Because fuck'em; we don't quit. At least I don't, and neither does my family. We belong just like anyone else. I found about this a few days ago. I posted the video in the ant-woke thread. This is not the first banking while black disaster to occur. I'm glad he did not get hurt or killed, and they let him go immedately. The bank should be sued and whoever made a very bad judgement call should be fired.
You know, my fault. My last message was fatalistic. But not in a despairing way.
I meant why do we even try to do the "right thing" any more?
First it was "Why should I have to show you my ID when I did nothing wrong?!". People (some of which who were on this very forum) said "Look, you're causing yourself problems. If you did nothing wrong, show the ID and we can get on with our lives. You're making this into something it's not"
Then it was "Why are you drawing your gun at me when I'm just yelling at you?!". The same people came around and said "Hey, dude, you're frightening me. You sound aggressive and I am fearing for my life just on this side of the screen. You brought this situation down on your head by acting so combative. If you handled the situation right, all you would have gotten was a light talking to. Reap what you sow."
Next was "I don't have to come with you and I don't need to be handcuffed! Why are you doing this?!" Here comes the same people "Look, the officer is just trying to do his job. He has to suss out the situation. He just needs to make sure the situation is danger free before he can start figuring stuff out. You'll be let go soon. Just comply"
Here is a millionaire. Doing nothing that any bank teller would have found weird if it was done by a white female. Who replied with every request. Who showed id, got answers right, and Oh Yeah, all you had to do was google to see that this man is who he claims to be... who didn't raise his voice. Who didn't make a scene. Who. Did. Nothing. Wrong... and the cops still rolled up on him with their guns drawn.
Who still handcuffed him and put him into the back of the car like it was a done deal.
Who still talked to him handcuffed even though he proved who he was and wasn't belligerent at all. And all the cops just basically said "Hey, be calm. You got your rights violated. You're black, so you should be used to it."
My "Why do we even try any more" is why do we even try to do anything in this society when we're always going to be seen as the threat? Why try to be well-spoken? Why try to be polite and restrained? We're doing right, and we still have to suffer others fucking up. I'm done. I'm now considering "Acting The Fool" as appropriate responses because I'm done being polite and being put in handcuffs so others feel ok. That the beast is restrained.
You're creating more beasts for your comfort, America. This is on you.
