"Johnathen Ferrell, black, beautiful, and gone to soon" Rest in Peace Sweet Child

 

 Lawyers for a North Carolina cop who shot an unarmed man seeking help after a car accident say their client's actions were "justified."

haveallittletalk said: Honestly Redeye, if I were black I don't think I'd have the courage to have children in this country. 

I wonder if they are going to delve into the background of Officer Randall Kirk to see if there is anything in his background that would make him afraid of a black man ?  I can understand the fear of the woman who called police when she opened the door late at night to Johnathan Ferrell, a large black man, but I can't understand why an armed and supposedly trained  Randall Kirk, surrounded by other armed police personnel, felt compelled to let off a barrage of bullets at Johnathan Ferrell.  Even if, and I say if, Ferrell was up to no good, he deserved a fair trial in a court of law. 

 

Jonathan Ferrell was 24 years old. A former Florida A&M football player, he recently moved to North Carolina and was engaged to be married.  Now there will be no wedding, no smiling pictures of him celebrating his milestone quarter century birthday next month.  Read more at Ebony.com

 Our men cannot run to the police for help, because most police aren’t capable of aiding them. Our men may not run from the police in fear, for a Black man with his back turned is no less dangerous. Our men can’t hold arms akimbo or search for their IDs or cell phones or freedom papers to prove that they are, in fact, worthy of NOT BEING KILLED FOR EXISTING.

"For those of you who are tired of hearing about racism, imagine how much more tired we are constantly experiencing it." - Barbara Smith