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priv·i·lege - a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group.
a thread.
#BlackLivesMatter
a thread.
#BlackLivesMatter
privilege is not having to experience being a 46 year old black man that is murdered by the police. George Floyd was suffocated by the police while crying out that he couldn't breathe. he was not resisting arrest.
#JusticeForGeorgeFloyd
#JusticeForGeorgeFloyd
privilege is not having to experience being a 17 year old black teenager that is murdered by the police. Trayvon Martin was killed while walking home from the convenience store because he looked "suspicious." his murderer was found not guilty.
#JusticeForTrayvonMartin
#JusticeForTrayvonMartin
privilege is not having to experience being a 26 year old black woman that is murdered by the police. Breonna Taylor was killed by police that entered her apartment serving a "no knock warrant." she was an emt.
#JusticeForBreonnaTaylor
#JusticeForBreonnaTaylor
privilege is not having to experience being a 25 year old black man that is murdered while on a jog. Ahmaud Arbery was killed by a father-son duo that believed Arbery was behind the break-ins in their neighborhood. he was unarmed.
#JusticeforAhmaudArbery
#JusticeforAhmaudArbery
privilege is not having to experience being a 12 year old black child that is murdered by the police. Tamir Rice was killed for playing with snowballs and his TOY pellet gun. the officer saw him, jumped out of his patrol car, and killed him.
#JusticeForTamirRice
#JusticeForTamirRice
privilege is not having to experience being a 22 year old black man that is murdered by the police. Oscar Grant was kneed in the head and forced to lie on his stomach. then, he was shot in his back. he was unarmed.
#JusticeForOscarGrant
#JusticeForOscarGrant
privilege is not having to experience being a 43 year old black man that is murdered by the police. Eric Garner was killed on suspicion of selling single cigarettes without tax stamps. multiple officers held him down, choking him. "i can't breathe,"he said.
#JusticeForEricGarner
#JusticeForEricGarner
privilege is not having to experience being a 32 year old black man that is shot by the cops. Philando Castile was killed while pulled over. they needed his license. he informed the police he had a firearm. he was not reaching for it. they shot him.
#JusticeforPhilandoCastile
#JusticeforPhilandoCastile
privilege is not having to experience being a 43 year old black man that is murdered by the police. Samuel DuBose was killed for having a missing front license plate and a suspended driver's license. the officer said he was dragged by DuBose. he was not.
#JusticeForSamuelDoBose
#JusticeForSamuelDoBose
