We have torn out our hair
We have hidden with fear and shame in the darkness of our own homes
Watching autrocity after autrocity on our television sets
That now cost us hundreds per month
We watch and we pay for the bad news...
While our people lie naked and dead in padded jail cells
on the sides of roads, in the front seats of their cars
And on the doorsteps of strangers while seeking help...
And what do we get
More bloodshed.
on the sides of roads, in the front seats of their cars
And on the doorsteps of strangers while seeking help...
And what do we get
More bloodshed.
I delayed watching the video of that young man
shot dead in front of a 4 year old as long as I could.
I would un-see it if I could
Just as I would un-see the video taken by the jail house
camera's of the veteran dragged into a padded cell
with a broken back who lay dying
For 7 days
Unable to move
UNABLE to even wet his lips with the cup of water they left for him
His food was thrown in to him while he died
ALONE LIKE a rabid dog
A death worse than a prisoner of war.
A DEATH WITHOUT THE HONOR HE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN
IF HE HAD NOT RETURNED FROM THE ARMED FORCES SERVING THOSE WHO LET HIM DIE.
shot dead in front of a 4 year old as long as I could.
I would un-see it if I could
Just as I would un-see the video taken by the jail house
camera's of the veteran dragged into a padded cell
with a broken back who lay dying
For 7 days
Unable to move
UNABLE to even wet his lips with the cup of water they left for him
His food was thrown in to him while he died
ALONE LIKE a rabid dog
A death worse than a prisoner of war.
A DEATH WITHOUT THE HONOR HE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN
IF HE HAD NOT RETURNED FROM THE ARMED FORCES SERVING THOSE WHO LET HIM DIE.
I cannot un-see
or dis-remember any of it.
And yet we march.....again...
The marchers could have just as easily been targeted
Like those in a Church we all mourn.
or dis-remember any of it.
And yet we march.....again...
The marchers could have just as easily been targeted
Like those in a Church we all mourn.
We have marched.
We have stood on court house steps
Holding candles while praying
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE PRAYING IS OVER?
We have stood on court house steps
Holding candles while praying
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE PRAYING IS OVER?
MORE DEATH OBVIOUSLY....
Some of us have stood in the GAP
For long periods
While others have been reluctant
There has always been the danger
that some seriously damaged and ill person
would let loose with a hail of bullets
On a crowd of us or the authorities.
Some of us have stood in the GAP
For long periods
While others have been reluctant
There has always been the danger
that some seriously damaged and ill person
would let loose with a hail of bullets
On a crowd of us or the authorities.
That danger could have come from anywhere.
One never knows who and how a person will
feel when pressed against a cold, hard wall.
One never knows who and how a person will
feel when pressed against a cold, hard wall.
There is no danger or threat when we silently
protest by just not PARTICIPATING IN THE MADNESS.
protest by just not PARTICIPATING IN THE MADNESS.
There is also no danger or threat when we
OCCUPY OUR CITY COUNCIL AND SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS.
GET ALL UP IN THE FACE OF LEGISLATORS WITH YOUR "NOT SPENDING"
OCCUPY OUR CITY COUNCIL AND SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS.
GET ALL UP IN THE FACE OF LEGISLATORS WITH YOUR "NOT SPENDING"
Voices must be heard in places where policy is made.
Seems policy makers are not listening.
Stop the senseless flow cash
Perhaps then the senseless killings will get the attention of those who profit most for our dollars.
Seems policy makers are not listening.
Stop the senseless flow cash
Perhaps then the senseless killings will get the attention of those who profit most for our dollars.
HOW ABOUT THAT CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA? UNITED... NOW THAT IS A REAL JOKE...
WE KNOW WHAT TO DO.
WE HAVE DONE IT BEFORE
HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE COME BEFORE.
START NOW!
START NOT DOING WHAT WE ALWAYS DO..
STOP GIVING OUR HARD EARNED
DOLLARS TO PEOPLE WHO
REFUSE TO CALL FOR PROSECUTION
WE HAVE DONE IT BEFORE
HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE COME BEFORE.
START NOW!
START NOT DOING WHAT WE ALWAYS DO..
STOP GIVING OUR HARD EARNED
DOLLARS TO PEOPLE WHO
REFUSE TO CALL FOR PROSECUTION
Of those who murder our sons, our daughters,
cousins, friends, neighbors and even people we
do not know.
cousins, friends, neighbors and even people we
do not know.
THEY ALL MATTER. WE ALL MATTER.
Stand in the GAP by closing your wallet for as long as it takes
How long can they go without getting our money?
How long?
How long can they go without getting our money?
How long?
WE ARE THE CITY
WE ARE THE STATE
WE ARE THE COUNTRY
WE ARE THE WORLD.
WE BUY THE BULLETS USED TO KILL US.
WE ARE THE STATE
WE ARE THE COUNTRY
WE ARE THE WORLD.
WE BUY THE BULLETS USED TO KILL US.
Watch this video.
How sure are YOU that this cannot happen to you or someone you love?
How sure are YOU that this cannot happen to you or someone you love?
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