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Rampant and Endemic Police Brutality

Rampant and endemic police brutality... flourishes against United States citizens of color going on three years post George Floyd short lived heightened awareness when #blacklivesmatter in conjunction with 1619 project wrought upwelling of progressive surge hinting at positive transformations. Despite random throw of dice proffering gifting, blessing, et cetera yours truly as Caucasian agony, grief and particularly anger roil these lovely bones life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness exempts those graced with darker skin tones. Rather than raucously riot, I craft emotions courtesy poetry mine feeble attempt to agitate and protest sublimated thru scathing poetic indictment lame contrasted against violent protests. Peaceable methodology, (viz printed word) versus war preferable mode to conflict resolution opposed to explosive uproar angry frenzied mob scenes as seen online, or alternate mass communication medium valiantly, yet vanely attempt to even out score. Tipping point evincing breached injustices, (whereby persons sporting greater melanin) triggered spontaneous outbursts (bedlam witnessed while safely sequestered within Highland Manor apartment unit B44 May 31st, 2020). Innocent lives, particularly those who proudly identify themselves purportedly black targeted merely because genetics crafted them darker hued skin unwittingly and unfairly site them in crosshairs where strong arm of the law indiscriminately takes their life. Despite genetics bequeathing me Caucasian (predominantly Eastern European - Semitic features) with one percent Neanderthal man thrown in for good measure), yours truly dispirited, dismantled, and disgruntled née disenchanted linkedin with *****sapiens. Neither railing nor ranting can alleviate injustice visited upon heads and torsos of innocent Americans, whose genealogy traced to Africa, Australia, Haiti, Melanesia, Papua New Guinea and South Asia. Because they and/or forebears hailed from areas with highest ultraviolet radiation in the world, subsequent generations automatically serve as fodder stigmatized cradle to grave. Prejudice, inferiority and abuse maligned, hashtagged, and dogged heels of peoples uprooted peoples south of the equator, or elsewhere whose epidermis strongly hinted fifty plus shades of ebony. They found themselves in debasement within complex edifice housing facade of equality ofttimes receiving punishment their sole supposed crime accentuated, heightened, perpetrated courtesy born swarthy complexion even if prominent features (think European) quite apparent. Almost two hundred and sixty five months into twenty first century bias toward slave descendants wracks western civilization in general, and United States of America in particular i.e. land of the free and the home of the brave keynote doth ardently heard far and wide, yet many nth generations removed since slavery abolished still remain shackled, especially when men/women in blue subject random person of color to physical assault frequently culminating with death of falsely accused whereby police person acquitted. Day after day, week after week, month after month... brutish and nasty thuggish haughty uniformed cops create deadly merciless altercations begetting livid rage among populations anonymous brethren beaten, shot, strangled... ensuing hatred particularly endemic within lower income poorer neighborhoods where bedlam runs amok!

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