Time & again, POC are killed by police, it’s quickly justified, and there’s no time before the media mentions their past misdeeds, AS IF IT MAKES THEIR DEATH AT THE HANDS OF POLICE OK BECAUSE OF A PRIOR RECORD?! Remember #MikeBrown; Darren Wilson pursued and killed him because he was “allegedly” caught on camera stealing cigars. A majority of WHITE Americans took that as justification for his murder. He was described in the media as being a big daunting, threatening man, a man to be feared; he was only an 18 year old boy. He was described in the media as being, “no angel.” Would you say it’s ok for your brother or sister, or mother, or father to be killed for stealing?! However, Dylan Roof, a white supremacist with hatred and anger towards black people, so much so, that he walked into Charleston, S.C. oldest, historically Black church, during a prayer service, where they prayed for him, and embraced him. He shot nine Black people in cold blood. He was taken by police, alive, and treated with a meal from Burger King. He was never described as a terrorist, and was said to have “some mental issues.” Mental illness and “lone wolf” are characteristics often placed on people similar to Dylan Roof. It allows for the people to feel a sense of humanization and pity for such aggressors. It’s funny and quite telling, how most mass shooters happen to be white, in most cases labeled as suffering from a mental illness, WHEN......ummm, most killings by police happen to Black and Brown people, almost 40% of whom suffer from a mental illness or other disability. Remember #AlfredOlango, an unarmed man having a psychotic episode, killed by police in Southern California. Remember #JeremyMcDole, a black man in a wheelchair, killed by police in Delaware. It goes to show that this country, at the end of the day, does not care about the wellbeing of Black people, as much as it is concerned for the safety and wellbeing of White people. WhiteSuprmacy is rampant. It never died. It is only one of many issues which continue to divide and oppress Black and Brown. #BlackLivesMatter #struggle #BlackLiberation ✊🏻🇦🇫
