I'm going to drop this here...

[Butterbean]

142. This is how I try to think.

Yes, my anger flares at the nastiness being thrown around, and I *don't* appreciate some of the ugly that is being thrown around. However, were it my sons, my husband, my wife, my loved ones being murdered simply because of the color of their skin, I would be raising hell too. I would be flinging around all sorts of verbal abuse and ugliness, too, because I would be mad as hell and utterly terrified. As a mother, in particular, I cannot imagine the fear that AA mothers feel in their hearts, in particular for their sons. I just can't imagine. The terror and anxiety would be crippling for me.

So while I might not like some of the things that are being said, as a mother who would walk across hot coals for her babies' safety, I understand. I get it. These are desperate, terrified people who are trying to get somebody, ANYBODY to listen and save their babies' lives. That's all.