A little history lesson a friend sent to me.
Did y'all hear what happened in Boston?
In Boston, during a verbal dispute, an unarmed teenage boy was forcefully hit in the head with the butt of a weapon by local law enforcement.
Did y'all hear what happened in Boston?
In Boston, during a verbal dispute, an unarmed teenage boy was forcefully hit in the head with the butt of a weapon by local law enforcement.
Word of the incident spread quickly, and a large number of locals gathered in the street where the incident had happened to protest almost immediately.
As the crowd grew, angry protesters shouted slogans; some business owners, fearing property damage, shut their doors.
As the crowd grew, angry protesters shouted slogans; some business owners, fearing property damage, shut their doors.
The local authorities called for uniformed backup; backup came, well-armed.
The assembly was deemed "unlawful," and the crowd was ordered to disperse. The protesters began to throw dirt clods in response.
The assembly was deemed "unlawful," and the crowd was ordered to disperse. The protesters began to throw dirt clods in response.
In response, multiple uniformed law enforcers fired on the crowd. The 1st protester to die was a black man and the authorities justified the shooting by claiming that they "feared for their lives".
If, while reading this story, you found yourself siding with the authorities and thinking that the protesters should've dispersed when ordered, or that the protesters armed with dirt & sticks deserved to be met with deadly force by armed law enforcement, I have bad news for you.
You chose the side of the tyrant King George III, not the American patriots.
The year was 1770, the authorities were British soldiers, the protest would later be called the Boston Massacre.
The year was 1770, the authorities were British soldiers, the protest would later be called the Boston Massacre.
The 1st protester killed in that conflict was Crispus Attucks, a black man considered by many to be a heroic American patriot and the 1st casualty of the American Revolution.
Marinate on that for a minute.
Marinate on that for a minute.
Perspective is everything. When you take the situation and change the perspective, it makes more sense why the police need to be de-militarized.
