THE COMPLEXION FOR THE PROTECTION
When a Black Muslim cop killed a white woman in fear of his and his partner’s life, who startled him by banging their patrol windshield, he got 12 years with no chance of
parole ‘til 8 were served. His chief was also forced to resign as a result. The woman’s family was given a record amount of compensation before they even had time to hire a
lawyer and no protests were necessary for compensatory justice. Instead of being maligned for the foolish move of startling armed cops on duty (something every Black
person in America knows NEVER to do), she’s lauded once again as the most innocent of victims (just like Nurse Wubble). No narrative about drug or blood alcohol levels.
No history of any kind (and everyone has a history of some kind). No mention of traffic violations or violent tendencies or trouble in the home. No talk of her parents’ past and
their possible influence. No mention of CHILDREN misbehaving in class, which is also a factor. No talk of the overall crime rate and how we just can’t possibly know the
dangers officers face putting themselves in harms way for us ALL.DAY.EVERY.DAY! But this CHIEF! has destroyed countless Black lives and families with his frame-ups
and he’s sentenced to only 3 years?!? There are Black folk (mainly men) who were framed into doing hard time who will STILL be rotting in prison long after he’s released!
And many of you and them are okay with that. Like we’re ok with countless Black folk (mostly men) being exonerated after spending decades DECADES! on death row
WHO WEREN’T EVEN AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME!!! And a sentence of 3 years with time served and ‘good behavior’ for a white man (or even a wannabe white man) can
easily be reduced once the fanfare dies down. Johannes Mehserle, the white cop who was infamously filmed murdering Oscar Grant while he was handcuffed from
the back and lying on his stomach served only 8 months!
Fire ALL of the white cops from elsewheres!
It’s like there’s some sort of spell preventing folk from seeing the obvious evil. Either we break the spell or the spell breaks us. Can’t wait ‘til we have our own media. Everything changes.
When a Black Muslim cop killed a white woman in fear of his and his partner’s life, who startled him by banging their patrol windshield, he got 12 years with no chance of
parole ‘til 8 were served. His chief was also forced to resign as a result. The woman’s family was given a record amount of compensation before they even had time to hire a
lawyer and no protests were necessary for compensatory justice. Instead of being maligned for the foolish move of startling armed cops on duty (something every Black
person in America knows NEVER to do), she’s lauded once again as the most innocent of victims (just like Nurse Wubble). No narrative about drug or blood alcohol levels.
No history of any kind (and everyone has a history of some kind). No mention of traffic violations or violent tendencies or trouble in the home. No talk of her parents’ past and
their possible influence. No mention of CHILDREN misbehaving in class, which is also a factor. No talk of the overall crime rate and how we just can’t possibly know the
dangers officers face putting themselves in harms way for us ALL.DAY.EVERY.DAY! But this CHIEF! has destroyed countless Black lives and families with his frame-ups
and he’s sentenced to only 3 years?!? There are Black folk (mainly men) who were framed into doing hard time who will STILL be rotting in prison long after he’s released!
And many of you and them are okay with that. Like we’re ok with countless Black folk (mostly men) being exonerated after spending decades DECADES! on death row
WHO WEREN’T EVEN AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME!!! And a sentence of 3 years with time served and ‘good behavior’ for a white man (or even a wannabe white man) can
easily be reduced once the fanfare dies down. Johannes Mehserle, the white cop who was infamously filmed murdering Oscar Grant while he was handcuffed from
the back and lying on his stomach served only 8 months!
Fire ALL of the white cops from elsewheres!
It’s like there’s some sort of spell preventing folk from seeing the obvious evil. Either we break the spell or the spell breaks us. Can’t wait ‘til we have our own media. Everything changes.
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