Having been followed because I was holding hands with my boyfriend, and having had things thrown at me/us for the same reason I can't help but think, while the results of those confrontations were nowhere near as tragic as Mr. Martin's case, had those people had guns things might have turned out much differently. We have much to do as a nation and as a world to eliminate hatred.
Saturday, July 20, 2013
It could have been me
In case you, like moi, missed President Obama's heartfelt talk on the Trayvon Martin murder, I include it here.
Having been followed because I was holding hands with my boyfriend, and having had things thrown at me/us for the same reason I can't help but think, while the results of those confrontations were nowhere near as tragic as Mr. Martin's case, had those people had guns things might have turned out much differently. We have much to do as a nation and as a world to eliminate hatred.
Having been followed because I was holding hands with my boyfriend, and having had things thrown at me/us for the same reason I can't help but think, while the results of those confrontations were nowhere near as tragic as Mr. Martin's case, had those people had guns things might have turned out much differently. We have much to do as a nation and as a world to eliminate hatred.
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