Timothy's Rants: Michael Brown Shooting In Ferguson Missouri!!!!!!!...

Timothy's Rants: Michael Brown Shooting In Ferguson Missouri!!!!!!!...: I will start by saying Black folks have a right to be upset at this. This is happening too often to us as African American men young and old...

Michael Brown Shooting In Ferguson Missouri!!!!!!!

I will start by saying Black folks have a right to be upset at this. This is happening too often to us as African American men young and old. We are profiled as dangerous from the get go by the police. It does not matter if we are armed or unarmed we are targets. We are targets by the police, by the white man, by the establishment which is headed by mostly white men. This goes back centuries to the days of slavery. Why enslave our ancestors at all? One thing I felt white folks in general were lazy people but I will leave that out of this discussion. A lot of it goes back to fear, when it's an even playing field, blacks prevail more often than not. Problem is white folks are scared if we prevail and take over America that we will enslave them as they did us for centuries. This fear is passed down from generation to generation whereas any white person with a badge or in power, have to do their best to intimidate, use their power to keep us black folks in line. Fear was used in slavery to try and keep our ancestors from wanting to escape the plantation to a better life. Newsflash for black folks, especially young black folks who think we live in a "post racial" society, it does not exist. Yes we have come a long way from white fountains and black fountains, also forced to sit in the back of the bus. We have our parents and grandparents to thank for the marches, sit ins and other things they did to benefit us from that inhumane existence. We still have a very long way to go, hence this killing and other killings that have happened to Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin, and other nameless faceless black men gunned down by the cops. The tragic thing to me is the apathy of African American women to see the atrocities that happen to us African American men or what we have to face every time we step out of our house. It seems like in this latest killing though I see more and more African American women as outraged as the men are. This is a good thing and it's good to see. This latest cold blooded murder by someone who is supposed to protect and serve the public, the moronic police department will not take the statement of a witness. That witness, his friend who was with him and saw what happened has not interviewed with the police yet? It's been 72 hours since the incident happened and still they have not talked to the young man. The other thing is these cops that shoot unarmed African American men, and racially profile us gets PAID administrative leave. What the heck is that? We need to march, let our voices be heard, and do whatever we can to make this stop. It is open season on African American unarmed men to be targeted by the police for just walking down the street. Any change or revolution that has happened in this country has come through violence unfortunately, nothing else seems to work. I shouldn't be surprised since this system of government was founded by violence and thievery. We have to step up as African American and not let this pass, enough is enough. This is my rant for today, God Bless and Peace to the Creatures.