I really wish I could go back to when shit was easy when I wasn’t in college when I wasn’t so stress because work and school and when my social wasn’t so complicated and confusing
No one is fucking talking about it but another black man was killed by the same police department that killed George Floyd they killed him 9 minutes after entering his apartment. No knock warrants are fucking bullshit. He was wrapped in his blanket he was innocent they had the wrong address there is body can cottage you cannot fucking deny this bullshit.
This is being hushed up and covered up and I cannot believe it took me until TODAY, SIX DAYS AFTER IT HAPPENED to find out about it.
Everyone should be talking about this shit.
All the BLM protests and here we are again. We cannot let a single one of these slide because that’s how nothing changes and that’s how innocent people are being killed at the hands of assholes who are happy to pull the trigger without hesitation. I’m so fucking upset right now and so should you be.
As a black woman, I’m personally at a loss for words. I hope his family and his community will be able to find some peace. And I hope that one day we can all finally live in a world where these things can stop happening.
I should also mention that in my original post I said 9 minutes when I meant to say 9 seconds. He was shot after 9 seconds of them entering the apartment. Heartbreaking.
Also some other information:
- the cops that did this were denied a no-knock warrant in their own precinct so they went to another precinct not very close by to get it. Intent was had.
The cops involved have a very dark and unsettling past.
I will reblog this version of the post with some more information since the post I made with information is getting zero traction.
Briefly want to mention that this case should not be confused with the murder of Isaiah Tyree Williams, who was killed in almost the exact same way on January 10th.
In case you didn’t know: two days ago the Italian Senate had to vote on whether or not to approve a law called DDL Zan (from the name of the man who wrote it, Alessandro Zan) which suggested an addition to an already existing law: the Mancino law that punishes hate crimes caused by discrimination based on race, ethnicity, religion and nationality.
The DDL Zan’s purpose was to add “sex”, “gender”, “gender identity”, “disability” and “sexual orientation” to this pre-existing law, therefore making homotransphobic hate speech illegal.
It did not pass.
Not only did the right wing spread misinformation and ignorance in order to kill a law against hate, not only did they stomp on our hope to be heard, not only did they force Italy to take a step backwards. They also openly celebrated live on tv.
Look at how happy they are to have stepped on our rights.
If you ever thought Italy was a wonderful place made of good food and pretty landscapes, if you ever thought about moving here, please reconsider. Italy is a bigot country, lead by fear and obsolete beliefs, too stubborn to ever question itself and its morals.
It took me 10 years to understand I was bisexual, 10 years after I first realized I was attracted to a girl, because I never even heard the word “bisexual” before I turned 19. I work in a school now and I see too many kids growing up ignorant and homophobic like their parents. This law could’ve changed that; Zan included the possibility of a day dedicated to spreading awareness about gender identity and sexual orientation in schools. But Italy is clearly not ready for that yet.
I have never felt more ashamed of my country.
(Sign reads: “You buried the DDL Zan but you won’t bury our voices”, from protestors in Rome after the vote.)
Guys, thoughts on Zayn? I’m gonna have to be really honest and bitchy right now but why didn’t he decide to live a normal life 22 years ago and stay home from the audition? (yeah, I know its blah blah blah, but i’m really angry and hurt right now, let me bet). So thoughts?
