Let me jump right into it. No beating around the bush.
A young, blonde, white female was killed by a black male cop in Minneapolis.
After this tragic event occurred, I could not help but notice the reactions of the usual American conservative patriots were vastly different from the reactions of the past. You know. When innocent black men, women, or children are killed by white cops.
All of a sudden, these proud American conservative patriots were not screaming "blluuuueeeeee lives matter! Hey black person! ALL lives matter!"
All of a sudden, these proud American conservative patriots aren't attacking the character of the deceased as they usually do. They're not digging up old incriminating photos or stories about her. They're not screaming, "she should've abided by the law, her parents should've raised her better, she shouldn't have resisted, BLUE LIVES MATTER TOO DAMNIT!"
All of a sudden, these proud American conservative patriots aren't standing behind the cop and his actions as they usually do, screaming that he too, has a family that he wants to go home to and live another day. Suddenly, there is no mention that this guy is a hero for handling low life scum on the street on a daily basis and that he must shoot now and ask questions later.
All of a sudden, the usual narrative is flipped upside down on its head. Because the deceased is a white blond woman, she's not referred to as a thug. And because the cop who did the shooting isn't a white man, but a black man, he is now the bad guy. It doesn't even matter that he's a part of the blue brotherhood. He killed a white woman, whether she was in the wrong or not.
It doesn't help his cause whatsoever, that he is from Somalia. A country where most people are Arabic-speaking Muslims. I mean, if there's anything that American conservative patriots could possibly hate more than American-born black people, it must be foreign-born black Muslims. After all, I've seen these conservatives whining and demanding that this cop be deported back to Somalia. But wait a minute. Don't you have to be a legal American citizen to be considered a part of the blue brotherhood? Don't the same rules apply, even if the cop in question is a black guy from Somalia?
Apparently not.
So. What am I getting at?
All I know is that, the double-standard of racism could not be more clearly blatant than it is now. Now that the the tables have turned, now that the shoe is on the other foot, there is this great big outrage and outpouring of sympathy from American conservative patriots. Their minds are simply incapable that such an atrocity happened. They lament over the fact that she was an Aussie on the verge of getting married. The outpouring of sympathy for her fiance and other family members is deep and heartfelt. After all, this scenario is quite rare and almost always never happens in America or anywhere else in the world, period. The cops typically don't shoot white women, let alone black cops. White people in America are allowed to resist and fight cops as they're being arrested. Don't believe me? Check this out.....
https://youtu.be/daVhasi95c4
In case you don't want to click on the link, it's a clip of white people with weapons who do not get killed by the cops as black people WITHOUT weapons are sometimes killed instantly.
I can't help but draw parallels as well as stark differences between this particular incident and the reactions of when black men are shot and killed by the police; whether it be for a minor crime or worse yet....being black. There are usually grieving family members left to pick up the pieces. However, the American conservative patriot squad usually whines that the "thug's family is looking for a payday," even if the deceased black man was unarmed or living life as usual/not committing a crime. What the f...??? How does money replace a dead family member? Then when the cop in question is acquitted for the umpteenth time, cleared of all and any wrongdoing, the patriots focus on those in the black community who riot. Hell, even if you choose not to riot, you're still labeled as a racist for daring to stand up and speak out on it at all. I also can't help but notice certain white people on social media smugly saying that whites aren't looting and burning up their neighborhoods over this latest incident. DUH. Of course they aren't. It's not every day that a pretty blond white woman is offed by black cops. Hell, I'm trying to remember the last time any unarmed white woman not committing a crime was killed by ANY cop.
An American nightmare? I'd love to sit with the folks and tell them what a nightmare it can be, being black in America.
But now, a precious blonde white woman is dead; the world is in shock and in mourning. A black cop killed her. Fairly or unfairly still yet remains to be seen (sound familiar?). One can only wonder what his punishment will be. Will he be forced to resign from the force or will his white counterparts, the ones who usually protect the blue, see to it that he spends time behind bars? I know better by now than to ever think he's going to get away with this scot-free as white cops do when they shoot and kill black people. If he does, I will be seriously surprised because that's not how it works in Patriotic Conservative Americaland. Black people are never to get justice or experience a fair trial. Even if you're the police serving and protecting because the hatred against black people run that deep.
I can honestly say, unlike American conservative patriots about black victims, that I'm sad about what happened to this woman and even sadder for her family. I just read about the 911 calls and it appears she walked up unexpectedly on the cop as he arrived, shooting her as a reflex. What I'm about to say may sound harsh, but I make no apologies for saying it. Maybe, just maybe certain white people will realize just how incredibly traumatizing it is, to know how it feels when a cop murders your loved one. Only in this case, it appears to have been merely an accident when black men are shot on purpose. It was an accident; but this particular cop is ripe for the crucifying. Because he's black first, a cop second.
I could say much more, but this is enough. I've learned my lesson. When a black cop kills a white woman, he's automatically a bad guy by default and his blue life doesn't matter. Throw him in jail or send him back to his country. When he kills another black person, no one bats an eye or suggests he forfeits his American citizenship. Blue lives don't matter if they're black guys or black guys from other countries doing their job apprehending or shooting whites.
Got it. Lesson learned.
-Charmin
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