Down in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, an armed white man (or men) is randomly killing black people, and the reports so far are not pretty.
"Police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, said on Sunday that there is a “strong possibility” that the murders of two black men in the city last week were racially motivated, according to the Associated Press. A 23-year-old white man, Kenneth Gleason, is considered a person of interest in the fatal shootings, which happened two days and five miles apart. Gleason is currently being held on drug charges, as police say they do not have enough evidence to charge him with the murders yet.
On Tuesday night, a 59-year-old homeless man named Bruce Cofield was shot and killed in Baton Rouge in what originally seemed like a random crime. Then, two days later, 49-year-old Donald Smart was killed in a similar manner while walking to his restaurant job on Thursday night. According to a police bulletin obtained by The Advocate, in both cases, the gunman, wearing dark clothes and possibly a tactical vest, shot the men from a red sedan using a 9-mm handgun, then exited his car to continue shooting them multiple times. A witness reported hearing about 12 shots on Tuesday when Cofield was killed.
The shootings were later linked after ballistics tests, and a manhunt for the killer began. It’s not yet clear how Gleason became a suspect, but police said that his car matched the description of the vehicle they were looking for, and shell casings linked to the crimes were found inside." [Source]
I know I know, but what about Chicago?
That's what folks always say when you tell them about racially motivated killings of black folks: "But what about Chicago and other places where there is a lot of black on black crime?"
Well, that is sad as well, and I have spent a great portion of my life trying to educate young black men to respect themselves and to value the life of others who look like them. That's ongoing battle that I will continue to fight, but I am going to continue fighting these other battles.
Those urban terrorist kill each other over drugs, money, and turf. The last time I checked they were not out looking for random white folks and killing them because of the color of their skin.
That's what this punk in Baton Rouge allegedly did, and it is what another sick racist did to poor Timothy Coughhman in New York as well. He repeatedly stabbed the poor man with a sword until he was dead, all because of the color of his skin.
Make no mistake, this is what cost Treyvon Martin and many others like him their lives: The color of their skins.
Sadly, it will get worse before it gets better. Why? Just look who occupies the White House, and how he rose to power. He encouraged it, and then fed on what it brought.
Now the Genie is out of the bottle, and we are all left to live with the consequences. We all know, of curse, that a race war is the kind of war that will ultimately ruin America. Contrary to what they might tell you, it's the kind of war that not even your most virulent racists want.
Helter Skelter, indeed.
*Pic from today.com
Lots to talk about on this open thread Wednesday.
