If these vigilante shootings put the fear of God into local law enforcement nationwide and gets dirty cops finally charged, convicted and sent to prison, then raw violence did something the 'system' could not.
When White America thought this country was on the verge of a race war and major American cities going up in flames in the 1960s and '70s, violence brought about substantive legal and political changes.
Sometimes the powers in control need to be sent a stronger message than another mother/GF crying on TV and a bunch of 20somethings marching in circles.
Everyone says there's a problem with the corrupt culture of American law enforcement.
Corruption doesn't automatically change its ways out of a sense of justice and morality.
Cops, their unions, district attorneys and local politicians have to SEE it's in their own best interest to stop defending cops who murder innocent civilians.
It's not always enough to stand up to a bully to make him stop whupping your ass.
Sometimes you have to swing a bat upside the head of your tormenter for them to get the message to stop fucking with you.
No one is advocating killing cops in cold blood, but fuck, GENERATIONS of Black people have been raised to beware of the police...because an angry cop will shoot you down for no good reason and nobody will do a damn thing about it.
When I think about the thousands of Black men over the decades who were executed by cops across this country and nobody really except Black folk gave a damn, I just don't have the tears for a cop shot in the line of duty.
Every cop IMO works for quasi criminal organization.
When you do dirt to people and don't think anyone can touch you, you cheapen your own life.
Every Black man I know was taught growing up, be careful how you
talk to cops.
Just talk.
Because as Black men, we KNOW if we simply say the wrong thing to the wrong asshole cop who's armed, that could be our funeral.
Just think about this, Freddie Gray was arrested without cause by Baltimore police, was held in police custody for ONE HOUR and he ended up with a broken neck that severed his spine and killed him.
So far in that case there have been two acquittals and one mistrial.
Not one of those cops will be held accountable.
Because that's how the 'system' is set up, to allow cops to legally murder Black folk.
People are acting like cops murdering Blacks with impunity started in the 2000s.:smt104
This shit have been going on since we got freed from slavery.