Elijah McClain was walking home from a convenience store, swaying to the beat. This gentle violinist did not resist at all but was immediately compliant and in terror as this UNARMED black was murdered by the same Aurora Police Department that arrested the heavily-armed James Holmes who had just mass murdered 12 movie-goers and injured scores more.
And yes, it is true. All lives matter. But all lives are not the ones that are being disproportionately killed or brutalized, and the ones who are being disproportionately killed or brutalized are the ones we need to be focusing on, to end the brutality.
It is like a room full of people are all eating dinner. Everyone has been served and is enjoying their meal … except one person, who has no food.
So the one person says, “I need food.”
And everyone else says, “Everyone needs food,” and keep on eating.
Yes, it is true, everyone needs food. But while others are eating, we need to focus the attention on the person who does not have the food.
Don’t resist arrest?
George Floyd was fully subdued.
Breonna Taylor was asleep in her apartment.
Elijah McClain was walking home from a convenience store, swaying to the beat. This gentle violinist did not resist at all but was immediately compliant and in terror as this UNARMED black was murdered by the same Aurora Police Department that arrested the heavily-armed James Holmes who had just mass murdered 12 movie-goers and injured scores more.
And really? “All lives matter.” I call B.S.
Someone says, “Black lives matter,” and someone else responds, “All lives matter.”
And yes, it is true. All lives matter. But all lives are not the ones that are being disproportionately killed or brutalized, and the ones who are being disproportionately killed or brutalized are the ones we need to be focusing on, to end the brutality.
It is like a room full of people are all eating dinner. Everyone has been served and is enjoying their meal … except one person, who has no food.
So the one person says, “I need food.”
And everyone else says, “Everyone needs food,” and keep on eating.
Yes, it is true, everyone needs food. But while others are eating, we need to focus the attention on the person who does not have the food.