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Don't let anyone tell you that the police murder of #MaKhiaBryant was "justified."™
Don't let anyone tell you that the police have to make "split second decisions"© to "protect the public and themselves."©
Don't let nobody tell you that "the cops had no choice."®
Don't let anyone tell you that the police murder of #MaKhiaBryant was "justified."™
Don't let anyone tell you that the police have to make "split second decisions"© to "protect the public and themselves."©
Don't let nobody tell you that "the cops had no choice."®
Don't let them tell you that because police have demonstrated time and time again that they are capable of de-escalating, patiently assessing the scene, and disarming armed white men without having to draw their weapons, much less murder them.
A few days ago, they were able to preserve the life of Luke Alvin Oeltjenbruns, who trapped one officer's arm in the window of his vehicle, sped off, with the officer still stuck to the vehicle, at 40 miles per hour.
And then, when the officer attempted to free himself from the window by using his rescue hammer, Good Ol' Luke grabbed the hammer out of the officer's hand and began to bash the shit out of the officer's head.
SOURCE: https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/15/us/minnesota-oeltjenbruns-arrest-hammer-mask-dispute/index.html
SOURCE: https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/15/us/minnesota-oeltjenbruns-arrest-hammer-mask-dispute/index.html
They were able to calmly apprehend Kyle Rittenhouse, who had just murdered two people and was armed with assault weapons. Some cops actually donated to his Go Fund Me.
SOURCE: https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-police-officer-relieved-duty-donate-kyle-rittenhouse-defense-fund-20210420-2htwtmbu6jcfpiag4efns5shei-story.html
SOURCE: https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-police-officer-relieved-duty-donate-kyle-rittenhouse-defense-fund-20210420-2htwtmbu6jcfpiag4efns5shei-story.html
Police officers did everything they could not to shoot Jared Steven Leone, who walked into a city hall, grabbed a police officer's gun, tried to kill the cop, got a shot off, missed, and was then subdued and taken into custody alive and well.
SOURCE: https://www.oregonlive.com/beaverton/2013/08/suspect_who_fired_beaverton_se.html
SOURCE: https://www.oregonlive.com/beaverton/2013/08/suspect_who_fired_beaverton_se.html
ANYONE who tries to tell you that those cops had a right to murder Ma'Khia Bryant has revealed themselves to you as your enemy.
Listen to me when I tell you, my people: FAIL TO TRUST ANYBODY--EVEN IF YOU ARE RELATED TO THEM--WHO TRIES TO TELL YOU THAT WHAT THE COPS DID TO MA'KHIA BRYANT WAS JUSTIFIED.
Those people, no matter who they are, have marked themselves with the signs of beasts by their own tongues. They are part of the attempt to not only physically erase Blackness from the face of existence, but to rupture us psychologically before they do.
Their inability to recognize Ma'Khia's humanity, her 16-years-oldness, her still-playing-with-her-baby-hair-in-YouTube-videosasity reveals them as blood enemies of Blackness.
Exercise EXTREME caution.
Remove yourself from their presence if you can.
Defend yourself if you are able.
Remove yourself from their presence if you can.
Defend yourself if you are able.
ADDENDUM: A lot of people are coming at this from: "If I was the cop, I woulda had no choice but to shoot" perspective. But you're not a cop.
Cops are supposed to have skills and training that make them better adept at non-fatal, de-escalation measures.
Cops are supposed to have skills and training that make them better adept at non-fatal, de-escalation measures.
Yes, she had a knife. Yes, it appeared as though she was going to use it.
But did that require killing her? Could she had not been wounded? Taser was malfunctioning? No? Why didn't you use it? Did she keep swinging after the first shot? No. So why were there three more?
But did that require killing her? Could she had not been wounded? Taser was malfunctioning? No? Why didn't you use it? Did she keep swinging after the first shot? No. So why were there three more?
Were they not fast enough to get from the car to her?
Wasn't she in a stand your ground jurisdiction? Stand your ground is for white people only then?
If armed murderers are still alive after cop encounters, how is a 15/16-year-old girl with a knife dead?
Wasn't she in a stand your ground jurisdiction? Stand your ground is for white people only then?
If armed murderers are still alive after cop encounters, how is a 15/16-year-old girl with a knife dead?
I've seen high school teachers DE-ESCALATE and DISARM knife-wielding students in situations more tense and threatening than this one.
The people justifying this shooting are saying, in essence:
"I would have shot her, too."
That is why I say that whoever justifies this is dangerous.
"I would have shot her, too."
That is why I say that whoever justifies this is dangerous.
Fam, look:
"A police officer told a crowd gathered at the scene where a Black teenage girl was killed by police in Ohio that 'blue lives matter', just moments after the verdict in the George Floyd murder trial was reached." https://news.yahoo.com/ohio-police-tell-bystanders-blue-065134260.html
"A police officer told a crowd gathered at the scene where a Black teenage girl was killed by police in Ohio that 'blue lives matter', just moments after the verdict in the George Floyd murder trial was reached." https://news.yahoo.com/ohio-police-tell-bystanders-blue-065134260.html
This is how cops handle murderous white people committing crimes while cops watch:
Reading some of the justifications, I feel like some people should just say, "I hate disabled fat Black girls!" and go.
The ableism, misogynoir, and anti-fatness is OBVIOUS.
The ableism, misogynoir, and anti-fatness is OBVIOUS.
Fam, don't y'all find it hilarious how all these people are suddenly worried about the other Black person in this situation?
By which I mean, they don't give a FUCK about the other Black person. They're using that as a cover for protecting the cop.
By which I mean, they don't give a FUCK about the other Black person. They're using that as a cover for protecting the cop.
