Black Lives Still Matter-

I was really disturbed recently by the murder of Sonya Massey at the hands of a police officer. Watching the video there are several things that rang alarm bells in regard to his conduct. First of all, he berated her in regard to not answering her door quick enough, despite the fact that she was concerned about a potential prowler outside of her home, which was the reason why she had called 911 in the first place.  After the officer revealed that he had checked the parameter of her home and confirmed that she was safe, this is where things should have ended. Yet he found a way to invite himself into her home by asking her for identification and proof of ownership for the vehicle parked outside. Again, in my opinion this is what I would consider racial profiling and even then, he could have waited for her to gather the information rather than come inside. At this point I believe he had decided to make her a suspect in his mind, despite being called by her for help. Another thing I noticed was that the officer asked how her mental health was too meaning he was aware of her potentially being vulnerable, so why would you trigger her further when she was already in a fight, flight, freeze or fawn response.

In my opinion Sonya looked like she was just boiling water for a hot drink to calm and regulate herself given the uncomfortable situation. Again, she seemed to not be doing what he asked fast enough in regard to her gathering the proof he had asked for. Resulting in her verbal reply, which again I did not consider a threat at all. Rebuking in the name of Jesus means to condemn or criticize someone. It is not like she said I'm going to give you some righteous indignation. She then cowered and apologised when he drew his gun, yet despite this he still chose to end her life and also bend the truth about it. He did not have his body camera on, unlike his partner, who captured the event and shockingly the officer reporting over his radio that he had shot Sonya due to her coming at him with the boiling water, which was not the case with the video evidence. He also had the chance to potentially try and save her life, but explained to his partner who wanted to get a medic pack that it was a head shot so not worth doing, even though you can still hear her breathing at that point. Most alarming of all is the fact that the officer has been revealed to have had six different police jobs in four years due to his misconduct, so how was he allowed once again to be in a position of authority?

Another thing that I have found disturbing is Elon Musk’s recent deep fake of Kamala Harris (breaching his own Twitter guidelines) and the fact that he believes that she is a poor presidential candidate due to her graduating from a Black university (Howard, which is an Ivy League college along with both Yale and Harvard). Forgetting that universities like this only became established due to the segregation laws that occurred in the USA after the abolishment of slavery; and (as with the apartheid in South Africa) these periods also created inequality in regard to wealth and education, which is why I'm an advocate for egalitarianism. Musk has also started endorsing stats based on eugenics (under the guise of pronatalism), which has long since been disproven. The whole concept of this science was to justify the inhumane treatment of other ethnic groups in order to promote white supremacy. Yet at the same time I am not surprised by his actions as his current partner Shivron Zilis is quoted as saying in his new book that "He really wants smart people to have kids." Which I do not think people like myself (despite being an educated Black woman) will be considered as by him, due to what I have mentioned above. 

Getting back to false information I am also disturbed by recent events that have occurred on this side of the pond in regard to the acts of terrorism by the English Defence League and the tragic loss of the three young girls murdered in Southport. My heart bleeds for their families at this difficult time, however I was absolutely appalled by the chaos that has occurred during what was meant to be a vigil for the young lives lost. A time for the town to come together and mourn was turned into a fascist riot all thanks to a false image and name (Ali Al-Shakati) that spread across twitter like a wildfire in regard to who was responsible for the stabbings that had occurred. Baited by their puppet master Nigel Farage, they believed that the perpetrator was a Muslim asylum seeker, so the local mosque, innocent shopkeepers and their shops, police officers and their vehicles deserved to be attacked in their outrage and need for justice. Not considering how their behaviour would further damage their community, but most of all add to the grief of the parents who have lost their children. They should have been the focus of that event, yet they made it all about themselves and their fear of no longer being the majority, when we are all equally human.