The problem in Ferguson is the fact there is no one going to jail for Michael Brown, Jr's death.
Officers’ injuries described as serious (click here)
The young Black men still feeling as though their lives are on the line when they live their lives are looking at white men leave their employment while bankrolling tens of thousands of dollars in their pocket and benefits to boot. They also don't believe they won't be back either.
There is a lot of anger because the fear in their lives are driving it. That young man was slaughtered. He wasn't alone in this country.
Then load those tensions with University of Oklahoma. They can call it a cancer all they want, but, the reality of racism is what these young man are hearing. They fear for their lives.
There needs to be sincere reform in our justice system and prison populations need to be reviewed and corrected. Part of what these young men are also looking at are those in prison that are innocent and the communities know they are innocent. The prison populations are so out of balance in ratios it reveals the past enforcement in the face of poverty. There is a lot wrong and the anger won't go away soon.
They see themselves as Trayvon, too. He wasn't even killed by police officers. The young Black men in this country are ducking bullets in their mind all the time and the shootings last night while very serious is a result of those fears manifested in anger.
Killing is wrong, but, the fear they have in their lives is real.
Officers’ injuries described as serious (click here)
The young Black men still feeling as though their lives are on the line when they live their lives are looking at white men leave their employment while bankrolling tens of thousands of dollars in their pocket and benefits to boot. They also don't believe they won't be back either.
There is a lot of anger because the fear in their lives are driving it. That young man was slaughtered. He wasn't alone in this country.
Then load those tensions with University of Oklahoma. They can call it a cancer all they want, but, the reality of racism is what these young man are hearing. They fear for their lives.
There needs to be sincere reform in our justice system and prison populations need to be reviewed and corrected. Part of what these young men are also looking at are those in prison that are innocent and the communities know they are innocent. The prison populations are so out of balance in ratios it reveals the past enforcement in the face of poverty. There is a lot wrong and the anger won't go away soon.
They see themselves as Trayvon, too. He wasn't even killed by police officers. The young Black men in this country are ducking bullets in their mind all the time and the shootings last night while very serious is a result of those fears manifested in anger.
Killing is wrong, but, the fear they have in their lives is real.
