On the evening of Janurary 11th, around 11:00p.m. in Pittsburg, PA 18 year old Jordan Miles decided to take a walk from his house to his grandmothers house because that's where he spent most of hs nights. Walking past a white care with three caucasian men sitting on the inside, Jordan thought nothing of it until one yelled out "Where's the money?" as he kept walking, the men got out of the car yelling for him to stop. Once they approach him, they ask "Where's the money and the drugs?"
He decided to turn around and go back to his mom's house, but trying to run away from them, Jordan slipped and fell on the icy sidewalk. Once the men caught up with him, they began to kick, punch, choke and beat him; even giving him a knee to the forehead.
Once that stopped him from "resisting" they put him in handcuffs, never once saying they were police officers. They claimed they were taking force with him because the object in his coat was believed to be a gun, but after the investigation, they found out it was only a bottle of Mountain Dew. Now here's the tea... Jordan says there wasn't anything inside of his pockets and he hardly ever drinks Mountain Dew.
Something just ain't right! This type of shit is happening in every city across the United States! Jordan is 5'6" and weighs approximately 150lbs, He's a student at the Creative of Performing Arts; He plays the Viola. Why would it take three well built men to bring him down IF he had anything to begin with? Watch this video as Jordan tells his story and Let's Dish...
I started to blog about this, Kire, but didn't because I couldn't remove my emotions enough to be objective. People would have thought I went rogue when it was all over - red bandana, rifle, canteen and all (lol). This story really, really, upset me and that picture didn't help matters either. This ain't right! And people say they don't understand why I'm so angry (at times) and always talking about beating the hell out of someone who does me wrong; THIS IS WHY! The brutal attacks AND disregard for black male life in particular have reached putrid levels now. All this kinda takes me back to the movie Higher Learning where Ice Cube's character is talking to Omar Epps and he bluntly says "we're behind enemy lines, Dawg!" He was is referring to our citizenship in America and how we're not safe as long as we're in this country. Do I agree with his statement entirely? No - for various reason - yet his point is still profound; we're not safe here! And if you're GAY? Oh good-googly-moogly... Some of our very own people will turn us over to the hunter (yt America) and justify it with religious rhetoric. Man, may God help me not to whip somebody's azz today for looking at me wrong! (lol)
ReplyDeleteLMAO!! Lewis sat Yo angry ass down!..No I'm joking! But on the real, it does make you mad. Here is a gifted young man whose not atroublemaker,but they're making him out to be because of skin color..how sad is that? I say racism is in the heart of some and puttting a blck man in Oval Office isn't, hasn't and will never change one's heart.
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