Overt and wanton police abuse analogous to societal sepsis

rew4er2nail

 

Martial law inapropos to stave, staunch,
and stem police brutality,
nevertheless commander in chief
will violently barrel ahead

particularly when blatant iniquities
flagrantly heaped upon
innocent dark skinned human bodies,

who far to often get accosted, beaten, choked

without justice, but
judged guilty merely existing.

 

Protestations within metropolitan urban areas

all across the United States

sparking riots else within world

began in Minneapolis on May 26, 2020

following the death of George Floyd

coroners determine cause of death asphyxia

after Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) officer

Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck

for 8 minutes and 46 seconds.

 

Akin to striking a match
into highly flammable liquid

diverse people expressed legitimate rage

against machinations targeting humans,

whose obvious epidermal pigment

unwittingly sacrifices said

dark skinned people burnt offerings.

 

Sacrificial lambs only become martyrs,

yet sadly never realize their true value, nor

relish (hot diggity dog) purposefulness

cuz her/his mortality nipped in (figurative) bud

when precious life cruelly stolen.

 

As iterated courtesy similar
crafted by yours truly

persons falsely hash tagged recalcitrant

(predominantly boys and/or men)

exhibiting physiognomy proclaiming
African American, Australia,

Haiti, Melanesia, Papua

New Guinea and South Asia...
as motherland, more so

black immigrants comprise
growing proportion of said
racial (constituency) population.

 

Usually no culpability

linkedin with rudely mistreated individual,

whose inalienable (inherent) rights:

life, liberty and pursuit of happiness

hijacked solely predicated upon bigotry.

 

I (despite Caucasian visage)
plus concomitant anatomical accouterments

immediately grant badge of honor

and status of greater worthiness,

when doggone truth

does not merit me

 

automatic immunity against racial profiling

nsync, where upon birth said black people

unfairly falsely labeled hooligan

disproportionately assumed accountable

regarding crimes and misdemeanors

essentially faulting gregarious person

unknowingly caught in crosshairs

where twenty first century bounty hunter

experiences little or no compassion

towards dignified people,

whereat mine preferred modus operandi
to communicate utter disgust

 

(think malevolent treatment)

at mercy of cops,

née outright killers

more keen to loose a deadly bullet

versus win/win situation

comprising proactive conversations.

 

Though red hot poker anger

clearly evidenced courtesy

peaceful altercation (granted hoodlums

abound within fray to wreak bedlam),

but initial and foremost justification

explaining madding crowds

solely seeking redress asper grievances

 

maiming or killing decent,

kind, respectable neighbor

which hypothetical gal/guy going

about her/his ordinary business

all the while watched, scrutinized, notated...

simply because she/he happens

to belong to proud people of color!

 

I believe the pen (er... or keyboard)

more powerful than the sword

(substitute agitation, fisticuffs, melee...)

to recognize dignity of brethren and sistern

despite superfluous characteristic namely

melanocytes in some individuals and ethnic groups

which produce variable amounts of melanin.

 

  • Author: rew4er2nail (Offline Offline)
  • Published: June 1st, 2020 21:38
  • Category: Sociopolitical
  • Views: 4
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