A plea for life without fear

Curiously, this plea about cops wanting not to be killed is one I’ve heard from black civilians.

Eric Garner, choked to death by police
Tamir Rice, 12, shot to death by police over a toy gun
Walter Scott, shot in the back over a brake light
Alton Sterling, shot to death while lying face down
Philando Castille, shot to death while following orders
Sandra Bland
Michael Brown
Freddie Gray
Laquann MacDonald
John Crawford
Aiyana Jones
Terence Crutcher
Ezell Ford

… do I need to go on?

Black men constitute a disproportionately high percentage of victims of police shootings. Despite representing only 6 percent of the U.S. population, nearly 25 percent of all victims of police shootings are black men.

Cops want to live without fear. So do the people they’re sworn to protect.

Black lives matter.

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La Maradanto komencis sian dumvivan ŝaton de vojaĝado kun la hordoj da Gengiso Kano, vojaĝante sur Azio. En la postaj jaroj, li vojaĝis per la Hindenbergo, la Titaniko, kaj Interŝtata Ĉefvojo 78 en orienta Pensilvanio.
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