The Glass Is Not Half Full

Black Lives Don’t Matter

As Tyre Nichols’ senseless death is replayed endlessly on our TV screens we all know that he will soon be forgotten and nothing will change.

“We say that ‘Black Lives Matter’

Well truthfully they really never have.

No one ever really gave a f*ck

Just read your bullsh*t history books”

- Body Count

On April 29, 1992, my wife had just been put on bed rest after possible pregnancy complications. As I pulled up to the pharmacy to pick up her prescription, the news came across the radio that four policemen had been acquitted for beating Rodney King during a traffic stop. Not unexpectedly, there were soon outbreaks of civil disturbances. After the police broke up a peaceful protest outside LAPD’s Parker Center headquarters (named after the former police chief “known for unambiguous racism”), a full-fledged riot broke out. By the time it ended, 63 people had been killed, 2,383 had been injured and $1 billion worth of property had been damaged.