Once again the news
hits hard.
Eight shots out of
twenty or so
Brought him down in
his grandma's backyard.
Helicopters circled
above.
Police officers on
the ground,
Suspecting Clark of
a crime yelled out,
"Gun!
Gun!" before he was downed.
Clark was holding
NOT a gun
But a mobile phone.
Officers said
The suspect charged
at them before
They hastily shot
the unarmed man dead.
But something is
fishy: Six shots hit
The man in the back.
By and large,
People do NOT
normally
Rush backwards when
they charge.
In retrospect, as we
piece together
The flash of events
that transpired,
We learned that
after Clark had fallen,
Even more shots were
fired.
Stephon Clark is
another name
To add to an
ever-growing list
Of unarmed black men
killed by police
Whose actions cannot
be dismissed.
Appropriate use of
force is key;
But one thing is
undeniable:
We simply can't
allow ourselves
To justify the
unjustifiable.
-by Bob B (3-31-18)
No comments:
Post a Comment