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What was thought and hoped would be a new day of justice and humanity in the US turned out to be just a fleeting moment in time. George Floyd who was a man, a man whose life mattered, a man who should not have died as he did and whose life desired justice died in vain. His life and death was made a hashtag. He deserved better than that. Unfortunately, that is the verdict. ....
How many of us believe that this lack of care and compassion on behalf of women in positions of authority and power is on display everyday in courtrooms around this nation? That women prosecutors and judges seek to show just how tough they can be in seeking the most stringent, harshest penalties and sentences. ....
If Hispanics/Latinxs are able to break the cycle of America's racist, evil past they will inherit a nation which finally has the potential to truly be great. It will also mean to be an American no longer was limited to whiteness but those elements of the soul and the spirit that reflected the best in man, woman and society. Hispanics/Latinxs should be credited with saving a nation and righting its course for which there has been given so much hope. However, if Hispanics/Latinxs are unable to break the cycle of America’s racist past they should not be faulted. They will have been just another group of passengers on a sinking ship listening as the orchestra plays “Nearer, My God, To Thee,” and buglers warm up their bugles to play “Taps”. ....
The two responders placed in their written reports what they had seen. Neither one was ever asked to discuss what was in their reports to law enforcement officials. So they basically remained quiet and moved on. Overall however, Americans, a vast majority, were happy that things had returned to an accepted normalcy. They could see their country again. America had turned the corner and things were heading in the right direction for the first time in many years. They hailed Trump. ....
What was thought and hoped would be a new day of justice and humanity in the US turned out to be just a fleeting moment in time. George Floyd who was a man, a man whose life mattered, a man who should not have died as he did and whose life desired justice died in vain. His life and death was made a hashtag. He deserved better than that. ....