#wearedonetalking #itstimetoact #Repost @nicholaspinnock with @make_repost ・・・ | Justice | ... I thought about posting a picture of George Floyd and the man who took his life. But I couldn’t. The images were too haunting after watching that video. • The casualness of how that poor excuse for a police officer, who took an oath to “Protect and Serve”, could take his knee and press his body weight on the neck of another human being, this human, being George Floyd, and drain the life out from his body is utterly inhumane and deeply disgusting. It makes me sick to my stomach at how this can happen. AGAIN!!! • The late Mr Floyd could clearly be heard telling the officer he couldn’t breathe. He begged for his life - “Don’t kill me” - because he knew it was possible. He knew his fate could be like that of Eric Garner, Ahmoud Aubrey, Sandra Bland (to name but a few) and he was scared. And rightly so. He knew death was upon him. He could feel it coming with each breath that he struggled to take. Not knowing which would be his last. • IF this practice of detaining suspects to the death, is not taught as part of police training, then, this officer, Derek Chauvin, should be charged and convicted of murder. Along with the other officers on the scene who stood by - one of whom is officer Tou Thao - and allowed this to happen without stepping in to protect and serve the life of a man who is supposed to be “innocent until proven guilty”. They too should be charged and convicted as accomplices. • I need everybody, Black, White, Arabic, Asian, Jewish person and any mix of any/all of these (but especially Whites) to speak out against any & all racism and stand for it no longer! HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS! POST ABOUT THIS INJUSTICE! • Be uncomfortable having them and doing so until you get used to the uncomfortable feeling knowing it’ll NEVER be comfortable but know they’re important to have. Call out those who abuse their privilege or in any way exert racist views or opinions. Defend one another when you hear or see racism in action. Even if in the company of your own. Educate those who seem to or claim to think their behaviour is okay or right it off as a “joke”. Know the difference https://www.instagram.com/p/CAu6zBejlBt/?igshid=3hk8eahpwze9
