VIOLENCE IS NOT THE ANSWER - THINK DON'T SHOOT!!
I was going to do a twitter post after watching the latest press conference by the family of Jacob Blake. The recent victim of 7 gun shots from Police in Wisconsin. Why does this keep happening?
This man was trying to help 2 people and for some reason Police officers were harassing him while he was trying to get into his car. Sitting in the car were the man's 3 sons who will now be scarred for life and have a lifelong fear of Police and of something bad happening to them and other people they care about.
I am glad to hear that Jacob lived but he will have to deal with the consequences and the costs and trauma for life. His whole family will be affected. And what will happen to the Police officer that shot him in the back 7 times? Will he suffer life long trauma and medical expenses? Maybe legal expenses or nothing will happen to him. If he gets fired from the Police he can probably still get another job but what will Jacob be able to do if he has to have surgeries for the foreseeable future.
I am white and I don't agree with this brutality of the way Police handle these issues. They need to learn how to de-escalate situations instead of inflaming them. They need to be on notice that this brutality on unarmed or on people that are not a threat to their safety. They all should be able to walk away from a scene and deal with issues of injustice in court. That's what courts are for. Not jails for innocent people. The judgement needs to match the crime no matter who commits it.
I do not agree with the Protests that take over the streets and trash a city. I understand the frustration but that is not the answer to fix this problem. I believe the Press Conference with the family speaking truth and their impact is far more valuable.
The laws need to change. The system needs to change. The training needs to change. People need to learn how to deal with others and treat them with respect.
Jacob's mother spoke very well about the color of ones skin and how the vandalism does not represent her family. I do not think they help this man sitting in a hospital bed. They need to address the actual Police officer and they need to support the family directly with the support and money he will need to heal. He will need medical and emotional treatments for a long time and the family will need support.
This man was a family man with small children. This should not keep happening over and over again.
It's like the unnecessary gun violence that spread throughout the US repeatedly.
The World is Broken. The US is on display for the world to see on CNN. Let's change the channel and make the news about heroic feats instead of videos of Black Men being murdered by White Police Officers.
It Needs to Stop!! Black Lives Matter but so does the Trauma that spreads through the World like a tidal wave in the Ocean about to crash on the shore.
Shooting anyone 7 times is not to stop someone it's to Kill someone. Excessive force is obvious and the heads that fire those shots need to roll and people need to be accountable.
Enough is Enough. When is going to Stop?
The Police are supposed to Serve and Protect!!!
