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Fucking facts
george floyd is not a martyr. he is not a hero. he didn't sacrifice his life. he was murdered. stop thanking him for bursting your bubble of ignorance. stop talking about his legacy as if he chose to die. stop ignoring that police violence continues to exist and continues to murder people.
remember that black lives matter. all over the world.
You know what doesn’t sit right and will NEVER sit right...
How George Floyd, a good innocent black man went to the store to buy things who then was murdered by a police officer for suspected forgery.
Then the next day Peter Manfredonia, a white armed serial killer who was on the run across 4 states, was caught and arrested peacefully.
And how black and black ally protesters in Minneapolis protesting for the arrest of the officers who killed George Floyd, were attacked by the police. They were peaceful.
But a few weeks ago, white people stormed governments buildings in Michigan protesting the quarantine because they wanted a haircut and the police did nothing to them. They were armed.
The problem is clear as water. WHITE PRIVILEGE AND RACISM. It exists and is real. Deny it? You’re the problem. Don’t say or do anything about it? You’re the problem. Abuse your white privilege? You’re the problem. Don’t see a problem with all this? YOURE THE PROBLEM.
CRY WITH THE BLACK COMMUNITY. MOURN WITH THEM. STAND ALONG SIDE WITH THEM. FIGHT FOR THEM. BECAUSE BLACK LIVES ARE IMPORTANT AND THEY ABSOLUTELY FUCKING MATTER.
the officers who murdered george floyd should be on trial for murder. getting fired is not enough.
if you can, share or donate to the official fund for george floyd’s 6 year old daughter. it was organized by the family’s legal team and shared by his best friend, so it’s legitimate. the least we can do is make sure his baby is set for life.
Hello! I just wanted to apologize in advance. I am hoping to post Baby Holland later tonight. It’s been very crazy and chaotic over here. My university is expected to host the memorial service for George Floyd tomorrow in Minneapolis. I have been working hard to help my fellow staff and faculty organize it. That’s really taken up most of my time for the past two or three days. But I promise that the story will be out soon! Thank you for understanding!
Please please please sign these they are so damn important to this movement. As a white person I can’t possibly begin to understand the fear and trauma you must live through but I’ll be damned if I don’t do anything about this.
I see you, I hear you, and I stand with you.
No justice, no peace
Black Lives Matter✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿
Petitions that still need signatures:
Justice for George Floyd
Justice for Breonna Taylor
Justice For Joāo Pedro
Justice For Emerald Black
Justice For Tony McDade
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Exoneration of Albert Wilson
Justice for Amiya Braxton
Justice for Tete
Justice for Jennifer Jeffley
Justice For Darrius Stewart
Justice for Crystal Mason
Justice for Sean Reed
Justice for Tamir Rice
Justice for Sean
Justice for Dion Johnson
Free Siyanda
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Willie Simmons has served 38 years for a $9 robbery
Reopen Kendrick Johnson’s Case
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Justice for Young Uwa
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Julius Jones is innocent. Don’t let him be executed by the state of Oklahoma
Disbarment of George E. Barnhill
Free Jefferson Elie
Justice for Dafonte Miller
Justice for Andile Mchunu
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Reopen Sandra Bland’s case
Fire Racist Criminal Michael J Reynolds from the NYPD
Justice for Ahmaud Arbery- Pass Georgia Hate Crime Bill
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Justice for Angelesea Rock
Free Anthony Wint
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Reopen the case involving the death of Tamla Horsford
Fire Jared Campbell
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Justice for Sherrie Walker
Justice for Jonas Joseph
Justice for Elijah McClain
Pardon Black Woman Imprisoned for Voting
Arrest Juan DelaCruz for the murder of Pamela Turner
National Action Against Police Brutality
Dismiss the charges on Marshae Jones and charge the one who shot her and her unborn baby
Ban the use of inhumane rubber bullets
ma’khia bryant was a 16 year old Black girl who called the police for help as she was getting mugged but was shot and killed with no warning minutes before the verdict for derek chauvin’s case was announced. here is the official gofundme for ma’khia, organized by her family. please boost this post and donate if you can.
MY BROTHER JUST CALLED ME A PAIN AND WITHOUT THINKING I REPLIED WITH ‘well i’m not liam”
I CANT BREATHE
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for people who are unaware of why the riots in minneapolis started happening, here’s the facts:
it wasn’t george floyd’s protesters who started reacting violently; it was the cops.
the protest was peaceful until the cops showed up in riot gear, and started using water cannons, followed up by tear gas and rubber bullets. i got videos from friends who were there, of people screaming and running away from the cops shooting the water cannons, rubber bullets and throwing tear gas at them. they were even shooting at the protesters dragging people away to get medical attention.
speaking of medical attention, dispatch refused to provide any medical attention to the protesters. people literally had to drive their bleeding friends to the hospital because they refused to send ambulances.
cops are using non-lethal weapons in a lethal way. they shot rubber bullets into people’s heads and injured them. there’s dozens of photos of protesters with bleeding head wounds from the rubber bullets.
multiple people used police scanners and heard that there were undercover cops pretending to be violent protesters who were throwing rocks and whatnot at the police, with dozens of eyewitness accounts confirming that information.
the person who instigated all the chaos last night (it was a fire at an autozone) with the looting and burning buildings is highly suspected to be an undercover cop pretending to be a protester, because the video of him keeps getting taken down. protesters tried to stop him but couldn’t because he had a hammer and they were scared for their safety.
the cops jammed cell phone towers and cut live streams to interrupt broadcasts and to prevent people from seeing what was really going on and who actually started the violence.
the cops lied about protesters being armed and about throwing rocks and are literally trying to continue the violence happening and yet no one is holding them accountable for that.
and during all this, the cop that murdered george floyd still hasn’t been arrested. he has had more than ten complaints filed against him and was involved in three other civilian shootings in the past. and yet he’s still out free along with his three other buddies involved, probably sitting on his couch while all this chaos is happening.
so don’t get it twisted. the cops just want to change the narrative to make it look like they’re the wounded and righteous party, when they’re the ones who started reacting violently in the first place and are still acting violently. so don’t you ever forget who started this tragedy and murdered someone, and who are continuing to react to the situation with violence.
