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| You didn't really think I was going to refer to this man and put a picture of him fully clothed did you? LOL |
Most people in a career make a choice as to how they approach it. Some people take it for granted that having a "career" instead of a "job" is a huge benefit. Most of us have had "jobs" but how many of us have had "careers" that ended because of our conviction (no Lori, not a criminal conviction, a moral one.)? It's a huge decision that is thrust upon a person and that person has to deal with the aftermath. I don't know that these situations arise in the same way for everyone. It's like, I know that when Colin Kaepernick made a statement about how he felt his community was being treated by the United States that he wasn't proud, would you be? I'm not happy with the way the black community has had to face situations where someone is killed and nobody is held responsible. It's not something I would be quiet about. If I had that kind of platform and didn't have an opinion, I wouldn't be the kind of role model that I would want my kid to look up to. You don't say, "Hey, look at that guy making all that money, but he hasn't got one thing to say about the community that raised and supported him into that very position." He'd look ungrateful wouldn't he?
I can completely understand that it was gratitude that Colin supported the black community by showing everyone that although he loves this country, he isn't proud of it when it comes to his community. What can you say? That's called conviction and moral responsibility to his community. Wouldn't it be great if we could just think of it as "all of our community" so that the black athlete issue couldn't be used. Like this, a young person was killed by another person working as a cop, how would you feel if there was no color, no religion and no sexuality of either the officer or the kid. Then we could look at each situation without all that. But that isn't America lately. America wants it to be "about something", don't we? Do we need to know why a cop shoots a kid, which to me is horrible? Or do we need to know that the white cop shot the black kid...that's the one that makes everyone upset. Rightfully so. I'm upset at the thought of any kid losing his life, aren't you? I want to know why the cop shot the kid? What was happening that was so bad that a kid ended up dead.
Too often though one of those kids is black and the cop is white...way too often. If that doesn't upset you, then you must be fine with it. Colin Kaepernick, wasn't. He said so and paid for it with his career. Why? Because a pro athlete is supporting the very community that pays him that big salary, well guess what? He isn't earning that now and he's still supporting that cause and his community because he knows that he has a voice, he has a responsibility and no matte what, he believes that something must be done. Football is a game, life isn't.
When everyone's life matters, then we have achieved something. Until then people like Colin Kaepernick and I think, myself, will continue to tell you that we don't think that America is doing the best that we can. We can do better, we just don't speak out about it then stick with it. Reform and change starts with a person, it always has. Someone can't abide by what they know is true, so they say something about it. They protest the status quo. They say, "I don't support what everyone else is letting slide." I don't want to get into "if a white kid, if a gay kid, if a black kid...", if ANY kid is shot by a cop, there should be concern. I understand that this happens way too often in minorities like the gay and black community. We have the highest rate of any minority for homicides. Gay and trans people are often the least considered, but that doesn't mean that you can't support YOUR community the most either. You have to support the people that got you the voice...then use it.
We have a higher homicide rate than any minority, it is a fact, but in our case, if there is a conviction, the sentences never match what other people get. In Palm Springs, California, two gay men were beaten so badly because they were gay, that one died because of his injuries. The police charged it as a "hate crime" but the two "white felons", received probation and one got a sentence of three years in prison while the other got three years of probation, yet the Palm Springs Police, who did a very good job in this case, were commended for sticking up for the gay community. Listen folks, I'm all about telling the police they did a good job on this, but there are 650 rape victims that are implanted with RFID chips in our area. I'll commend the police when they do the job for all of the gay people in our area.
My head was smashed to pieces and a postcard of the event was mailed out by the criminal...the PSPD, "Couldn't do anything for me." So while I agree that what happened was a "hate crime" the sentences look like misdemeanors...and a very unimportant felony. The problems faced by the black community, women, gays, Muslims...all of us have a problem with parity and bias. As a country, we should lead in fairness, not lag behind. We have all the elements available to be a society that treats everyone equal...and we have the best people on Earth to do it. When we fall horribly short, some of us show it in ways that tell people, "I'm on your side." I am.
Sacrificing football for a moral conviction is huge on Colin's part, not that he wanted to. These things are thrust upon us, for those of us challenged with the message. When it happens, you know it's bigger than you...and you were raised to be that kind of woman or man. I'm supporting Colin in his endeavors, I've heard all the complaints, but my mind is made up. He shouldn't have to play football for less...he's talented and experienced and been to the Super Bowl. He's a veteran and talented.
I too sacrificed my career for the safety of the people that I worked with. For the premise that I had a job to do. I needed to find out who was stalking me, who shot at me and what this was all about. I did my research and took a whole bunch of hits. Still, I know it isn't right for anyone to spy on someone by stealing their thoughts from their heads. In some ways, people look at the Kaepernick situation and I think of what I am going through and it's odd. He's dealing with a kneeling during the anthem problem that represents so much more. I'm dealing with a serial killer that I can't put in jail, but what I am doing is so much more. I'm trying to show humanity that if we allow this technology to exist in the background, more of what Colin is fighting against will happen and so will everything that we are fighting for. The essence of who we are as individuals is my cause. It's innately human to be able to think then articulate the thoughts you want shared.
Lori steals our thinking then uses it to tell people that "they aren't nice to me"...should we be? You raped us. You gave us HIV. You called the police on us. You threw us in jails and prisons, then stole money from our families while contacting them on our behalf. It's not genius, it's pathetic. Colin's message is served by mine and so are the plights of so many other minorities. If I can't expose and stop this girl, then what is going to happen to the rest of humanity? We've got to sacrifice everything to stop this girl from continuing her terrorism. It's the most important thing that I can do for humanity and that's bigger than football, career or just about anything.
When everyone's life matters, then we have achieved something. Until then people like Colin Kaepernick and I think, myself, will continue to tell you that we don't think that America is doing the best that we can. We can do better, we just don't speak out about it then stick with it. Reform and change starts with a person, it always has. Someone can't abide by what they know is true, so they say something about it. They protest the status quo. They say, "I don't support what everyone else is letting slide." I don't want to get into "if a white kid, if a gay kid, if a black kid...", if ANY kid is shot by a cop, there should be concern. I understand that this happens way too often in minorities like the gay and black community. We have the highest rate of any minority for homicides. Gay and trans people are often the least considered, but that doesn't mean that you can't support YOUR community the most either. You have to support the people that got you the voice...then use it.
We have a higher homicide rate than any minority, it is a fact, but in our case, if there is a conviction, the sentences never match what other people get. In Palm Springs, California, two gay men were beaten so badly because they were gay, that one died because of his injuries. The police charged it as a "hate crime" but the two "white felons", received probation and one got a sentence of three years in prison while the other got three years of probation, yet the Palm Springs Police, who did a very good job in this case, were commended for sticking up for the gay community. Listen folks, I'm all about telling the police they did a good job on this, but there are 650 rape victims that are implanted with RFID chips in our area. I'll commend the police when they do the job for all of the gay people in our area.
My head was smashed to pieces and a postcard of the event was mailed out by the criminal...the PSPD, "Couldn't do anything for me." So while I agree that what happened was a "hate crime" the sentences look like misdemeanors...and a very unimportant felony. The problems faced by the black community, women, gays, Muslims...all of us have a problem with parity and bias. As a country, we should lead in fairness, not lag behind. We have all the elements available to be a society that treats everyone equal...and we have the best people on Earth to do it. When we fall horribly short, some of us show it in ways that tell people, "I'm on your side." I am.
Sacrificing football for a moral conviction is huge on Colin's part, not that he wanted to. These things are thrust upon us, for those of us challenged with the message. When it happens, you know it's bigger than you...and you were raised to be that kind of woman or man. I'm supporting Colin in his endeavors, I've heard all the complaints, but my mind is made up. He shouldn't have to play football for less...he's talented and experienced and been to the Super Bowl. He's a veteran and talented.
I too sacrificed my career for the safety of the people that I worked with. For the premise that I had a job to do. I needed to find out who was stalking me, who shot at me and what this was all about. I did my research and took a whole bunch of hits. Still, I know it isn't right for anyone to spy on someone by stealing their thoughts from their heads. In some ways, people look at the Kaepernick situation and I think of what I am going through and it's odd. He's dealing with a kneeling during the anthem problem that represents so much more. I'm dealing with a serial killer that I can't put in jail, but what I am doing is so much more. I'm trying to show humanity that if we allow this technology to exist in the background, more of what Colin is fighting against will happen and so will everything that we are fighting for. The essence of who we are as individuals is my cause. It's innately human to be able to think then articulate the thoughts you want shared.
Lori steals our thinking then uses it to tell people that "they aren't nice to me"...should we be? You raped us. You gave us HIV. You called the police on us. You threw us in jails and prisons, then stole money from our families while contacting them on our behalf. It's not genius, it's pathetic. Colin's message is served by mine and so are the plights of so many other minorities. If I can't expose and stop this girl, then what is going to happen to the rest of humanity? We've got to sacrifice everything to stop this girl from continuing her terrorism. It's the most important thing that I can do for humanity and that's bigger than football, career or just about anything.
