It’s 2012. Life in America is great but some dangers still haven’t changed. Case in point, on January 2, a man left Jerry & Joe’s Pizzeria in Hialeah claimed to have been a victim of an attempted robbery by two African-American males. After investigative work by Hialeah Police, it turns out the victim was really a perpetrator.
The two black males were located it was determined that the alleged victim had been riding up and down the street trying to run over black people. Yeah, you got that right --- trying to run over black people. Anyway, the two black guys didn’t deny the shooting but said they fired in self-defense. It’s 2012 and black men are still being falsely accused of crimes. That’s a damn shame.
Much love to the Hialeah Police because they could have tried to sweep this incident under the rug. So for all you Police haters, recognize you can’t judge a group of people by the actions of individuals.
On the other hand, don't forget this situation could have turned out differently. Black males have to be reminded how to handle themselves in racially-charged situations or in situations where they are confronted by law enforcement. You can foolishly believe the okie-doke that life is fair and there is no prejudice if you want to; or you can do like old school and teach your young people how to handle themselves in different situations.
UPDATE: Be sure to read the Miami Herald article on the incident. The alleged victim, Luis Alberto Gonzalez, now criminal, had the audacity to call Andy Alexander and Tarvis James --- "nigger" and tell them to get out of "his" town (Hialeah). My lovelies, there is so much wrong with that on so many levels.
Gonzalez lied to police about the incident. He also said the two young men appeared "arrogant". Hmmm...arrogant...Haven't we heard some people use that term to describe President Obama? Let's be real, we know that's code for "uppity negro". It gets worse when Gonzalez said he resented blacks because of a crime against him during the McDuffie riots. The McDuffie Riots? Wasn't that like 1980? Wow. The young men didn't report the incident because they were afraid they wouldn't be believed --- another sad but true reality of life.
Related links:
Miami Herald: After Hialeah man’s story falls apart, he faces attempted-murder, hate-crime charges
Miami Beach 411: The Arthur McDuffie Riots of 1980
A Change Has Come...Happy Birthday, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.!
From one of my other blogs-on the black hand side:
This is such an exciting time for this country and let me just say, black people, in particular. Barack Obama’s election brings about a sense of pride that is difficult to explain to others. For the first time in my life, black Americans appear to really be included in this country. I have never seen so many black people carrying an American flag who were not in the military or an athlete celebrating an Olympic victory. Now, I’m not trying to get into an argument with anyone because I think the Obama presidency will affect each of differently in some respects, depending upon our personal story, but it is what it is.
When Barack Hussein Obama raises his right hand to take the oath of office as president of the United States tomorrow, it will be because of the tremendous sacrifice and courage of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Of course, it goes without saying that Dr. King’s legendary status was earned because of the support, courage and sacrifice of many like-minded people of all races also.
On this spectacularly awesome celebration of the birth of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 2009, this historic celebration could only be the result of destiny…divine intervention…call it whatever you like.
I’d like to think Dr. King would also like for us to move beyond the issue of black pride in our first black president and work for the betterment of this
nationworld. I’d like to think Dr. King would like for us to get more involved in our community consistently, not just on this Day of Service. He’d like for us to become more involved politically and in building our community and raising our next generations.I’d like to believe that if he could speak to us today, Dr. King would say that he would like for us to be judged by the content of our character and not by our gender, sexual preference, socio-economic status or color of our skin. We are not quite there yet but we have made another step in that direction. Let’s keep on keeping on. Power to the People.
Happy Birthday, Dr. King!
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