If I commit to cussing out officer Crowley because I feel that he singling me out, I should stop and think before I have to step aside for shame to get in line behind my mouth.
I had to put away my Sistah Souljah to think about this subject and speak like a human being and not an angry black woman.
I have to speak to both the left and the right on this story.
Black and Hispanic folks: Not everyone is out to get you.
Sometimes we still need to count to 10 before we open our mouths.
Uno...dos...tres...cuatro
You feel me? Comprende?
Yes Mr. Crowley may have gone a bit too far in the questioning of Mr. Gates after the id was shown, but he was doing his job. He had to maintain public safety. A moment of reflections might have been a good idea for Mr. Gates.
He could have kept his cool and not stepped out on the porch to make a flaming ass of himself while the cop was heading out. You don't yell at a man's back in anger. That has got to be a golden rule somewhere on this planet
Where I come from, it is called talking shit.
Don’t start no stuff won't be no stuff.
Everyone Else:
Protocol is prescribed for a reason and apparently the protocol of the police, when applied to the Black or Brown man is not a balanced one.
A moment of reflection might have been a good one for the police officer as well. He might have had enough time to realize, 'if I turn around and talk back, will I be doing anyone good? Or is this just me flexing my ego?'
Flex your ego at the pub or at the basketball court when you are playing on the weekend, but don't do it without thinking.
The more we try to defend what we think is right the more we recognize we are wrong but cannot admit that.
From now on America...
Count to flipping ten before you show your ass.
Goddess
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