Thank you for fixing that.

I know that we hold trials by jury in accordance with constitutional and english common law.  Anything else is mob rule and will be turned on us in the end.

Are you really that stupid?  If they can skip due process for a white child molester they will obviously find a way to skip it for us. That’s how Emmett Till died.

Have you lost your god damn mind?  This is why we have jury trials.  This is why we have judicial process.  Once we allow the mob to have it’s way with him do you imagine it will be long before it returns to its normal duty of hanging black folk?

No.  Just no.  It has nothing to do with this case, what they found, whatever.  Once you let the mob have it’s way on them it will inevitably turn on you.

Good news is nice, for a change.

Everyone take a long, deep breath. This is standard in almost any major felony case and it rarely matters. Some of you may remember my defense of the judge allowing castle doctrine (under mistake of fact) as a defense; this is the payoff. Because it was allowed at trial it can’t be a factor in her appeal, meaning her…

Fukkkkk....

They can’t.

I feel a bit queasy just now.

I get your feelings but no, that can never be how we do this.  That way lies angry mobs and strange fruit.  We can never repeat that.

See, this is what we mean when we talk about “structural racism” and the need for reparations.  Individual sentiments are irrelevant in the face of a system that puts black folk at a disadvantage in every field of economy.

Are you forgetting Tamir Rice, Eric Garner, Philando Castile? What matters here is getting closer to justice every day. We been in this fight for generations, brother, and our children will be in it for several more. What matters is that departments, prosecutors, and courts are starting, slowly and painfully, to come…

Am I mistaken or does it start to feel like we’re gaining traction on this? Dallas killer cop convicted of murder, this guy processed out in one business day and referred to the FBI.  This feels like a sea change from just a year ago.

It’s not the military.

Don’t call the police. Ever. Seriously, just don’t, they cannot be trusted with anything more nuanced than a daylight bank robbery by guys with AR-15's.  

Oh right, she’s black.

1. It’s a survival skill you learn from an abusive childhood.

Lawsuit?  How about felony child endangerment?

This is so beautiful on so many levels I have nothing useful to say.  The fight isn’t over but we keep getting closer.