I can’t get this
Michael Brown non-indictment off my spirit. It is seriously screwing with me. I
hate the whole situation, the verdict, the jury, the cops, the Black people of
Ferguson, the White people of Ferguson, everything about it. Like, I am so
distraught I can’t even direct my anger, sadness, optimism. Plus, it’s been a
while since I blogged and writing is medicinal for me.
Therefore, just like
everyone else, I will also volunteer my opinion. Here is a list of the various
aspects that make me feel some kind of way:
- No Clean Slate. Being completely
objective is only something we can aim for. In reality, we all got our biases.
Let’s try pretending we are aliens who are just jumping in this. We NEED to at
least start with the presumption of innocence. Let’s assume said survivor of
said confrontation is innocent and go from there.
- Excessive much? So if we assume
said officer was doing his job, why did he shoot 12 out of 13 times? He must
have been threatened! He must have been attacked! He must have been caught off
guard! He must have been something. Or else why would he shoot to damn near
depletion. And was he saving the last bullet for something? I mean his basic
story is kind of a stretch but whatever. Did he have a moment of temporary
insanity or is the protocol to rapid-fire on unarmed robbers (and yes, Officer testimony admitted that he knew
Mr. Brown was unarmed)? Which brings me to my next point.
- Officer Training. It is apparent that
the police in Ferguson can’t do their job. Not only did the crime scene
photographer NOT take photos, but the 6-year veteran officer also did NOT even
bring his stun gun because it was uncomfortable...bitch say wha?.... Basically,
he didn’t have a chance to inhibit Mr. Brown. Plus, said veteran officer did
not want to approach Michael Brown because he was afraid. I get it. Being a cop is dangerous. All the Kevlar in the
world can’t protect you from a shot to the skull. But waiting for back-up and stalling
from a single assailant seems silly. Kind of like you are increasing the number
of possibilities and not taking control of the situation. Overall, training (or
confidence in said training) is non-existent.
- Michael Brown. Let’s be honest.
Like for serious. He is 6 foot tall, thick, and intimidating. He aint no
toothpick. Let’s stop kidding ourselves by calling him a gentle giant and
over-victimizing the victim. He may have had gentle moments but this aint one
of them. People gotta be more honest and admit that maybe he had a little more
involvement than being gentle and getting murdered. Now even if he was or was
not a shop-lifting criminal, he did push the SHIT out of homey in the store. So
gentle aint it. But does that warrant a death? Prolly not. But then again,
don’t go off assuming that children are angels sent from heaven when you know
that’s not always the case. #SomalianChildSoldiers
- Riots. Yes my people. We
have a reason to be mad. They took our son. They took our brother. They have
torn a household, a community, and our nation apart and will most likely face
no repercussions. And even worse, this particular town in Ferguson has a
history of STUPIDITY, such as buying cameras and not using them and charging
arrested black men for dry cleaning when they bled too much on an officer. But
should we retaliate by stealing bags of chips from Wawa? HELL NO. I mean there
ain’t even logic in that. It’s stupid to riot. As justified as you may think,
you are being stupid and playing into the very thing that they want you to do.
Don’t let yourself be manipulated. Which leads me to my next point.
- Who’s in Charge of Ferguson. This is a big point which I feel no one is talking about.
Everything about Ferguson and the management of the trial can be explained in a
simple word “thoughtless.” Who thought it was a good idea to violently arrest
people who were peacefully protesting? Who thought it was a good idea to buy
police cameras and not install them on the vests of police officers? Who
thought it was a good idea to roll out the tanks and riot gear? Who thought it
was a good idea to release the results of the trail at 8PM at night and not at
2PM the next day? Who thought it was a good idea to cancel school a day in advance,
leaving these angry teenagers the right to hang out all hours of the night with
academic consequences? There is way too much not thinking going on. But
it’s not just the Caucasians in charge. Which leads me to my next point.
- Not getting involved. Black people love to complain about how much we hate when things
don’t go our way. We love to argue about how useless the government is. But the
one time where we need to get involved, we don’t even do something as simple as
register to vote (which, in this case, is a prerequisite for surviving in a
jury). So how do you expect to change things if you do not ACT? I mean
seriously, the jury was 75% White and the city is 65% (rough estimate) Black.
That don’t make math. Short story, DO better. The two ways to change the system
or to get involved or destroy it. Let’s try option A before option B? No. Okay
whatever.
After everything
discussed, what have we learned.
- America has a
problem with EDUCATION. People
choose to not think and readily accept whatever they hear. For instance,
everyone assumed this Officer Wilson was wrong before they even knew his name
or his veteran status or a single detail. They saw a dead black kid and police
car and heard some eye witness acounts and was DONE. Day 1 the media put out “Don’t
Shoot” hand signals and portrayed this cop to be some racist. I mean seriously,
the media has as much of a part in the riots as the rioters. They are literally
shit-starters and most of the country is falling right along in their bullshit.
Is he a racist? Probably not. Is he a bitch-ass-scaredy-cat-Slyvester-looking-pussy?
Yes, all day long. But you can’t assume every white person that shows a black
person is racist. They could just be trigger happy. Even now as I am writing
this, no one’s asked how many cops are killed on duty. Or how they are desperate
to hire people because no one wants to protect and serve. This officer seems like a bottom-of-the-barrel-dumbass who was fortunate enough to make it this far in his career without needing to think. When judgment played a part in his job, he relied on his personal beliefs and went full throttle on a situation that required 1st gear. This situation alone
has probably deterred the Ferguson Police department from hiring Blacks for the next 20 years. Which will lead to more scared white police "protecting" an even angrier Black population. Man, if only people would stop and think.
- America has a problem with FEAR. Black people are
systematically oppressed and are therefore afraid of the police. White officers
are afraid/intimidated of Black people, specifically men. Both parties believe
the only way out of this bad situation is by killing the opposition. These pre-conceived
notions are dangerous. Call it prejudice or profiling or whatever, it’s wrong,
and it’s a problem.
Or what do I know?
Maybe I should shut the hell up. I’m just a squirrel tryna get a nut like
everybody else.
