"These cops are tired of white people getting freaked out by their black neighbors"<< Here we go

Yeah. I've been making a lot of posts about police brutality lately. But now this article came out talking about how cops are tired of White people getting "freaked out" by their Black neighbors, and I've got to say SOMETHING.

Here we go.  If there are any cops out there reading this blog, I have one question for you:

WHY THE FUCK DIDN'T YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT?!

And that's why I have to tell them to GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE!!

I've been the victim of stuff like that and I've straight up asked the cops about implementing a process where they charge the people who cry wolf. They stammer, and say they don't have a way to do so. I even asked them about how they can track phone numbers when people abuse the emergency services (911) and they say the dispatchers handle that.

It's all bullshit.

That's why I have to tell those officers to GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE!

They had NO intention of doing anything about it. They're just playing brand new.

During my last police encounter, I asked if they charge people for bogus 911 calls. They said they do. I asked them why it keeps happening. They said if the person is a "problem" then they will charge. I asked them, "How many calls constitutes a charge?" They said three or four. I then asked, "What if they make a bogus call and that call is the one that causes somebody to get killed?" I cited John Crawford as an example.  The caller in his case should have heavily fined and locked away for murder.

They didn't have an answer for me.

FUCK OUTTA HERE. 

On Police Brutality

I'd like to paint a picture for you:

I'm sure you've done some traveling where you'd have to visit an airport.

You know the part where they have to search you and have you go through the medal detector?

Well, let's say they make you spread your legs, they go inside of your pants. YES inside of your pants in order to make sure you aren't carrying anything dangerous. They touch you inappropriately, make you spread your butt cheeks apart, they make you open your mouth and take off your shoes. They even check your socks. They take off your hat, search it, and forcefully run their fingers through your hair. They do all of this while interrogating you about where you live, whether or not you're driving YOUR car even if the name on the licence and registration match), whether or not you have insurance, where you work, etc. This is also done when your car looks "too nice", meaning it looks like a car that "somebody like you" wouldn't normally be seen in.

What if you have a job that allows you to have that nice car? You get interrogated. They don't believe the car belongs to you so they run the plates AFTER they finish running your name and registration. Then they make you wait for another officer so they can search your car. They tear your car apart, find nothing, and leave you with the mess to clean up. 

Let's say it happens so much that you automatically "assume the position", which is where they make you turn around, face a wall (or something stationary) with your hands up, put your hands on the stationary object, and spread your legs far apart. And they keep pushing you to spread your legs further. And you can not spread them that far. Not because you are hiding something, but because you just aren't that flexible. And they keep pushing you around, grabbing you and telling you to comply even though you are already doing so. 

They insult you as they continue violating your personal space. They joke about it. They talk about you like a rare fish they caught over the weekend at the lake. They mock you.

And you can't do anything about it because if you move, they might kill you.

I'm sure you'd be royally pissed about that happening to you, right?

Well let's say that happens to you anywhere and without warning. You could be enjoying the sunshine by going on a walk, and all of a sudden the police show up and make you "let them" search you. 

Let's say you file a complaint against said officers. Nothing gets done and the officers are free to transfer into different departments. 

If you're unlucky, that report gets back to the officer. That officer decides to retaliate against you whenever you run into them again. 

^^ This is the sort of thing that happens in Black neighborhoods all the time. I've watched it. I've been searched before. Let me tell you. It makes a person feel dirty.

On Black People and Visiting Museums

Ok. I saw this article that said Michelle Obama attacked American museums by saying they are only for White people. 


This particular sentence stood out, "If black kids don’t think that museums and other such places are “places for them,” then that is a problem with black culture, NOT our museums."


All I could say was GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE WITH THAT BULLSHIT!!


Really? So that's licence for the curators to team up so one could talk about the exhibits while the other can follow and stalk the kids?

I remember going on a field trip to the Old Courthouse and the Jefferson Memorial as an eighth grader in the St. Louis Public School system. There was another school that was there as well, so we all went together. I kept thinking, why were the White kids were touching everything? The curators specifically told us not to touch anything because the oil on the fingerprints will degrade the artifacts over time. That was told to us before we even started the tour. Well a couple of Black kids noticed (including myself) so we were whispering among ourselves about the situation. We decided to perform an experiment. One of the Black kids tried touching the same artifact after one of the White kids did. The vigilant curator ignored the White kid touching the item, but was quick to tell the Black kid that they couldn't touch anything.


This happened throughout the museum. I didn't learn anything pertaining to the curriculum aside from what I already knew. But I learned more than I bargained for.

I suspect the kids didn't learn anything either. From that point on, every time I hear about the Old Court House and Jefferson Memorial, all I could say is "Maaan Fuck those places! "

All I came away with was. "That predatory behavior really takes the fun out of learning."

BUT today, I try to visit art exhibits whenever I can. And I always have that feeling of people watching me with piercing eyes just to make sure I'm not touching anything, or "getting too close".

Good Cops verses Bad Cops

I know what you're thinking. You're thinking I'm HELLA late with this post.  For that, I'm sorry. BUT as for right now, here is my take on it.

Any time a police brutality incident pops up, people are quick to put on their cape and say, "Not ALL cops are bad."

Well, let's talk about that for a minute, shall we?

Usually, someone that says this sort of thing may have a loved one who is a cop. They feel like the loved one is unfairly getting bashed because of their profession. They see it as a personal attack on their family.

I get that. 

But relatives belonging to the cops mentioned in this article complete with FBI statistics  may have said they were "good people" and "good cops" as well.
Here's what happens when "good cops" do their jobs:

This particular officer tried to stop her partner from brutalizing

 someone. She reported it within the precinct. As a result, 

she was fired, and denied pension.


This officer was fired for going "rouge", and was terminated because of how she handled several situations. She considers herself as a "peace officer"

This particular whistleblower decided to expose the fact that 

Oxnard police officers would go get tattoos after they 

shoot people.



And here's a facebook page dedicated to "good cops".

Now, of course that's a small bit of information regarding good cops, but what I'm seeing is that the good cops end up being retaliated against for reporting bad things being done by fellow officers. They also get fired. 

But there was one cop who worked in such a hostile environment between his coworkers, that he ended up writing a manifesto and decided he'd expose the corruption and go after the people who treated him wrong.

That officer's name was Christopher Dorner.

And that's why I tell people to GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE whenever they say "Not all cops are bad." Because the only reason the good ones are still in the precinct is because they turn a blind eye whenever corruption within the force shows up. 

On the Baltimore Riots, and WHY

After all of this mess that has been going on, you'd think people would understand the message. I mean, history tells us that Black people have been killed by various methods, lynched, burned, beaten, killed, spat on, and countless other morally reprehensible things done to them that postcards and footage from the Civil Rights marches didn't capture. They have been kept out of schools, the opportunity to own property and get loans with FAIR rates only to be met with a fake meager attempt of forced integration when it came towards getting employed.

Not only that, any time some sort of perceived success has been made, all the shade gets thrown by various methods, be it getting pulled over,somebody accusing said Black person of being an Affirmative Action case,or somebody damaging your property as a passive aggressive attempt to put you in your place. And when that isn't the case, their intelligence gets ignored, undermined and snubbed.

And THEN people want to say things like "I don't understand why they tear down where they live... I don't get it." I refuse to engage with people who don't "get it". They "don't get it" because they refuse to look at it. They don't want to get it. They just want to perch up in their chairs and survey the situation and play stupid.

Then they say " What if that was your business getting looted?" I'd say the following:

If it was my business getting tore up, I would defend it. BUT I would also make sure I am a part of the community by hiring people in it, and I would invest money into it, and I would invest in the product I bring into the community. Not only that, I would make sure the people know me, and appreciate me. That should be basic business etiquette.

People tore up the neighborhood because they pay taxes anyway and are still not being treated fairly. They figured, why pay for mistreatment, and disrespect after they've asked for it to stop over the course of many years. They don't actually own any of the stuff in the neighborhood, so they realize it isn't theirs. Taxes pay for that. Their taxes.

So a combination of paying for a bunch of shit that isn't even theirs, that's owned by people who make sure they keep reminding people about their lack of ownership, while harassing them whenever they DO get a little bit of ownership (car, decent job, etc), to the possible point of getting beaten up or killed because of it. And having to raise their children in that environment << THAT'S why they tore it up.

Last time I checked, it sounds like the people are rioting because of taxation without representation. And as long as it continues, shit will get tore up. I'm just saying.   

"This is NOT your hood. You don't own that"... << On Protest Chants.

For those who don't know. I've been active on the social justice front. Two particular chants that had been circulating around the Ferguson protests have made me cringe. That chant went as follows:

This is what democracy looks like! Whose streets?! OUR STREETS.

Newsflash people...


This article is what democracy looks like. Pay attention. These are not your streets.


This article is exactly why I cringed so hard when people were chanting about democracy and who owns the streets. Read this article and read it carefully. I've been trying to tell people about my feelings towards those chants and why people think I've "changed" a bit. I have not changed. This article clearly explains my thoughts. Think about that the next time (because we KNOW damn well, there will be a next time, after all how many people have died after Mike Brown in Ferguson?) you go to a protest and decide to chant with the people, or come up with your own chant. Think about it. That's why that chant could GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE WITH THAT BULLSHIT.That is all.

Baltimore and Freddie Gray

I will spare you from the typical rhetoric regarding riots, MLK, "destroying where you live" and "respectability politics".  All I have to say is this:


Remember how the media will portray you.

Watch how you move. Be swift, be calculating, be deliberate.

Be Smart.

Watch how people move, and move accordingly.

Consider all angles before you react, and do so with precision.

Stay safe, and follow that method, Black people (and anyone else who may be out there protesting).
Learn from everything that happened in Ferguson.

That is all.