I’ve been reading and doing some research about the verdict on the Philando Castile case where the jury found the officer who shot and killed Philando Castile four times while in the car with his girlfriend and his daughter in the back seat. It is sad that this happened but also as a black man in America I can honestly say I am not surprised. There is a joke by Dave Chappelle that saids “black people know the law”, if I can find the video I will post it, and thinking about it that statement is true.
**His point starts at 1:40 but the whole video is accurate**
Ever since I could remember I was told to obey the law not because it was the right thing to do but because as a young black male I had to. There is no getting out the car yelling at the officer, there is no back talking, and there was no getting on my phone while an officer was trying to talk to me. I was told to obey the law because my family cared about me and they knew and I know now that the law was not made for black men or minorities. You hear this every day and sometimes you get tired or it; the system is oppressing black men, the law is out to get us, there is no justice for us as black men in America and the verdict of Philando Castile where a jury of his “peers” found the officer not guilty should prove that. Thinking about it who’s “peers” were really in those stands? If it were a true representation of his “peers” and they were in his shoes would they still think the officer in questioned was in the right? I guess they would think that it was okay to die in front of your loved ones for fitting a description and obeying the law. I read this all the time and maybe you have too? “Well, black people kill each other all the time. Why should it matter when an officer does it, why is it a big deal?”, because we aren’t paying the guy who is trying to rob, steal, or kill us with our tax dollars. It’s hard to live in a place where not only the system seems to be after you but your peers as well, can you imagine being a young man growing up in a society like that. They wonder why we say these things on social media and I laugh when I read a comment posted by someone with a cartoon/anime character as their profile pic commenting saying well maybe you should go back to Africa where you came from. We would if we knew where we came from! When our ancestors were forcefully brought to America they split their families up so in actuality I don’t know where my ancestors are from all I know is I am from the south.
**Side note: have you ever noticed that all the racist comments are from someone with a profile pic of something other than their face? I find that funny, if you’re going to be racist show your face so we can speak man-to-man about it but hey what do I know? Anyway, back to the topic.**
This verdict shows that not only do Americans feel that black people shouldn’t be considered citizens but America is losing its values that they claimed to have but thinking about it carefully I don’t think they ever did. America is a place where we value money more than people, if you don’t believe me look at our currency; “In God we trust”, in a Christian society with “Christian” values that seems like idol worshipping to me. If you want another example, as of June 22, 2017 I have yet to find anything from the NRA in response to the case and that is also a telling sign of the times. I’m going be honest I don’t know much about the NRA but from my research and from what I’ve read about the NRA they are not for people’s rights they are for gun corporations and gun manufactures. Listening to Trevor from the Daily Show, he sums it up perfectly about being black in America and it’s sad because he’s only been in America for six years if I remember him saying that on the show at one point. The little things you have to do that might look silly to others but makes sense to black people like throwing your hands out of the window to show you are not a threat is something I have heard and seen done before in order for their not to be a misunderstanding so what happened to Philando Castile won’t happen to you or your loved ones. So, to sum it up from a young black man in America and listening to the verdict I’ve concluded that it is hard to live in a place where not only the system but your peers think you don’t deserve justice and that might be the sadist realization of all.
**His point starts at 1:40 but the whole video is accurate**
Ever since I could remember I was told to obey the law not because it was the right thing to do but because as a young black male I had to. There is no getting out the car yelling at the officer, there is no back talking, and there was no getting on my phone while an officer was trying to talk to me. I was told to obey the law because my family cared about me and they knew and I know now that the law was not made for black men or minorities. You hear this every day and sometimes you get tired or it; the system is oppressing black men, the law is out to get us, there is no justice for us as black men in America and the verdict of Philando Castile where a jury of his “peers” found the officer not guilty should prove that. Thinking about it who’s “peers” were really in those stands? If it were a true representation of his “peers” and they were in his shoes would they still think the officer in questioned was in the right? I guess they would think that it was okay to die in front of your loved ones for fitting a description and obeying the law. I read this all the time and maybe you have too? “Well, black people kill each other all the time. Why should it matter when an officer does it, why is it a big deal?”, because we aren’t paying the guy who is trying to rob, steal, or kill us with our tax dollars. It’s hard to live in a place where not only the system seems to be after you but your peers as well, can you imagine being a young man growing up in a society like that. They wonder why we say these things on social media and I laugh when I read a comment posted by someone with a cartoon/anime character as their profile pic commenting saying well maybe you should go back to Africa where you came from. We would if we knew where we came from! When our ancestors were forcefully brought to America they split their families up so in actuality I don’t know where my ancestors are from all I know is I am from the south.
**Side note: have you ever noticed that all the racist comments are from someone with a profile pic of something other than their face? I find that funny, if you’re going to be racist show your face so we can speak man-to-man about it but hey what do I know? Anyway, back to the topic.**
This verdict shows that not only do Americans feel that black people shouldn’t be considered citizens but America is losing its values that they claimed to have but thinking about it carefully I don’t think they ever did. America is a place where we value money more than people, if you don’t believe me look at our currency; “In God we trust”, in a Christian society with “Christian” values that seems like idol worshipping to me. If you want another example, as of June 22, 2017 I have yet to find anything from the NRA in response to the case and that is also a telling sign of the times. I’m going be honest I don’t know much about the NRA but from my research and from what I’ve read about the NRA they are not for people’s rights they are for gun corporations and gun manufactures. Listening to Trevor from the Daily Show, he sums it up perfectly about being black in America and it’s sad because he’s only been in America for six years if I remember him saying that on the show at one point. The little things you have to do that might look silly to others but makes sense to black people like throwing your hands out of the window to show you are not a threat is something I have heard and seen done before in order for their not to be a misunderstanding so what happened to Philando Castile won’t happen to you or your loved ones. So, to sum it up from a young black man in America and listening to the verdict I’ve concluded that it is hard to live in a place where not only the system but your peers think you don’t deserve justice and that might be the sadist realization of all.
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