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I was scrolling and expected the names to stop….but they just kept going…and going…
When this is a list of men, I usually recognize more than half. This list, I’m ashamed to say, is mostly unfamiliar to me. That needs to change.
Stop the misconception that Black Men are the only ones killed. Saying protect our Sons leaves our Daughter vulnerable because their is no one to protect them. These deaths are barely mentioned. And most people can’t name at least five of these names.
My stomach just kept getting tighter and tighter the more I had to scroll, with most names unrecognizable, this has to end.
After watching the video, Texas state Sen. Royce West (D) commented that "once you see what occurred, you will probably agree with me she did not deserve to be placed in custody." It is likely that the United States Supreme Court would also agree.
Newly released video of Texas State Trooper Brian Encinia arresting Sandra Bland, an African American woman who was found dead in her jail cell
three days later, shows the officer rapidly escalating a minor argument
over a cigarette into a forcible arrest. Shortly after Encinia brings
Bland a warning citation for changing lanes without signaling, he asks
her to extinguish her cigarette. When Bland declines to do so, the
officer opens her door and tries to physically remove her from her car.
He eventually draws what appears to be a stun gun and screams at Bland
that he will “light you up” if she does not exit the vehicle.
