SILENCE IS NO LONGER AN OPTION

SILENCE IS NO LONGER AN OPTION 

“Racism isn’t getting worse, it’s getting filmed.”

Will Smith 

I am an American citizen and I am outraged by the murder of George Floyd at the hands of four Minneapolis policemen. The white policeman, Derek Chauvin, who held his knee on George’s neck for over seven minutes, while George was pleading for his life, should be tried and convicted for murder. It might be interesting to note that Chauvin has 18 previous complaints filed against him.  It is also interesting to know that this same policeman has been filmed dressed in his red, uniform and wearing his red, maga cap, yelling and screaming at a Trump rally. Added to all of this is another policeman who was on the scene that day officer, Tou Thao, who has six complaints filed against him.

The time has come that the killings of innocent citizens by policemen must be stopped! It can be stopped when policemen who break the law are arrested, tried and convicted for their crimes and put in prison. America has a history of these crimes and they are only being recognized now because they are being filmed. Police brutality has occurred for years but never reported, and if reported authorities never believe the victim no matter how many cuts or bruises. America was founded on prejudice and hatred and it will never change until citizens demand change.

In addition to the thousands of African American men who have been murdered by policemen, thousands of gay men have also suffered the same consequences. There is a prejudice within many policemen who think that just because they wear the badge, they can commit murder and get away with it; and the sad thing is they have. 

This is difficult to say, but the time for talking is over. We have been talking for over two hundred and forty three years and the examples of police brutality have only increased. It is apparent that talk has not been very effective. Many of our leaders are blind and if something is not done to stop this, it is going to boil over into all major cities and will become something so big that nothing can stop it. People are tired of innocent citizens being murdered by policemen. 

In America today, if you are a black man, a brown man, or a gay man, you are not a free man, regardless of what is guaranteed by the Constitution. Being gay is not a crime, but for decades thousands of gays have suffered brutal beatings, and sometimes murder, at the hands of policemen for no other reason than being gay. I left America because I was tried of being harassed for bring gay. Plus, I wanted to be able to speak freely without fear, and I am not sorry for one second that I found such a place, and that I am speaking.

Prejudice and hate crimes that have invaded America are now on the rise simply because they are condoned by the man in the White House. I have a message for members of my family, when you support Donald Trump you have placed a wide gap between me and you, because you are supporting the most corrupt president in America’s history. You are not man or woman enough to even read this and that proves that you are afraid of the truth.  Yes, I am mad, but before I leave this earth I am going to say the things that need to be said. America, your prejudices will one day reap their just rewards.  Already, you are seeing, “the chickens coming home to roost.”