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2. This question of, "what happened before that video began" is a nefarious one - deeply rooted in anti-Black racism. It suggests that when we see an officer choking the life out of a young Black man in a prom tux, that something COULD warrant such a chokehold. It can't.
4. When I see cops throw a woman on the floor of a Waffle House, strip her naked, and mount her, then choke her, I don't need to see what happened before the police arrived to know that what I just saw was wrong and excessive.
5. When I learn that police in Detroit tasered a child riding a 4 wheeler through his neighborhood from a moving police car, while the child is riding full speed, killing that child and shatter every bone in his face, I don't need to know what happened beforehand. #DamonGrimes
6. When I learn that Louisiana police literally choked this young brother to death, I don't need to see footage of what happened before they murdered him to know that police should never choke ANYONE to death.
#KeevenRobinsonpic.twitter.com/aqXfRs7bvX
7. At the root of this question of, "But what happened before the video was being filmed" is the poisonous thinking that "Black misbehavior" warrants brutality and murder without trial or due process. That's the bedrock of lynching.
8. Because day after day after day, we see American police peacefully arrest fully armed white men who've actually murdered people. Those men then get meals, attorneys, doctors, evaluations, compassionate op-eds, then trials by a jury of their peers.
9. The operating philosophy of American policing is that violent, murderous white men deserve safe, measured, thorough policing but that Black people, no matter the situation, be it an argument at Waffle House, or the music too loud, simply don't deserve such fair, safe treatment
BUT WHAT IF SHE WAS HOLDING A CELL PHONE SHAUN, SHE IS A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER TO SOCIETY. (all caps is my sarcasm font)
Whether or not a cellphone looks like a gun, depends on the color of the hand that is holding it. Ugh...
WORD!
The system operates from a paradigm of racial stereotypes, profiles and biases. Until the mindset of culture is overcome the system that creates the injustice will remain. @Abukar_Arman @common @AttorneyGriggs @Kaepernick7
Unnecessary roughness. Show up don’t investigate don’t ask any questions. Sad horrible
Get a call for a dispute ascertain no injuries it’s just a verbal dispute. No extra is needed. I hope she sues the cop the department he works for and Waffle House. Our politicians state and local have to defend this.
We should support these ppl in suits against the testosterone overloaded cops! Roids maybe? What is with this excessive violence against ppl by “frightened” cops? Drug testing, psychological evals should be an absolute requirement for employment w annual reviews.
Stop resisting then.
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