Sadly, the writing has been on the wall that there are two systems of justice in this country, one for whites and one for everyone else. Just this past week this was proven once again when a white male who knowingly used his dead wife's ballot to vote for trump then essentially became the poster child for voter fraud as he touted that he had no idea how that vote got cast but it showed something nefarious was going on the he got essentially probation when caught but a young black woman in another state went to vote after getting out of jail, was told she could vote, then voted, got charged with voter fraud because the law there is she couldn't vote while she was on probation, so she got 5 years jail time for a simple mistake. As you well know similar things happen all the time when it comes to prison sentences, presumption of guilt or innocence, and the likelihood of a white person verses a person of color to even make it to the police station alive. I am deeply saddened, angry, and disappointed as I watch this happening as it makes me realize there are far too many white people who keep their blinders on because if they take them off and see reality then they will have to face the fact there is nothing special about them that justifies them having more privileges and opportunities just because of their skin color. As much as this angers, frustrates, and disappointed this makes me, I can't imagine the intensity of those feelings in people of color who have had to live with these facts every day of their lives. Thank you for your posts. I appreciate them and post them hoping to help others start peeling away the blinders.
Sadly, the writing has been on the wall that there are two systems of justice in this country, one for whites and one for everyone else. Just this past week this was proven once again when a white male who knowingly used his dead wife's ballot to vote for trump then essentially became the poster child for voter fraud as he touted that he had no idea how that vote got cast but it showed something nefarious was going on the he got essentially probation when caught but a young black woman in another state went to vote after getting out of jail, was told she could vote, then voted, got charged with voter fraud because the law there is she couldn't vote while she was on probation, so she got 5 years jail time for a simple mistake. As you well know similar things happen all the time when it comes to prison sentences, presumption of guilt or innocence, and the likelihood of a white person verses a person of color to even make it to the police station alive. I am deeply saddened, angry, and disappointed as I watch this happening as it makes me realize there are far too many white people who keep their blinders on because if they take them off and see reality then they will have to face the fact there is nothing special about them that justifies them having more privileges and opportunities just because of their skin color. As much as this angers, frustrates, and disappointed this makes me, I can't imagine the intensity of those feelings in people of color who have had to live with these facts every day of their lives. Thank you for your posts. I appreciate them and post them hoping to help others start peeling away the blinders.
Thanks, Judith. I appreciate your support. I believe that all things will be made right.