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Sixteen shots. That is what a black life means in society. Not one, two, or three shots because, of course, that would have been too simplistic. All it took for Emmett Till was to be beaten, shot, and thrown into the river. Nevertheless, those sixteen shots characterized the meaning of being black in America-----to be continuously beaten while one is down and helpless. However, if one has to win a fight while the other remains on their knees and constrained, is it really a fair match?
The murder of Laquan McDonald has been highlighted during this Thanksgiving holiday. The facts are clear. It does not take a rocket scientist to conjure the idea of this murder being a massive cover-up. The Burger King near where the murder occurred even issued a statement saying that the Chicago Police Department deleted their footage of the incident. The dash cam footage was helpful; it was the graphics of the video that led Attorney Anita Alvarez to charge Officer Van Dyke with first-degree murder. However, did it take a video to conceive the racism and the ideology of white supremacy of America? I guess so. Furthermore, did it take over a year to realize that the officer should be charged? Additionally, is it justifiable for an officer to still be on payroll while a black teen's life has been taken. Laquan McDonald, along with many other black men who have been killed by police, did not have the opportunity to progress himself and become successful. But, of course, an educated/successful black man is a white man's worst enemy.
So, none of this is surprising. White supremacy is like a rite of passage in America, and it has been deeply implanted into our psyche. Sixteen shots for seventeen years of life........I guess that sums it up.