#BlacksLiveMatter

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#BLACK LIVES MATTER
Black Lives Matter, was born out of the hurt, pain, and the anguish of losing Black Lives by the hands of others with no regard. The question has been raised, "Why doesn't Black Lives Matter when its Black on Black violence?" To answer this question, Black Lives do matter when its Black on Black violence. However, when Black on Black violence happens, someone is held responsible in most cases unlike when law enforcement kills/murders a Black Life. Many want to say it is not a race thing, if its not a race thing, then where are the unarmed white men and women who were killed/murdered? Where are the 12 year old white boys who were killed/murdered while they played on the play-ground? Where are the white men being choked to death for an misdemeanor? Where are the unarmed white men shot upon 50 times and killed/murdered? Where are the white women who gets stopped for an traffic-stop and are found dead in a holding cell? Where are the white men who have been shot in the back 7 times running from a traffic-stop? Where are the white men who are prejudged as 'Big bad scary looking dudes and killed/murdered? I will tell you where they are, THEY DO NOT EXIST. This type of treatment and brutality does not happen to white people at the same rate it happens to black people, if at all. So, I can see why the facts are hard for white people to believe, that law enforcement treat black people this way, because it is not part of their reality even when they see it clear as day on video. Now, what do we do about it? I remember when there was a drug problem in the Black communities and when it entered the White communities laws were made and changed and there was an 'War on Drugs'. Taking up arms is not the way, we have to talk their language 'Economics' (MONEY) and use our Voting Power! Just voting is not enough, we have to create an Voting Block and vote the same way. So, when we go to our elected-officials asking for justice and equal protection under the law for Black Lives and if they do not do right by the people then we FIRE them with our vote! We can no longer accept stall-tactic's in the form of never ending investigations that leads to no action. Just in case they have forgotten, they work for us and employees Do Not Tell the Boss What to Do! #BLACK LIVES MATTER!
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