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In reply to the discussion: Darnella Frazier's last words on the stand were heartbreaking: [View all]gratuitous
(82,849 posts)One of the persistent myths among conservatives is that when a Black person is abused or killed by law enforcement, the family celebrates that they won the ghetto lottery (and other, even less savory epithets) because now they'll get a settlement from the city that will put them on easy street. Or something. When the fact of the matter is that the family is shocked, grieving, angry, and all the other emotions that conservatives don't associate with the targets of their bigotry. Yeah, compensation for misconduct is all well and good, but the survivors would gladly have continued their lives as before and still have their brother, cousin, friend, daughter, or grandfather with them to have and to hold and to celebrate. You know, without the trauma of their violent deaths at the hands of the authorities who were supposed to serve and protect them.