The disservice of prima facie racism
has taken this country by a storm!
Just as the (regressive) burning of gunpowder grains started to wither from the pallets our taste buds, another young African American falls victim at the hands of a law enforcement officer. This can’t be happening in the land of the free…oh but it is the home of the slaves! This is the military that helped overthrow Saddam Hussein for God sake. A country that prides itself on being the beacon of justice for the free world. For the life of me, I can’t bring myself to understand why, the United States of America invades other countries to protect it’s citizens and are not willing to do anything to ensure justice is served within the boarders of it’s own jurisdiction. So why in the hell is there a headline that reads, “OFF DUTY ST. LOUIS OFFICER KILLS ANOTHER AFRICAN AMERICAN TEENAGER”. It almost sounds like the synopsis for some crazy movie expected to be out in theaters this summer. But unfortunately for many of us living in these torn communities, this is all too real. In fact, we predicted that this type of police brutality would continue to escalate. It appears all of the recent killings can be contributed to the simple fact, there are no current deterrent protocols in place to punish over-zealous officers who take it upon themselves to act as Judge, Jury & Executioner.
First and foremost, there needs to be a boycott organized by the community leaders for the citizens of MISSOURI to demonstrate their protest for the recent murders of two African American teenagers. The taking of innocent lives cannot be tolerated, regardless if the perpetrators in question are law enforcement officers. In a civil society parents are expected to teach their children to obey law enforcement officers, not advise them of being fearful of radical cops. It’s enough having to deal with the chore of raising children in a society where prejudice and racism interact with one another on a daily basis – from the overt to the sublime. The disservice of prima facie racism is more than a race of people trapped in a paradigm of foolish pride and regret. This disease cuts down deep into the core of our nation and often finds itself in the hearts of men with shallow dreams and contagious ideologies.
We as parents and BLACK people have to ensure this type of aggression isn’t tolerated and the only thing that will make the government and corporate America take heed to our plea, is to hit them where it hurts. Take your dollars and place them in places where they are better served. If individuals could sacrifice for a month or until change is implemented; and I’m not talking about slapping someone on the wrist or suspending an officer with pay, I’m talking about long-term prison sentences or even the death penalty. A strong message needs to be sent to law enforcement officers to make them realize the days of killing slaves died under the heels of civilization and for those men unwilling to adapt to the changes will be better off buried beneath the ignorance which fester within them.
Hell, the Sentencing Commission feels that handing out longer prison sentences is a deterrent to criminal activity and surely a mandatory minimum is in order for those who take the lives of the citizen who they; so patriotically, take oaths to protect and serve. Back in the day, 50 grams of Crack Cocaine would get you a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years. Let me be very clear for those of you who maintain “the ends justifies the means”. As you can see in the image to the left, 50 grams of crack cocaine is the size of a quarter and for more than 20 years the federal government locked away first-time non violent offenders for most of their productive years. And generally all it takes is another person to point their finger to gain a conviction. Now we have hundreds of videos showing law enforcement officers brutally beating and in most instances killing young black men all over this nations soil. All under the guise of JUSTICE!
I WILL NO LONGER GIVE DONATIONS TO ANY TYPE OF POLICE ORGANIZATION UNTIL THERE IS JUSTICE AND NOT JUST-us. This is Maestro sounding off.