Being Black in America

Akan Bosemann

Is it truly a sign of the times? Or is it something more? Within a several week span we now have yet another murder of an unarmed black male at the hands of the police this time down south.

It appears there is a competition ongoing between the Northern and Southern states to see who can kill as many black males as possible and get away with it.

Both the deaths of Eric Garner and now Michael Brown Jr at the hands of the police occurred in broad daylight. No rioting occurred after Trayvon Martin’s killer George Zimmerman was set free to kill again.

No rioting occurred after the murder of Jordan Davis and his killer Michael Dunn found guilty of 3 counts of attempted murder due to the survival of his friends.

If he (Dunn) wasn’t charged with attempted murder he too would be free under the same “Stand your ground” self defense claim.

The precedent was set. All one has to do to justify murder is blame the victim and claim fear of imminent great bodily harm. Everyone ignored the fact that a grown man murdered a teenager because the teenager was black and claimed he was “afraid”.

The media has helped to portray and perpetuate this notion that black men are something less than human and worthy of being feared like big game animals in the wilds of Africa.

No rioting took place in the immediate after math of Eric Garner being strangled/choked to death in broad day light by police either.

Instead calls for calm and investigations were at the forefront. Talk of the victim’s arrest record were used as a red-herring to what actually happened.

Eric Garner’s body was left handcuffed even as he lay dead on the sidewalk after saying at least 10 times he couldn’t breathe. He was left handcuffed even as an “EMT” attempted (and I use that word loosely) to check for a pulse.

The latest killing of unarmed teenager Michael Brown Jr. has sparked riots down south according to news reports and to me this should be expected, because open season has been declared on black people but especially black men.

Modern day lynchings are happening in broad day light. Our lives are mere trifles and after-thoughts to the police patrolling our neighborhoods and cities.

There is little to no faith/ trust left for many of us in the justice system because too often the system has failed us and let murderers of our people walk free to receive congratulations and pats on the back.

How can you expect peace if there is no justice? Too many of us are dying unarmed and for no reason. It’s like an older gentleman once told me. We hope for the best but expect the worst.

Growing up as a kid when I was picked on in school I only found that I was respected and left alone when I stood up for myself and fought back against my attackers.

This was and is my code. I held true to that code even as I was labeled as the problem child and blamed for my being bullied.

Bullies fear when the bullied stand up and say no more! Bullies are punks and cowards and only pick fights with those who they perceive can’t or won’t fight back.

We’ll have progress and real dialogue when the same thing starts to happen to cops at an alarming rate.

We’ll have calls for calm and stop the killing of unarmed citizens when it’s not just black teens, men and women being killed and forgotten about. It’s the way of the world.

Welcome to THEJNSREPORT’S: Being Black in America (Chad Johnson headed to Jail)

Written by Akan Bosemann

Chad “Ocho Cinco” Johnson, found out today what being a Black Male let alone Celebrity can expect to encounter in the judicial system. Prejudice and Racism are alive and well and always donning various outfits. Some of them old, some of them new, some with face lifts to present time tested tried and true practices.

For those of you who haven’t heard about this by now. Here is the crux of the situation. Chad Johnson former NFL pro bowl wide receiver had a domestic violence case stemming from an incident he had last summer with his newly wed wife, a reality show actress.

He was put on probation and missed a meeting with his P.O. and so he had a court date today to address that. The plea deal reached would allow that he wouldn’t have any jail time and was all set until an ego-maniacally acting judge revoked the deal because, as she stated she didn’t believe he was taking the court case seriously by patting his attorney on the ass and saying good job.

Now before you leap to the conclusion he deserved what he got one has to understand the context of what was unfolding right before our eyes. First off, an agreement had already been reached. The judge was satisfied with the deal. Chad was then asked if he was happy with the services and representation his attorney provided to him by the judge.

This is important because the judge asked him the question. She went on to tell him that he should be very happy with his attorney and that she knows he’s a good attorney and does good work. Chad tells her his attorney’s awesome and he is happy with his representation. It is at that moment that he lightly pats his attorney as most athletes do to one another on the ass.

The sheriffs along with some other people present in the courtroom then laugh openly in response. He did what came natural to him as an athlete in response to the judge’s prodding him almost imploring him to demonstrate physically how grateful he should have been to have this plea agreement come out good for him.

Then suddenly, she snaps and says she’s not accepting the agreement and asks if Chad thinks there’s something funny about the days events. Chad never smiled or laughed and says he doesn’t find anything funny. He even looked behind him at the people who were laughing. She yells the whole court room was laughing and she isn’t accepting the plea deal.

If you view the video footage of the black sheriffs who laughed they suddenly stop laughing when they realize their laughter just got Chad Johnson a fellow black person sent to jail for thirty days. Yet Chad gets the blame from Stephen A Smith and Skip Bayless. It doesn’t matter that they believe he was stupid.

The judge simply over reacted and took her emotions out on him for what others were doing. If anything the judge should have realized he (Chad) has no control over the actions of other people. In addition it was the sheriffs who were unprofessional in their response by laughing out loud.

TMZ’s Harvey Levin spoke to all these points and I was surprised to say the least, to see and hear him in defense of Chad Johnson. That woman needs to be in jail for thirty days for her gross over reaction. Even the attorney whose ass was patted said he didn’t believe it was in any way meant as a sign of disrespect to the court.

America take a good look at yourself in the face and dare cry about how black people are always complaining about injustice. Here we have another example of it on video. The evidence is indisputable if you’re a reasonable and rational thinking person.

If not God bless you that some day your mind will be lifted out of your ass. At the end of the day what I took away from what I saw was a white female judge satisfying herself and her ego by arbitrarily sending a Black Man to jail as if she had just undergone a rite of passage. Sick to my stomach!!