ANOTHER another police shooting.

[rageragerage]

Jul 7, 2016 14:21:46 GMT -5 carmenere said:

You guys, I don't even know where to start. Ugh.

May I suggest a punch in the face?

[RoxMonster]

I would probably respond with "No actually if you are just white you will still be alive."

[gizmo]

Jul 7, 2016 11:14:25 GMT -5 rageragerage said:

Jul 7, 2016 10:59:55 GMT -5 gizmo said:

The man was executed over a tail light. The saddest thing about that video is her little girl at the end reassuring her that she is there with her, she's not alone. God help that poor baby. I am horrified, I am outraged. I keep tearing up trying to keep it together but my blood is boiling.

That is not the saddest thing about this video.  The saddest thing was that a man was killed for no reason.

Not how I meant it, so I am sorry it came across that way. I AM sad that man needlessly lost his life. That sweet, innocent child that the officer either failed to notice or didn't care she existed, my heart breaks for her. 

[Deleted]

Jul 7, 2016 14:21:46 GMT -5 carmenere said:

Alright, I'm about to pop off on my MIL. Some choice quotes from her post:

"99.9% of the time, people will be alive if they show respect, and they do not resist arrest." "I absolutely hate that people are killed every day for resisting arrest (although the press only chooses Black People who are killed for ratings)!"
"It grieves me to see anyone lose their life in a senseless act of being approached by a Police Officer...Just stay calm..be polite..do not resist arrest..and you will be alive!"

You guys, I don't even know where to start. Ugh.

"You are incorrect, the facts show that blacks are killed by the police at a rate at least 2 times higher than whites. Systemic racism is real. Educational information: www.raceforward.org/videos/systemic-racism"

And then I would unfriend. I personally don't have the patience for people like that. Plus, I feel as though unfriending someone shows that you really aren't tolerant of their ignorant views.  

[Deleted]

Jul 7, 2016 13:06:36 GMT -5 elleblue said:

Jul 7, 2016 12:52:58 GMT -5 @wandering said:

Please say something and unfriend them on facebook. 

Not that everyone will want to do this but when something like that comes across my feed I speak up and purposefully don't unfriend them, so I can continue to speak up every time. If they want to unfriend me, fine, but I'd rather stick around if possible to challenge their views. So far, I have yet to be unfriended. And it's even more gratifying to see friends of friends who I don't personally know speak up too and support my callouts. 

Well I applaud you for your patience and education.
I honestly haven't had any racists comments on facebook (thank god), most of the people I had to unfriend were "jesus freaks" who were posting anti-abortion stuff. I know I'll never change their mind, so I'd just speak my mind once and then get rid of them. I've just felt that unfriending someone shows that you aren't tolerant of their ignorant views. But keep on fighting the good fight!

[Deleted]

The only thing "wrong" this man did was to be born the wrong color.

I am truly sickened and horrified by this. 

[kaybee85]

Jul 7, 2016 11:44:42 GMT -5 W.T.Faulkner said:

What I don't understand is my white friends and family members' adamant refusal to acknowledge the severity of this issue. What do we, as white people of privilege, lose by admitting that YES, there is a statistically higher likelihood that a traffic stop will end in death for a black person as opposed to a white person, and that YES, the color of my skin would likely afford me the benefit of the doubt in an encounter with a police officer?

I don't get the denial. I don't get it. I lose nothing by declaring what I see in front of my fucking face to be true.

I think deep down to the core, 05heel is right. I also think there is a more superficial reason. People, ESPECIALLY in this country, where we are force fed the American dream absolutely WILL NOT have it that they didn't get where they are based in their merits alone. They are defensive and prideful. If brown people would just try harder instead of 'whining', just think how much better off they'd be !!!!11! Ugh.

[leshoequeen]

I am SO SO mad and so sad over this! And yet WTF can I do about it?

[gretchenindisguise]

Jul 7, 2016 15:17:17 GMT -5 leshoequeen said:

I am SO SO mad and so sad over this! And yet WTF can I do about it?

1. You can talk about it.

2. You can say his name, and all of the other names of those slain by police because of the color of their skin.

3. You can talk about it with your husband/so, your children, your friends, your family.

4. You can write your congressmen and women.

5. You can speak up for the injustice.

6. You can call out racism in your everyday life when you see it.

7. You can examine your own racism.

8. You can listen.

Shall I continue?

[amberlyrose]

Jul 7, 2016 14:21:46 GMT -5 carmenere said:

Alright, I'm about to pop off on my MIL. Some choice quotes from her post:

"99.9% of the time, people will be alive if they show respect, and they do not resist arrest." "I absolutely hate that people are killed every day for resisting arrest (although the press only chooses Black People who are killed for ratings)!"
"It grieves me to see anyone lose their life in a senseless act of being approached by a Police Officer...Just stay calm..be polite..do not resist arrest..and you will be alive!"

You guys, I don't even know where to start. Ugh.

Tell her to watch the videos.

[gretchenindisguise]

Jul 7, 2016 15:51:39 GMT -5 amberlyrose said:

Jul 7, 2016 14:21:46 GMT -5 carmenere said:

Alright, I'm about to pop off on my MIL. Some choice quotes from her post:

"99.9% of the time, people will be alive if they show respect, and they do not resist arrest." "I absolutely hate that people are killed every day for resisting arrest (although the press only chooses Black People who are killed for ratings)!"
"It grieves me to see anyone lose their life in a senseless act of being approached by a Police Officer...Just stay calm..be polite..do not resist arrest..and you will be alive!"

You guys, I don't even know where to start. Ugh.

Tell her to watch the videos.

Better yet, post the videos.

[elleblue]

Jul 7, 2016 14:48:50 GMT -5 @wandering said:

Jul 7, 2016 13:06:36 GMT -5 elleblue said:

Not that everyone will want to do this but when something like that comes across my feed I speak up and purposefully don't unfriend them, so I can continue to speak up every time. If they want to unfriend me, fine, but I'd rather stick around if possible to challenge their views. So far, I have yet to be unfriended. And it's even more gratifying to see friends of friends who I don't personally know speak up too and support my callouts. 

Well I applaud you for your patience and education.
I honestly haven't had any racists comments on facebook (thank god), most of the people I had to unfriend were "jesus freaks" who were posting anti-abortion stuff. I know I'll never change their mind, so I'd just speak my mind once and then get rid of them. I've just felt that unfriending someone shows that you aren't tolerant of their ignorant views. But keep on fighting the good fight!

To be fair there are only two in particular and they're both former coworkers, which in some respects makes it easier. If I had a racist uncle or something I'm sure it'd be much more difficult and painful to continuously battle the ignorance. On the other hand, there is definitely a time to unfriend, even family members, I just haven't gotten there with anyone just yet. And honestly I consider it my duty to speak to ignorant white fools because someone has to and goodness knows they're not listening to what poc are saying. 

[leshoequeen]

Jul 7, 2016 15:24:00 GMT -5 gretchenindisguise said:

Jul 7, 2016 15:17:17 GMT -5 leshoequeen said:

I am SO SO mad and so sad over this! And yet WTF can I do about it?

1. You can talk about it.

2. You can say his name, and all of the other names of those slain by police because of the color of their skin.

3. You can talk about it with your husband/so, your children, your friends, your family.

4. You can write your congressmen and women.

5. You can speak up for the injustice.

6. You can call out racism in your everyday life when you see it.

7. You can examine your own racism.

8. You can listen.

Shall I continue?

You're right, and I have been doing many of these things.  It just doesn't seem like enough.