It gets filmed for the world to see it play it, most times in real time. It’s no longer depicted through imagery or cartoonish images for history to diminish the pain that was caused for hundreds of years. Are some people whose ancestors never went through it to say, “oh it wasn’t that bad!” Or to compare it to other fascists historical events! Black people are sick of it! We’ve been sick of it.
We feel it.
Everyday.
Even on our best days many of us still deal with RACISM and the privilege that comes with America. (I’ll write another blog on race later)
I haven’t been able to find the words for a few days to articulate the incredulous way George Floyd’s life was mercifully taken. I haven’t been able to build the strength to write or DEFEND the millions of ignorant Americans that spew hate messages across their social media pages, or respond in comments telling Black Americans how to feel, what to feel, or how to react to the dangerous lives we live!
I’m hurt!
I’m hurt for the two daughters of George Floyd. I’m hurt for the people that stood as witness to the untimely and inhumane death of George Floyd. I’m angry that peaceful protests, such as kneeling, or marching, aren’t respected or tolerated BUT neither are outburst or protests. I’m angry because instead of blame being focused on the individuals that committed this tragic crime, bystanders and videographers that were probably terrified and threatened themselves are being victimized! Had those people done or said anything that were standing out there, it would be more than one person dead that day.
It’s disgusting!!
I’m angry, but, ALL Americans should be angry as well.
ALL.
I don’t care what his alleged crime was. No one deserves to die on a street with an oppressors KNEE IN YOUR NECK literally choking the life out of you! That grown man yelled for his mama!! A 46 year old man, whose mother was dead, could think of no one to call on except his mama! The one woman that protected him for 9 months! The one woman that nurtured, provided, and no doubt interceded and protected his life all the years she was living!
Angry!
I’m angry and annoyed with that clown in the White House that spends countless hours mocking media and fabricating fake news instead of taking action against issues that matter to the American people and that save lives!
All of America should be responding!!!
I don’t need rocks crying out for me! God hears me and the others of us taking stands against injustices of this sort. So if you’ve been quiet, for whatever your reasons, STAY quiet as you watch these riots and fires break out in Minneapolis! You should be on edge about a life taken, but you’re pissed and worried about a stupid building. GTFOH!! You’re lucky I’m a Christian and won’t use bad language! A city that’s supposed to protect its citizens KILLS it’s citizens and those police officers don’t get charged with murder! Patience is OVER. Patience ain’t thin, it’s OVER!
You want to know how to change this! Prosecute those men! You want to know how to fix this! Provide proper training for these police officers and WHEN or IF they get write ups for police brutality or excessive force and for God’s sake if they kill someone in the line of duty there needs to be a psychological testing done, and then place them on desk duty or light duty! They aren’t deserving of a pass!! You want to know how to change this. STOP making excuses for killing black men and sparing the lives of these criminals who are caught in the act of their killing sprees and hate crimes! Justice is how you fix this. Be swift!
I’m angry that another black man’s life has to be a hashtag in order to affect change. It’s another black man down. The worst part of what has happened and what is being reported is the country is divided in that some people are mourning today and the others are rejoicing. While we ALL should be outraged! We ALL should be tired!
This.
Is.
America.

Black.
Men.
Are.
Being.
Hunted.

Black.
Americans.
Are.
In.
Danger.

Is this America? Is this American?

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