Almost a year later and nothing has happened to the cops that killed innocent 12 y/o Tamir Rice in Cleveland. Nothing! Charges were dismissed for the cop that killed innocent 7 yr old Aiyana Stanley-Jones in Detroit! However, the Black cops that killed Jeremy Mardis (6-year-old white boy in Louisiana) were immediately arrested and charged with murder. We are not excusing the behavior of wreckless black cops. There should definitely be consequences for killing an innocent white child.
We are simply pointing out that there is an extreme double standard in the United States of America. Tamir Rice was shot on video and nothing has happened to cops. They still continue to be paid almost a year later. They still have not been charged!
350 days ago, police shot & killed 12 y/o #TamirRice in just 0.792 seconds. 30,240,000 seconds later, no justice. pic.twitter.com/Ce7vvSHzug
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) November 7, 2015
#BlackLivesMatter is a growing movement because many people are realizing that the American justice system (A.K.A. Criminal INjustice System) does not give a damn about Black lives, not even the lives of innocent Black children who are shot and killed by the police.
via @problkthought