So here we go again, with another innocent life extinguished by police who are entrusted to “protect and serve”. This absolutely sickens me, and how it can continue in this day and age is appalling. Politicians should be shaking in their boots, but from what I’ve seen virtually little has been done to make this problem go away.
The systemic racism in America and anywhere for that matter must end-now!
The one good thing about this happening, if you can call it that is the COVID-19 Pandemic. I think that in the past it has been simple for politicians to ignore the screams from people across all racial groups has been one of timing. Someone gets killed for no reason, protests happen, then Monday everyone has to go back to work. The politicians forget-easily.
This is not happening and people are still motivated. Change will happen. It’s already happening. Confederate monuments are being torn down (finally). Even NASCAR has banned the southern swastika (though I’d like to see how they plan to enforce that). Policing is being looked at for reform.
I think its extremely ironic how protests over police brutality are being met with more police brutality. Police are acting like victims whining about how they have been treated. Demanding respect from a frightened public. People of color are afraid of the police. They are afraid for their lives. If police want respect they need to fucking earn it. Rubber bullets are not acceptable. Pepper spray is not acceptable. And Tear Gas? Most people are not aware that it was banned in combat by the Geneva Convention.
Please, America. Take note. This racism crap is wrong. If you feel people who get killed by police “deserved it” then you are in the wrong too.
Take care,
Peace.
