You Can’t Always Protect Them..

Black Lives Matter. It is as simple as that.

I have been trying to take the time to step back, truly see things for what they are and give my support by listening and learning.

I do want to put a bit of focus on the mothers of all these black people who have been killed. Watch the videos and read the stories of how these mothers bring up their children in today’s world. “Don’t do this.” “Be careful of this.” Parents should not have to do this, kids should not have to hear this and black people should not have to live in this fear of things going wrong for no reason other than how they look.

I have some level of understanding with these mothers in that I know someday Z could find himself on the wrong side of the cops. He does not know what “police” are. He does not know that he has to listen to them, that they could hurt him or take him away. If they tell him to put his hands up, he may or may not comply but certainly won’t leave them up for long. He may get frustrated quickly due to not understanding what they want him to do. They may yell “Stop or I will shoot you!” and he may respond with “I will shoot you!” due to his Echolalia (mimicking). He may appear under the influence due to the way he talks, looks, walks. If they try and restrain him, he will definitely fight back. Eventually things could end up just as they do for so many of these black people.

If there is video, people who watch it may say “Why didn’t he just comply?” or “He was resisting and acting crazy, of course they had to!” And I would be yelling from the sidelines trying to explain the situation to deaf ears. Just as all these mothers and black people have been doing.

So I get that feeling of desperation in these parents. In trying to protect their children from an unknown future. In knowing you will not be able to be there to protect them from all the evils in the world. There are horrible people out there. People who see color and who see disabilities and think that is less than them. And I am here to say that most of these people are worth so much more than that person. They have so much more to give to the world if only given the opportunity.

I stand against those that hate black people, that hate minorities, that hate LGBTQ communities, that hate those with disabilities. We can do better to incorporate these groups into our daily lives. We can see them for what they are worth and see them as EQUAL. It is simply unacceptable to continue “as is”. There must be change!

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