, Black men who were fatally shot by police on camera. Videos of both men’s deaths hit the net within 24 hours of each other, showing Black men violently and explicitly dying on camera.
Prior to that day, I had spent many years watching these types of videos and reporting on just how often Black people died at the hands of a police officer. I carefully consumed these videos because I believed they were important. They provided incontrovertible evidence that Black bodies were being subjected to
that went far above enacting law and order. I scrutinized every second so I could definitively report exactly where justice was replaced by anti-Black bloodlust., I realized the mental, emotional, and psychological toll that watching Black people die over and over was having on me.
These videos no longer felt like proof of the violent racism we already know exists, they felt like a draining exercise in trying to prove the humanity of Black people — by watching them die.about the merit of watching these brutal depictions. Some folks have argued that the video needed to be shared to prove to the entire nation that this brutality still exists, regardless of the toll that repeatedly watching Black death has on us.
Throughout these online debates, one school of thought is that these images are necessary for white people, so they can understand the violent realities that Black people deal with in our society. But that logic is flawed mainly because imagery of anti-Black brutality is not new. Since 2010, I have been reporting on the summary executions of Black men, women, and children throughout North America.
and women!
Joggers don't carry hammers and run in work boots!!!
Behaviour matters.
Too Bad The Bike Thief Grabbed The Wrong End of The Shotgun......Might As Well Have Stuck It In His Mouth. What A Moron.
They don’t speak up about it either
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lincolnablades We sure don’t!!!
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