how are there no charges against an officer who used an illegal chokehold that was outlawed for its killing potential on a man in clear view, with full visual and audio evidence. how are there no charges. not even negligent manslaughter.
what is it going to take, america. what is it going to take. guilty verdict or not. when do the victims get a simple fucking trial.
“Your job — as students who are receiving an education — is to be aware of your privilege. And use this particular privilege called “education” to do your best to achieve great things, all the while advocating for those in the rows behind you.”
When you try and turn #BlackLivesMatter into All Lives Matter, what you’re saying is “I don’t feel included.” You’re saying “I don’t feel like a part of the conversation.” Here’s the thing, though. White people aren’t a part of the movement, because the movement is about the oppression involved in institutional racism, and that’s something white people have never experienced. Plain and simple. It isn’t including you because it isn’t about you.
