r.i.h. #samdubose
University of Cincinnati
cop, Ray Tensing, indicted for murder in the death of an unarmed Samuel Dubose
during what started out as routine traffic stop on July 19th.
Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters held a press conference where he
talked in detail about the incident and released the body cam.
Referring to indicted and terminated police officer Tensing Deters said,
“I’m treating him like a murderer….I could use harsher words.” It was senseless and asinine. He should never have been a police officer.”
Deters further stated, “People want to believe that Samuel Dubose did
something violent against the officer.
He did not.”
Interesting, Deters didn't call the officer "soulless" or "unsalvageable."
Now it’s time for me to switch my
citizen journalist hat with my blogger “speak truth to power” hat.
Before I do, please join me dear
blog readers as I take a moment to honor #samdubose.
CAJD extends our deepest condolences to the family who are people of
great faith. Ms. Dubose said that she could forgive the
officer, if he asked for forgiveness.
What in the hell was
former Officer Tensing thinking (UC President Santa Ono says he has been fired).
Tensing saw this black man in this
older model car, wearing a festive red outfit with matching hat, with a bottle of air freshener in a liquor bottle on the floor.
(for those of you that don't know, they sell liquid air freshener called "smell goods" in liquor bottles, in certain hoods')
A bright light bulb, brighter than the outfit, possibly went off in Tensing’s head.
Tensing’s brain. I hate
my job as a University of Cincinnati cop. I can pop a bullet in this clown’s red hat
wearing head.
Nobody
will care. His #black life does not
matter.
I’ll
get famous like George Zimmerman or famous and rich like Darren Wilson.
I’ll
Get a big fat Gofundme check.
Be
hailed as a hero by the law enforcement and the criminal justice community.
Deters will call Dubose an animal.
I’LL
BECOME THE TOAST OF THE TOWN.
Wrong!
A
SAD STATISTIC. Black drivers are more likely to be pulled over for minor
offenses like switching lanes without using a turn signal (Sandra Bland),
broken tail light, or no front license plate.
I was going to post a link to where I found
that statistic, but do we really need one?
To know what we know, what we
know, what some of us live each and every day.
Out of touch politicians and leaders
It’s a great big slap in the face
for politicians like Mayor John Cranley and the “leaders”
to call for peace.
Are they fools?
Why would there not be peace as
Ray Tensing has been indicted which is the first step in the healing process.
As a community we recognize that
there is a long way to go from indictment to conviction to prison.
Still, black people won’t rise up,
unless Tensing is not convicted.
Silly politicians and “leaders”
why would people "riot"over an indictment?
The indictment brings a temporary
moment of relief.
Bad move hiring attorney Mark O’Mara
Attorney Mark O’Mara’s claim to fame is that he
got Trayvon Martin’s killer off (George Zimmerman). Now he has rolled in town visiting black
churches and holding black people’s hands with the same hands that held Trayvon
Martin’s killers hands.
And that’s a damn shame.
There are
unsubstantiated rumors that O’Mara’s law firm was able to get some
immediate cash to the Dubose family, and that Bishop Bobby Hilton ( Greater Cincinnati Chapter of the National Action Network, president) brokered the
deal taking a fee.
This connection is definitely strange bedfellows as Rev. Al Sharpton (National Action Network) asked on his national radio show on Thursday, why hasn't any activist spoken about the O'Mara connection to #SamDubose.
My concern lies in the fact that any attorney
could have gotten the family money. But
can any attorney see that the indicted Tensing goes from indictment to
conviction?
Why is O’Mara only handling the civil ($$$) and
not the criminal case for the family?
Santa
Ono give Sam Dubose kid’s scholarships
President Ono said something will be worked
out. Don’t work it out. Make it happen.
FBK is an unapologetic black writer who hates
to edit. Her 19-year-old beloved son is serving a 20-year sentence for bank
robbery that he committed in order to pay for college tuition.
She believes those that break the law, including her beloved
son, should be brought to justice. However, she stands against over prosecution
(like what happened to her son) for people of color, people with modest
incomes, or people who live in certain zip codes.
FBK in an unapologetic black writer. She finds it necessary to keep it real regarding race and
politics. She bleeds purple and the ONLY vote she’s
casting in in 2016 is for Criminal Justice Reform.
#criminaljusticereform
