This Is Why We're Mad About the Shooting of Mike Brown

[decocker 7,198]

As a black person in America, it's getting exhausting to still have to explain, in the year 2014, your right to exist in this country. To explain that you are a human being whose value sits no lower than anyone else's. To explain our basic humanity. And perhaps worst of all, to explain exactly why we are outraged.

We shouldn't have to explain why it's not acceptable for unarmed teenagers to be gunned down by the police.

We shouldn't have to explain why even though Mike Brown's life didn't matter to you or a Ferguson police officer, it mattered to someone.

We shouldn't have to explain that the clothes we wear don't protect us against, or make us more susceptible to, violence. Four little girls were bombed in their church dresses and Martin Luther King Jr. was gunned down in a suit and tie.

We shouldn't have to explain that the right to due process—that which was not afforded to Mike Brown—is in the Constitution of the United States of America. In fact, it's in there twice.

We shouldn't have to explain why the correct response to these tragedies is not, "but what about black on black crime?" 84 percent of white people killed every year are killed by other whites and no one ever attempts to undermine any of the senseless violence they suffer.

We shouldn't have to explain that the punishment for even the most heinous crimes in our country is not a public execution without a trial.

We shouldn't have to explain why we don't trust cops when a number of eyewitnesses tell a consistent and vastly different story than that of the police officer who murdered Mike Brown.

We shouldn't have to explain why we fight back when we are attacked.

We shouldn't have to explain why we deserve the same protections and rights afforded to every other citizen of America.

But maybe you can help with some other questions I have, because I am at a loss.

Can you explain why Mike Brown was gunned down in the street while James Eagan Holmes, who killed twelve people and injured 70 others after opening fire in a movie theater, was escorted into a squad car? Can you explain why Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is still alive but Mike Brown isn't? What about Jared Lee Loughner?

Can you explain why Mike Brown's body was left uncovered in the middle of the street for hours for any reason other than to send a message to his community?

Can you explain why a black man is killed by the police every 28 hours in this country?

Can you explain why media outlets reporting on his death used the photo of Mike Brown on the left instead of the right?

Can you explain why the Ferguson Police Department disproportionally searches black people while the contraband hit rate for white people is higher?

Can you explain the complete disregard for black life that resulted in the deaths of John Crawford, Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin, Tarika Wilson, Malcolm Ferguson, Renisha McBride, Amadou Diallo, Yvette Smith, Oscar Grant, Sean Bell, Kathryn Johnston and Rekia Boyd?

Can you explain why the police rolled up to a candlelight vigil in SWAT gear?

Better yet, can you explain any of that to Mike Brown's mother?

http://jezebel.com/this-is-why-were-mad-about-the-shooting-of-mike-brown-1619522935

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Couldn't say it better myself. Just came back from lunch, they still rocking the non violence rap today. Tom Joyner is on the radio pleading with people for peace.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

http://jezebel.com/this-is-why-were-mad-about-the-shooting-of-mike-brown-1619522935

You use a collective pronoun. ??

I can tell you why I am mad. Because based on preliminary reports it appears like yet another American was gunned down or brutalized by the people that are supposed to protect and serve, and it happens all to often to people of all races. .

Now the reason I am mad, Well irritated, is because this is being made to be all about race, when it should be all about basic human rights, regardless of skin color. Maybe if the race baiters would stop stirring the pot

read . Truer words never spoken--Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred."We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again, we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force. The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny. And they have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom.

[decocker 7,198]

You use a collective pronoun. ??

I can tell you why I am mad. Because based on preliminary reports it appears like yet another American was gunned down or brutalized by the people that are supposed to protect and serve, and it happens all to often to people of all races. .

Now the reason I am mad, Well irritated, is because this is being made to be all about race, when it should be all about basic human rights, regardless of skin color. Maybe if the race baiters would stop stirring the pot

read . Truer words never spoken--Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred."We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again, we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force. The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny. And they have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom.

"stop stirring the pot." that's just lazy. i'm sorry but its real easy for white people to say that things are 'made' to be about race. i don't agree with that. history proves the systematic oppression of our black population via the war on drugs and mass incarceration. this has played out since the early seventies, since vietnam. the numbers don't lie. if you don't think our children, today, are not picking up on how cops and judges assign value to a life, then of course you can't understand the magnitude of this country's race issues.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

You use a collective pronoun. ??

I can tell you why I am mad. Because based on preliminary reports it appears like yet another American was gunned down or brutalized by the people that are supposed to protect and serve, and it happens all to often to people of all races. .

Now the reason I am mad, Well irritated, is because this is being made to be all about race, when it should be all about basic human rights, regardless of skin color. Maybe if the race baiters would stop stirring the pot

read . Truer words never spoken--Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred."We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again, we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force. The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny. And they have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom.

Here's the issue. Without Jesse or Al, what happens when black folks are locked up for buying expensive clothes? When you can be arrested for standing at a bus stop? When asking to be respected can end up in a choke hold that causes your death? When getting shot 17 times for smoking a cig in your driveway?

I'd love to see them gone, that would be mean that black people are treated equally and can expect the law to do it's job. They don't need to stir the pot, folks are already mad as hell that they have to go through all of that for almost nothing. You know just like I do, the rules don't always work for us.

[UncleBeer 244]

You use a collective pronoun. ??

It's all the rage.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

I think Uncle has a crush on you Val

[decocker 7,198]

I think Uncle has a crush on you Val

and here i thought he was just sweet on holder.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

and here i thought he was just sweet on holder.

As much as he talks about Obama and Holder, I'm pretty sure he's a Democrat. But I think the two of you could be a good couple. Maybe procreate and have a bunch of little liberuls running around while not working and sucking on the gubermint teet.

[decocker 7,198]

As much as he talks about Obama and Holder, I'm pretty sure he's a Democrat. But I think the two of you could be a good couple. Maybe procreate and have a bunch of little liberuls running around while not working and sucking on the gubermint teet.

i would never hook up with a democrat. canadian is as close as i'll get.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

i would never hook up with a democrat. canadian is as close as i'll get.

Freakin conservative! Now I'm upset. We bonded over the love of old hip hop. I'll pour our some water(since I don't drink) for you when I get off work

[decocker 7,198]

Freakin conservative! Now I'm upset. We bonded over the love of old hip hop. I'll pour our some water(since I don't drink) for you when I get off work

"neither party is mine - not the jackass or the elephant"

sweet line, you remember?

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

"neither party is mine - not the jackass or the elephant"

sweet line, you remember?

I had to look it up. Now I'll hang my head in shame. Chuck D.

[decocker 7,198]

I had to look it up. Now I'll hang my head in shame. Chuck D.

they just don't make them like they used to.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

they just don't make them like they used to.

Hell no, PE No 1 was the business. It's hard to have a catchy beat and preach a political message that reaches all people. I see Macklemore is trying to do this with gay people. I wish there were more like KRS-one, Chuck D, and the few others that were trying to unite us under one roof. Now it's all about bytches, money, and drugs.