1/Brian Williams conducted a profound interview w/Bryan Stevenson of The Equal Justice Initiative on #The11thHour about murder of #AhmaudArbery. Here’s a few of Stevenson’s insightful quotes: “There’s a presumption of dangerousness&guilt that’s assigned to black&brown people.”
2/Bryan Stevenson: “It’s almost as if the burden is on a person of color to prove that their victimization is legitimate...that they don’t deserve what they got...that they haven’t done something wrong.” #JusticeForAhmaudArbery
3/Bryan Stevenson:”To justify the brutal abuse&mistreatment (of slavery), we created the myth that blk ppl are dangerous,that they’re presumptively guilty. We ended chattel slavery,but we didnt end that narrative. We went from calling blk ppl slaves to calling blk ppl criminals.”
4/Bryan Stevenson: “This story is a black parent’s nightmare. You have to worry about your children when they’re out jogging. In trying to improve their health, you have to worry that they might be shot&killed and no one will do anything about it.” #JusticeForAhmaudArbery
5/Bryan Stevenson: “But it doesn’t matter whether you’re educated. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a famous athlete. If you’re black or brown,you’ll go places in this country where you’re going to have to navigate the presumptions of dangerousness&guilt.” #JusticeForAhmaudArbery
6/BryanStevenson:”I work in a criminal justice system that treats U better if you’re rich&guilty than if you’re poor&innocent. In the midst of this pandemic,we’re seeing the same phenomenon where the poor&the sick get less care than the affluent&healthy.That’s going2have2change.”
