I am only going to talk about this once.
As a black man I am being asked to place my faith in a justice system that has never placed their faith is my people. The number of blacks in prison is all the proof you need to back this statement up.
I don't know what happened that day, there is some rather convincing proof both men acted incorrectly. However, mistakes should not lead to being shot multiple times. In addition there is no way it should have took so long to give us the name of the officer involved...none...you committed the killing, you deserve to be known.
I will respect the verdict but I will not respect the process. It is my duty as an American to accept the fact this situation was handled, correctly or not. I do hope we challenge this verdict and will contribute to anyone who is starting a fund to LEGALLY challenge this verdict.
Now to the riots:
First off FUCK CNN, they are demonizing our people. If you don't see it you're blind. The Riots were MUCH SMALLER than anticipated. Pay attention to the shots from last night. They took 30 different angle shots on the same burning car and building area. Unacceptable. In addition Don Lemon is a fucking embarrassment to my race and my people. I have no use for this company who uses our struggle to improve ratings while demonizing us at the same time.
Secondly, why were the white people looting not questioned by CNN? I saw more than one of them grabbing products off store shelves. Interesting.
Third: My people must STOP using travesty for temporary self improvement. A man dying is no fucking reason to loot cigarettes and beer. Stop it.
Moving Foward:
I spoke with my children for 2 hours this morning about this day, making me late for work and them late for school. We are not there yet as a country and this incident just set us back 3 steps on both sides. We need to peacefully discuss these matters rather then pointing fingers and throwing punches. We've tried that the last 140 years, it doesn't work. Now is the time to study MLK and Gandhi not Malcolm X and the Klan. We must rise above the petty and focus on the solution. Educate not attack. We have to use this to build a new bridge and take the old rickety one down.
-Signed,
Your Neighborhood Black Conservative