Pax Ahimsa GethenApr 18, 2023

I see a lot of the stories about the Black teen who was shot for the crime of ringing a doorbell mention that he was an honor student and musician. That's great, but also irrelevant IMO. If he had been a high school dropout who watched TV all day, it still would not have been OK to shoot him. As a Black person myself, I've had enough of respectability politics.

Edit 4/19 to clarify: #RalphYarl is seriously injured, but not dead.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/18/ralph-yarl-mother-interview-kansas-city-shooting

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‘Buckets of tears’: mother of Black teen shot after going to wrong address speaks

Cleo Nagbe speaks out after white man charged with Missouri’s equivalent for attempted murder for shooting Ralph Yarl

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That is what I have been thinking the whole time. It comes down to the worth of a person's life not depending on their achievements or popularity and things.
Apr 22, 2023 at 3:11pmWeb