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Why The Brutal Policing Of Black Children Is Domestic Terrorism
2021 is still in its beginning stages and already our timelines are littered with graphic images of police brutality. This time it’s the sober reminder of how Black students are easy targets of dangerous encounters with hired militarized reinforcements, that wield a threatening presence with the approval of traitorous school officials.
It’s no secret that Black students, regardless of age and stature are more prone to the violence of disciplinary measures, that almost always never match the “crime” committed by impressionable kids, who never have to gawk at the slam dunk of a white counterpart by a badged thug without mercy.
Headlines come and go, and eventually blend into familiarized calls for justice after viral footage of yet another Black girl being brutally overpowered by a wrathful police officer makes the rounds, before disappearing into the abyss.
But some of us can’t forget the little Black girl, with a tear-stained face and the haunting look in her eyes, illustrating the trauma of experiencing cold, metal handcuffs on her tiny hands, courtesy of a rogue cop who was summoned to arrest a Black child throwing a temper tantrum in her classroom.
Imagine that we’re living in a country where adult white males are permitted to commit offenses that should…
