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In reply to the discussion: Autopsy Shows Michael Brown Was Struck at Least 6 Times [View all]bravenak
(34,648 posts)123. I think we all feel a bit hopeless right now. I don't know what else to do. Hopeless.
No hope
For the child
Growing up
On the wrong side
Of the racial divide.
Giving up, on the future
You can be, whatever you want to be
But not me.
I scare you by my presence
Grew too big, too tall, too black
To be trusted.
I feel your eyes on me,
Judging me an animal,
To be hunted.
Should I shuck, should I jive?
Just for the chance to stay alive?
Or just be me and die?
Nondescript faces,
They notice me not.
Except to see,
That they look different than me.
Folding myself within myself,
I try to fit in your box,
Like an animal caged,
Inside I seethe
Considered a danger
In the land of the Free
Ill always be a stranger.
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No coroner worth their salt would use more definitive language in any situation.
stranger81
Aug 2014
#32
What disturbs me is, if his hands were raised, these shots seem to be HEAD SHOT attempts.
TheBlackAdder
Aug 2014
#72
The entry point on top of the head also suggests a surrender, face down position < OR that they
jtuck004
Aug 2014
#149
Why would they step forward to lie, anyway? Maybe you know what happened. n/t
Judi Lynn
Aug 2014
#73
Warning: GRAPHIC video - "...shot him some more while he was on the ground"
BlueCaliDem
Aug 2014
#54
I didn't watch the vid on youtube because I knew the comments would be here.
deafskeptic
Aug 2014
#154
DAFUQQ does that mean? Black mean are like GORILLAS? Please tell me that you're being
Ecumenist
Aug 2014
#70
I hope that but Bravenak, girl, I have a problem with folks making comments like that....
Ecumenist
Aug 2014
#76
I've noticed some 'ish too and I have made myself a little scarce because I don't want to show my
Ecumenist
Aug 2014
#80
It's pathetic that flat out racists, mysogynists and other vermin in human clothing seem to
Ecumenist
Aug 2014
#82
You'll get no argument from me....I don't understand why these things get a pass as if it isn't
Ecumenist
Aug 2014
#84
I think that we should NOT accept that this is something that inevitable. Let's NOT accept this 'is
Ecumenist
Aug 2014
#88
Wow, I didn't know I was one of a set of twins.... NICE TAMEETCHA because I have a BIG ASS
Ecumenist
Aug 2014
#90
Me too. Alot of times, I read the trash that is posted get mad as hell, cussing and really
Ecumenist
Aug 2014
#92
Girl, Bakersfield is the 3rd ring of hell. The only place I despise more than Bakersfield is
Ecumenist
Aug 2014
#96
I'm still waiting for the poster's explanation, and ready to hit the Alert button.
ancianita
Aug 2014
#112
In this context, it's better to err on the side of sincerity, or else it's cheap insincerity.
ancianita
Aug 2014
#116
Hopefully, it's a sign of healing. The rot has to get cleansed before healing starts.
ancianita
Aug 2014
#118
Keep going. Keep writing. This is ON on so many levels. Pour it out. No more masks.
ancianita
Aug 2014
#122
I think we all feel a bit hopeless right now. I don't know what else to do. Hopeless.
bravenak
Aug 2014
#123
Feeling this. Thank you. I hate that you're made to feel this way. I'm staying mad, FWIW.
ancianita
Aug 2014
#125
Made that clear to all the black and white people I know. Stay strong. Anger is potent right now.
ancianita
Aug 2014
#127
Yep. Some shit that both helps diminish all the other shots and STILL proves premeditation.
ancianita
Aug 2014
#129
And us, too, for learning so slowly. Moving on is what we've done too much of. Tending to wounds is
ancianita
Aug 2014
#131
Hope you're right. I'm pretty old and haven't seen enough colors get pissed to force its end yet.
ancianita
Aug 2014
#133
I thought he was shot in the chest. It still doesn't say how far away he was, though.
freshwest
Aug 2014
#7
Yeah, it's confusing. Maybe it was only one head wound. But really beside the point. There was no
freshwest
Aug 2014
#71
Its one of the guys talking in the background who appently saw what happened....
jonno99
Aug 2014
#21
That's why I have kept my big mouth shut. I just hope they get it right depending upon what truly
WhoWoodaKnew
Aug 2014
#100
Yes his head was bent forward. What will matter will be the path of the bullet.
WCLinolVir
Aug 2014
#26
These idiots actually believed their crackdown would make them HEROES in the white community.
Spitfire of ATJ
Aug 2014
#79
Not sure if the conversation minutes after the event is even accurate. Could be argued as hearsay.
ancianita
Aug 2014
#121
The fatal injury was to the top of his head?? Obviously he was already down,
NorthCarolina
Aug 2014
#120