I watched the news in disbelief as I saw this cop unwilling to believe the
perpetrators cries for help.
I was shocked, stunned, sad and angry that no one stepped up or interfered
to stop this travesty of injustice.
Lately we are being bombarded by angry prejudice people looking to blame minority groups for their current sufferings. Blacks are not alone in the
attacks.
I listened to Mayor Jacob Frey call it what it was on the news Murder! I
admired him not pulling any punches or trying to cover up what happened. Also
admitting if the man was white it might not have gone down the same way.
THEN this morning on the news I watched the protesters and
the looters!!! Breaking windows, robbing the stores, setting fires and I said
to myself they might as well be tried for George Floyds death too.
These actions are what cause people and police to react to
blacks.
You react to people being racist, yet you do things to create it. I looked at the
video and there were many people stealing and breaking windows it appeared to
not be all black residents.
HOWEVER, when you allow stuff like this to happen in your community, you
create a reputation and perception of your culture and you make people angry
and in turn they blame and judge those that are black and committing crimes.
I watched people taking stuff out of the target store and I thought they are
using this man’s death as an excuse to steal and loot and then they express
outrage at his death while disrespecting George by their actions.
You want your voices heard? Then write letters, protest peaceably, don't be
a target for hate mongers by looting your town.
I hope you can make amends to the community for your behavior and I hope the
news will run that story as well.
Life is not fair, some days it really sucks, I wonder how did we get here?
Why can’t we just accept and be kind to each other? Yes, I am a white Pollyanna,
I have no idea what it’s like to walk in your shoes.
I do see discrimination and it makes me angry but sometimes the person being
discriminated against has to ask themselves have I done anything to create
this? Have I been unkind? Do I have an attitude, a chip on my shoulder? Do I not
give someone a chance to be kind? Am I expecting discrimination before I even
walk in the door?
Bottom line, prejudice is real, it is going to happen, each of us has a
responsibility to respect others, many can’t do that, they were fed a diet of
hate all their lives and it’s all they know.
I had a black friend in NY and she took a drive with me to pick up my son at my
ex-husbands house. When we got back in the car she said "Is your ex prejudice?"
My first reaction was” OMG did he say anything to offend you?" Her
response, "No but if looks could kill I’d be dead and buried."
We laughed about it but I felt so bad for her and would have never put her in
that position intentionally. I apologized for him all the way home.
Yes, he was prejudice, against everyone, he didn’t discriminate. If you were
German you were a Nazi, if Polish, stupid, and the Jewish people were probably
worse than blacks in his mind. Where did this hate come from I have no idea? It’s
one of the reasons we divorced I could no longer live with the hate for
everyone and everything around him. I was his victim as well.
My apologies,
I digressed, why I
wrote this was about the looting and setting fires and wanted to ask the
looters can you see that you have some responsibility in this man’s death by
your actions? Your stealing, your entitlement attitude that people owe you and
if they don’t do what you demand you use it as an excuse to loot, steal and
burn innocent businesses as an act of revenge?
REALLY??
I think the cop was wrong, he murdered poor George, but I am asking you
where does their anger and distrust come from? What is your part in the
perception of trust for the black community?
Maybe a family member has been killed without cause? WE don’t know their
history that creates actions like this cop took. I am not defending him,
this was wrong.
But the community robbed George Floyd of focusing on the cop, you were a
distraction and also a reason to question motives. You were wrong for looting
stores and starting fires.
I hope with all my heart, you can accept responsibility for your part
in this terrible travesty of injustice and somehow make amends to your
heartbroken community.
