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Horse with no Name

(33,956 posts)
Fri May 8, 2020, 12:32 PM May 2020

Wee, the people

(Found on Facebook)

We the people are so tired. 😓

We can’t go jogging (#AmaudArbery).

We can’t relax in the comfort of our own homes (#BothamJean and #AtatianaJefferson).

We can't ask for help after being in a car crash (#JonathanFerrell and #Renisha McBride).

We can't have a cellphone (#StephonClark).

We can't leave a party to get to safety (#JordanEdwards).

We can't play loud music (#JordanDavis).

We can’t sell CD's (#AltonSterling).

We can’t sleep (#AiyanaJones)

We can’t walk from the corner store (#MikeBrown).

We can’t play cops and robbers (#TamirRice).

We can’t go to church (#Charleston9).

We can’t walk home with Skittles (#TrayvonMartin).

We can’t hold a hair brush while leaving our own bachelor party (#SeanBell).

We can’t party on New Years (#OscarGrant).

We can’t get a normal traffic ticket (#SandraBland).

We can’t lawfully carry a weapon (#PhilandoCastile).

We can't break down on a public road with car problems (#CoreyJones).

We can’t shop at Walmart (#JohnCrawford) .

We can’t have a disabled vehicle (#TerrenceCrutcher).

We can’t read a book in our own car (#KeithScott).

We can’t be a 10yr old walking with our grandfather (#CliffordGlover).

We can’t decorate for a party (#ClaudeReese).

We can’t ask a cop a question (#RandyEvans).

We can’t cash our check in peace (#YvonneSmallwood).

We can’t take out our wallet (#AmadouDiallo).

We can’t run (#WalterScott).

We can’t breathe (#EricGarner).

We can’t live (#FreddieGray).

We’re tired.

Tired of making hashtags.

Tired of trying to convince you that our #BlackLivesMatter too.

Tired of dying.

Tired.

Tired.

Tired.

So very tired.

#Repost

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Wee, the people (Original Post) Horse with no Name May 2020 OP
Today would have been Ahmaud's 26th birthday. live love laugh May 2020 #1
Oh My God! leftieNanner May 2020 #2
And Sunday is Mother's Day. Bless his Mom it is going to be so hard for her. redstatebluegirl May 2020 #3
The first anniversaries/special days after a death brer cat May 2020 #4

brer cat

(24,524 posts)
4. The first anniversaries/special days after a death
Fri May 8, 2020, 06:22 PM
May 2020

are always very painful. How can she get through these two so close together and so soon after his death?

Sending her vibes for strength and comfort.


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