So I had written almost a whole post that I was going to share but then I logged onto Instagram. The first post I seen on Instagram was this.
As I scrolled down further I seen that there was also a video of this black man being killed by a white police officer. Anything I was talking about on my blog was nowhere near as important as this. My heart shattered. I felt his pain and anger from the above post. Here we are again. Actually this is a situation that we never left. I don’t know how to process this. Like what corner do I stuff this in yet again? I mean what the fuck!?!?!?!?!
The coronavirus is out here claiming lives left and right and police officers are too. The fact that they keep getting by with it is emboldening them to continue to take the lives of black men and women without any reason. Fear? You scared but you are the one with the weapon. They raided the wrong house and killed a black woman, Breonna Taylor, who is a first responder/essential worker while she slept and that’s ok because they felt threatened. They pressed their knee into a man’s neck, George Floyd, until he is dead and he is laying on the ground handcuffed and unarmed. It is to the point that civilians are killing people, Ahmaud Arbery, jogging through the neighborhood because he matched the description of someone breaking into houses.
And the worst part about that is if the video had not surfaced, they would have gotten away with killing that young man. When will it end? When will the boys in blue be held accountable for their racist acts? And people can say this is not about race but we know that is bullshit. I have seen plenty of episodes of cop shows where white people are cussing the cops out, brandishing weapons and running from police in high speed chases and walking away unharmed. No tasing, no gunshots and alive to return home to their families.
So I need to give these lives a moment of silence. I need to heal. I don’t know how to compartmentalize this anymore. Everyone stay safe and continue to be well and whole. Still much love 🧡💚.