tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850492914228807452.post1515248543168208287..comments2023-07-17T09:26:07.534-05:00Comments on PERSPECTIVES-ANOTHER WAY TO VIEW: I Could Have Been Sandra Bland: Black America’s Terrifying TruthCarolyn Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15668984508382392168noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850492914228807452.post-61966805540902765102015-08-18T15:59:12.192-05:002015-08-18T15:59:12.192-05:00@lilacpr2000: It's a puzzle to me. They engage...@lilacpr2000: It's a puzzle to me. They engage in these outrageously long and drawn out investigations. Authorities may issue the findings but no efforts toward solutions. As in the Tamir Rice case, the 12 year old who was shot seconds by police with no effort to engage at all. He had a toy gun and had he been given the opportunity to give that information; he'd be in school right now. These long drawn out investigations are smokescreens. For it is my opinion the hope is that the public will move on. We just learned that they found no fault by police in this case. I have very little confidence in the Justice Dept.. In the Freddy Gray case, Loretta Lynch's public priority was to visit the various stations starting with Baltimore to support and raise the morale among the police. And Baltimore has a well known and documented history of police brutality and the many lawsuits filed were paid by the municipality for their actions. That's why the "Black Lives Matter" movement is so crucial and deserves our support. Carolyn Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15668984508382392168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850492914228807452.post-27321034963101734112015-08-18T14:25:07.917-05:002015-08-18T14:25:07.917-05:00What I'm wondering is what will it take for it...What I'm wondering is what will it take for it to stop?<br /><br />When is the order going to come down for law enforcement to stop this? I mean they are subject to orders from up above higher in the echelons of the department, or no?<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850492914228807452.post-20024358805424169962015-08-02T21:07:52.308-05:002015-08-02T21:07:52.308-05:00@Mary Burrell...I totally agree with you and after...@Mary Burrell...I totally agree with you and after reading what John McWhorter {ultra conservative} stated on Don Lemon's show regarding his op-ed piece "Antiracism,Our Flawed New Religion";we must add a growing number of blacks who want our voices silenced as well. To complicate matters there is this growing number of black progressives or liberals (mainly media driven)who insist that these conservatives be taken seriously and allowed a forum. That is why I'm given hope that the millennials like Ta-Nehisi Coates, Alicia Garza,Opal Tometi,Patrisse Cullors, Mychal Denzel Smith and others are challenging the system and advocating for the people. Appreciate your comment. Carolyn Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15668984508382392168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850492914228807452.post-65483177895338684162015-08-02T13:24:07.771-05:002015-08-02T13:24:07.771-05:00All us women and men in black bodies are Sandra Bl...All us women and men in black bodies are Sandra Bland and all the other victims who have succumb to violence by racist law enforcement. Black Lives do matter. The dominant culture wants black voices silenced. That is why there is so much deflection in the mainstream media. mary burrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13264086155986062582noreply@blogger.com