Just imagine for a second your child is relaxing at home with their boyfriend or girlfriend. They're in bed, watching a movie, when your child falls asleep. Then, out of nowhere, there's a loud bang at the door. Your child and her partner are startled; don't know what's going on. Your child is unarmed, but their partner legally has a firearm, and as the seeming intruder breaks in, he/she fires. The intruders fire back and hit and kill your child in the process. In the ensuing grand jury trial, none of the three intruders are charged with killing your child. It's almost as if your child's death was ignored. Oh, and by the way, said intruders were cops. How would you respond?
- Would you say your child shouldn't have put himself/herself at risk of being approached by law enforcement in the first place?
- Would you say the cops did nothing wrong and shouldn't be charged?
- Would you believe the officers' word over your child's attorneys and witnesses on his/her behalf?
- Would you take it to the streets and insist on police reform?
- Would you believe all the attempted smears on your child via alternative media sources?
- Would a mistake your child made several years prior convince you he/she was deserving of being killed in this situation?
- Would you be offended if people shouted that your child's life mattered and respond with All Lives Matter?
No matter your answers, here's the truth:
- Systemic racism is real.
- Police are not infallible.
- Police reform is needed.
- An unarmed 26-year-old woman shouldn't have gone from falling asleep during a movie to dead in a matter of seconds, as law enforcement officers shot and killed her in her own home.
- All lives can't matter until black lives matter.
#BlackLivesMatter #BLM
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