Minority Report
Lying in bed and I am heartbroken, angry and confused to say the least. Two men killed, a day apart by the police and there are people that still do not see what the big deal is, still do not fully understand why certain communities do not like the police and they are still unable to grasp the fundamentals of the Black Lives Matter movement. As a society we were given a front row seat to the injustice that minority's face everyday at the hand of the police 25 years ago when the LAPD was caught on camera beating Rodney King. I'm sure that back then no one would have imagined things could have gotten this out of control. Minority parents are literally going to have to start raising their children to be conscious of every move they make, young men and women of color are going to have to look over their shoulders at every turn; that is no way to live. The hard reality is that no matter what anyone posts or says this is never going to change. The people with the power to influence and make the change do not want to disturb the peace. A disruption of the peace would mean that you are accepting responsibility for your actions or lack of action. A disruption of the peace would mean that you care about the lives, families and communities that you are terrorizing. A disruption of the peace would simply be admitting wrongdoing on your part. But hey, what do I know? I'm just minority. A woman with a beautiful caramel complexion that's been pulled over twice because I "fit the description." I worry about my father, brother and nephew everyday because you never know if they're going to run into a cop that's just "doing his job." Danielle❤️