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There Is No Doubt About It..What Now?

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There is no doubt about it–the death of George Floyd, has prompted protests across the country and in other countries.  It is disturbing to think about how many people of color have lost their lives due to police brutality and misconduct.
Unfortunately, racism and brutality within the criminal justice system extend far beyond going back decades.
Despite our self-identification as a country, African American is harshly incarcerated — disproportionately and receives stiffer sentences.
Racism is still relevant today and is a serious problem; and can no longer be ignored, covered up, and denied.
It was mind-blowing to watch George Floyd dying right before our eyes. He died needlessly, just to bring awareness to the issue of racism. And open the eyes of people worldwide.
No doubt…There is always HOPE that things will change.
POLICE VIOLENCE IN AMERICA
 

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can’t ride you unless your back is bent.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Another Blatant Act of Racism

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Another Blatant act of Racism— Stephanie Rapkin, of Shorewood, in Milwaukee, an attorney showed up at a peaceful protest on N. Oakland Ave, parked her car across the road, blocking the march, over the past weekend. 
Ditching the car in the middle of the street, she got out and walked up to demonstrators, where she was caught on camera shouting at them; 
 Meanwhile, when asked to move her car, Rapkin spits on Eric Patrick Lucas III, 17, who helped organize the rally.

Eyewitnesses were stunned.

There is no other way to put this–Stephanie Rapkins is a redneck racist. This is crazy as hell, and my question is, WHY? There is no way this kind of racist stupid.  
As a lawyer, she knows that what he did was wrong, right about now, I am sure that she knows that a HUGH RISKY DECISION was made. Especially after being arrested “for spitting on a juvenile male during a verbal dispute.

Racism Must End

 According to the Shorewood Police Department, they charged her with disorderly conduct and battery. Her bail was set at $950. and not jailed because of COVID19.
Then on Sunday, she was arrested again after allegedly pushing a student from Ithaca College. The student was with a group protesting in front of  
Rapkin’s residence. Enraged, she came out and engaged in a verbal altercation with the protesters.
This time she physically shoved him with her hand in the chest, and then she proceeded to go back into her house where she should have remained in the first place.
Of course, someone called the police, and she was arrested for disorderly conduct and battery. 
 She allegedly “became physically resistive” when one of the officers tried to handcuff her.
While struggling during the arrested, she allegedly kneed one of the officers in the groin.
She was led by her elbows backward from her home to the car 
She was taken to the Shorewood Police Department to finish being booked.
State Rep. David Bowen, who attended the protest, has called for Rapkin to be disbarred, the Journal Sentinel reports.
Unfortunately, this lady will more than likely will not be disbarred. Things never change for black and brown human being. Let Punishment Fit The Crime!!

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” -Barack Obama
“No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background or his religion. People learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” – Nelson Mandela

 

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Floyd Report: Statistics And Facts

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The video of the officers arresting George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, after a deli employee called 911, accusing him of buying cigarettes with a counterfeit $20 bill.

Then seventeen minutes after the first squad car arrived at the scene, Mr. Floyd was unconscious under the knee of Chauvin. In contrast, three others stood by doing nothing.

As a result, the owner Of Store stated they won’t call the Police again in other similar circumstances. There is no reason for the death of George Floyd.

As we watch the video, it is evident that those police officers didn’t show any concern as George Floyd pleaded —saying, “I can’t breathe.” They just didn’t care.

Because of their non action George Floyd was dead within four minutes after he was held to the ground, according to the independent examiners.

Although, Chauvin has been charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, these charges are not stiff enough to send a message to other overzealous cops. read more

 

 

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Giving An Act Of Emotional Sensitivity

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“Your days are numbered. Use them to throw open the windows of your soul to the sun. If you do not, the sun will soon set, and you with it.”
― Marcus Aurelius, The Emperor’s Handbook

Giving
One of the exceptional emotional sensitivity in the world is giving. The positive energy is contagious. Subsequently, just one act of kindness can inspire others to go out and lay the groundwork for spreading happiness through giving.
The greatest gift of all is the ability to share our blessings; the ramifications of the act is what makes life so meaningful. However, in today’s world, some people tend to be very selfish and don’t want to show kindness toward someone that may be down. It’s sad because it is not always about the giving of money and material things.
The end result of giving is the fulfillment and a life of prosperity. There is a wise old tale that says, “The more you give, the more you will receive.” Over the years, I had made a habit of giving to others–even when it meant I would have less for myself or less time to do the things I needed to do.
Guess what? I did it anyway.

Before giving, the mind of the giver is happy; while giving, the mind of the giver is made peaceful; and having given, the mind of the giver is uplifted.
Buddha
 

Just think what the world would be like if there were more givers–than takers in the world; giving their all to aid in the creation of a better society.
People need to stand up and start adding value to other people’s lives by being of service and living selflessly. You get what you give. The good you put out into the world will return to you in overabundance.

“What does one person give to another? He gives of himself, of the most precious he has, he gives of his life. This does not necessarily mean that he sacrifices his life for the other—but that he gives him of that which is alive in him; he gives him of his joy, of his interest, of his understanding, of his knowledge, of his humor, of his sadness—of all expressions and manifestations of that which is alive in him.
In thus giving of his life, he enriches the other person, he enhances the other’s sense of aliveness by enhancing his own sense of aliveness. He does not give in order to receive; giving is in itself exquisite joy. But in giving he cannot help bringing something to life in the other person, and this which is brought to life reflects back to him.”
― Erich Fromm, The Art of Loving
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The Ultimate Guide For Quotes —KEEP HOLDING

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During These Uncertain Times We All Need Something To Lift Your Spirit.

So I have searched and complied some very uplifting quotes and a video. I sincerely hope that whom ever reads this blog find—something that touches you in some way.

They say a person needs just three things to be happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.”

Tom Bodett AMERICAN AUTHOR, POLITICIAN, VOICE ACTOR, AND RADIO HOST

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover.

– Mark Twain

I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

– Michael Jordan

A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.

– Nelson Mandela (more quotes)

Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.

– Norman Vincent Peale

Do not wait; the time will never be ‘just right.’ Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.

– George Herbert

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.

– Amelia Earhart

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