VIDEO PROOF OF WHITE POLICE OFFICER BEATING BLACK TEEN. ALL WHITE JURY DECLARES OFFICER INNOCENT.

About 1 minute into the video below shows a black teen face down on the ground getting beaten by white police officers.

The fact that the teen, 15 year old Chad Holley, is laying defenseless on the ground with his hands behind his head surrendering shows he is of no threat to the officers leaving their actions to be violent hate crimes. If they weren't deliberately beating him for his race, but because he was running from them for burglary just minutes earlier, still leave their conduct inappropriate and unnecessary. What led to their actions was none other than a society still poisoned with racism, no matter how subconscious that may be. Holley was beaten by at laest five officers while he lay there defenseless with no intention to fight back.

Andrew Blomberg was the first to reach Holley and in the video is seen kicking and stomping on his head and neck. Despite the video and expert testimony that "Blomberg’s actions were ‘objectively unreasonable’ and were ‘contrary to any legitimate police action,’” an all-white, six member jury acquitted Blomberg on Wednesday (Brown 2012).

The Jury that claimed the prosectuion failed to show evidence that Blomberg acted unreasonably really shows that to some people the life of a black man means nothing. This is not ok. The law needs to change to be more specific in what a police officer can and cannot do and when there is video proof of officers violating those terms they are to be punished. Those who enforce the law cannot be above the law. Also in an interracial case, the fact that there was an all white jury shows another flaw and injustice that ironically exsits within our "justice" system. This should never be the case.

Three other officers are still to be tried for their part in the incident. Drew Ryser is charged with official oppression and Phillip Bryan and Raad Hassan are both charged with official oppression and violating the civil rights of a prisoner (Brown 2012).

My interpretations of the incident were based on facts presented by an article written by Alex Brown on May 18th posted on thinkprogress.org.

THE GOP THINK IT SHOULD BE LEGAL TO FIRE SOMEONE FOR BEING GAY

-"If only gay people didn't exist."

Yes, this is true. Rep. James Lankford of Oklahoma believes its morally right to fire someone for being gay. According to Lankford, it's ok to discriminate against someone as long as they have a different viewpoint or makes different choices than him. To Lankford, freedom is all about him being able to have his own opinions and making everyone else live by his way of life. He thinks being gay is a choice. First of all, it's not. "Being gay is actually not a choice, according to the American Medical Association, the American Association of Pediatrics, the American Psychological Association, and all other accredited medical organizations" (thinkprogress.org). Second of all, even if it was, the American definition of freedom is for people to be entitled to their own practices as long as they do not cause harm upon anything or anyone else. Come on America, a law stating its ok to fire someone for their sexual orientation is only going to lead to more harsher forms of discrimination. It's just not right. With elections coming up, I hope everyone reading this post will focus on these human rights issues when supporting politicians.