Thursday, April 15, 2021

Let Me Live

 Not my normal. I had to say something. Enough is Enough.

We. Are. Tired.

How come the Police only ‘accidentally’ shoot Black people? How come they don’t ‘accidentally’ shoot White people? Or any of the other Ethnics in this country? How come only Black people are met with ‘deadly force’? How come they only pull guns out on Black people? Why is everything a gun except a gun?

And they don’t even RECOGNIZE a gun when they SEE one or DON’T see one?

This is madness. Did we learn nothing in lockdown? White men are out again killing crowds of people and they are rarely met with deadly force? What’s up with THAT?

What about Colorado?

What about Georgia?

What about Florida?

These guys are still ALIVE.

I can’t…

I need to run some errands this morning. To ensure I arrive alive, I won't take public transit (Oscar Grant). I removed all air fresheners from the vehicle and double-checked my registration status (Daunte Wright), and ensured my license plates were visible (Lt. Caron Nazario). I will be careful to follow all traffic rules (Philando Castille), signal every turn (Sandra Bland), keep the radio volume low (Jordan Davis), and won't stop at a fast food chain for a meal (Rayshard Brooks). I'm too afraid to pray (Rev. Clementa C. Pickney) so I just hope the car won't break down (Corey Jones).

When you run errands today, be sure not to dance (Elijah McClain), stop to play in a park (Tamir Rice), patronize the local convenience store for snacks (Trayvon Martin), or walk around the neighborhood (Mike Brown). Once home, don’t stand in your backyard (Stephon Clark), eat ice cream on the couch (Botham Jean), or play any video games (Atatiana Jefferson).

I guess I’ll watch a movie around 7:30pm, I won’t leave the house to go to Walmart (John Crawford) or to the gym (Tshyrand Oates) or on a jog (Ahmaud Arbery). I won't even walk to see the birds (Christian Cooper). I’ll just sit and remember what a blessing it is to breathe (George Floyd) and I definitely won’t go to sleep (Breonna Taylor).

 Let. Me. Live.

 

What have we done that makes us your one and only target?

No comments:

Post a Comment