Bobby Tillman's Killers Represent The Black Brute Theory

Some black folks take pride in the brutish image that society has of them. Take the case of Bobby Tillman into consideration. After my last post,I would be remiss if I didn't call out the black cowardly brutes who killed a good,18 year old black man. Because it's not just cops that are brutalizing & murdering innocent black men.

You see,there are some evil black people who assault,maim,& kill their own kind out of jealousy. It's no different than any other race. Jealousy & envy is a human trait. As the saying goes,there is more than one rotten apple on every tree.

Bad cops that kill innocent human beings are bad apples. And the black men who killed Bobby Tillman represent apples that are badly spoiled as well. It is unequivocally wrong to equate every black man with these evil beings. Contrary to popular belief,black does not represent evil.

Since blacks were described as being less than human by 19th century scientists,we are held to a different standard. Here's more on that from ScienceBlog:

"Crude historical depictions of African Americans as ape-like may have disappeared from mainstream U.S. culture, but research presented in a new paper by psychologists at Stanford, Pennsylvania State University and the University of California-Berkeley reveals that many Americans subconsciously associate blacks with apes.

In addition, the findings show that society is more likely to condone violence against black criminal suspects as a result of its broader inability to accept African Americans as fully human, according to the researchers.

Co-author Jennifer Eberhardt, a Stanford associate professor of psychology who is black, said she was shocked by the results, particularly since they involved subjects born after Jim Crow and the civil rights movement. “This was actually some of the most depressing work I have done,” she said. “This shook me up. You have suspicions when you do the work—intuitions—you have a hunch. But it was hard to prepare for how strong [the black-ape association] was—how we were able to pick it up every time.” (END OF EXCERPT) Read the whole article here.

Being black seems to be synonymous with being evil & inhuman. For instance,why is evil magic called black magic & good magic called white magic? I could go on & on,but I know that you get the point.

So,the monsters who killed Bobby Tillman support the black brute theory. But,good guys like Bobby Tillman refute that way of thinking. It's up to our young black youth to decide how they want to be portrayed. Will you substantiate the black brute image or will you tear that image down? Only you can decide.

Here's more on what happened to Bobby Tillman from CNN:

"Sheriff Phil Miller told CNN the attack happened after girls got into a fight, and one of the girls hit a boy. One of the suspects, according to Miller, said he wasn't going to "hit a girl," but the next guy who came by was going to get "beat down."

Tillman was the unfortunate victim, and he was a "little guy, 18 years old, 5-foot-6, weighed 125 pounds," said Miller, who added that he didn't think the boys even knew each other.

The suspect went to Douglas County High School, while Tillman went to Chapel Hill, the sheriff said.

"As a parent who is about to bury her child, you wonder why. Why didn't anyone help?" asked Rivarde.

A judge ordered no bail for the suspects until they can speak with an attorney. All but Franklin, whose mother told the judge she had already hired a lawyer for her son, asked for court-appointed counsel.

"I don't even want to think about those cowards," said Tillman's mother. "Hopefully they get life in prison for what they did."

Police arrived on the scene early Sunday. They were called by the mother of the girl who had hosted the party after it had gotten out of control. Miller said there were 60 to 80 people at the party. Fifty-seven witnesses were taken in for questioning.

After the initial hearing, the sheriff responded to criticism from parents who complained about partygoers being bused in from the party to the police station, and held without their permission.

"This is not about the sheriff's office or the inconveniences about solving a murder case," Miller said. "And that's what we did, and that's what we're proud of."

The Douglas County district attorney stood next to the victim's mother, calling the attack "an absolutely unprovoked senseless killing" of a "completely innocent victim."(END OF EXCERPT) Read the article in its entirety here.

Oakland Police Kill Another Unarmed Black Man!!

Another unarmed black man was shot to death by Oakland cops. This time a call to resolve a domestic dispute ended when the cops chased their weaponless suspect & killed him. Why did they feel the need to shoot the owner of the laundromat that they were called out to? I don't know. The 37 year old man was a business owner,not a thug on the corner.

As the mother of a 10 year old black boy,I often have to share these types of horrific stories with him. You see,I don't ever want him to become the victim of a cop's panic & rage. He knows about Oscar Grant being killed by a Bart cop who only got 2 years for the crime that he committed.

My son won't go out into the world with blinders on. The societal view of blacks won't be a jolting revelation for him because I have already revealed the awful truth to him. When you go into a store, you are suspicious simply because you are black. As a black man living in America,you will,in all probability,become a suspect at some point in your life. So,you must act accordingly.

Comply with the police. Don't try to escape. If you are being manhandled by them,get their badge number. Complain to their superiors in writing. It's better for you to wind up in jail instead of the morgue.

As long as the image of a black man is that of a brute, you must follow those rules. Having a black president hasn't erased that stereotype. The stereotypical brutish,violent black man who makes white women clutch their purses when they see him approaching is still out there.

That is what the cops expect to encounter whenever they have a male suspect that is black. And that is the reason black men will continue to be manhandled & killed by the police as if they were rabid animals that need to be euthanized immediately.

Here's more on the latest killing of an unarmed black man from ABC 7 News:

"Oakland police shot and killed an escaping domestic violence suspect. No weapons were found at the scene.

Police were called out to a laundry mat on the 1500 block of Bancroft Avenue at about 9:30 Monday night. A man had reportedly been violent with a woman. When officers pulled up the man ran away.

A short time later a couple of other offices spotted him two blocks away from the laundry mat.

Police said there was a confrontation. Two officers opened fire killing the man.

The man was 37-years-old." (END OF ARTICLE) Read more here.

Johannes Mehserle Only Got 2 Yrs. For Killing Oscar Grant!

Oscar Grant's killer didn't get any real time for taking his life! Johannes Mehserle was sentenced to just 2 yrs. with credit for time already served. What a joke! They took Michael Vick through the ringer for killing dogs. I guess the loss of a dog's life is more important than the loss of a black man's life. Some people want to excuse what Mehserle did. Michael Vick was vilified for what he did.

Those dogs got justice for what happened to them.Where is the justice for Oscar Grant? This sentence was the minimum instead of the maximum. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Robert Perry has left many people with the impression that he cares more about upholding those who enforce the law rather than upholding the law itself.

This is absolutely shameful that the attitude towards black men has barely changed in the 21st century. The representation of blacks in "The Birth of A Nation" still holds true for far too many to this day. The image of a black man as something to fear is still here.

During & after slavery,black men were thought of as vicious brutes. It seems to me that's how both Mehserle & the judge in this case felt about Oscar Grant. Because the judge seems to agree with Mehserle's assertion that Grant was resisting arrest. Even if that were true,which I do not believe it was,that still does not justify shooting an unarmed man. Johannes Mehserle was a much more imposing figure than Oscar Grant was. Why did Mehserle feel that a weaponless Oscar Grant was a threat? Simply put,it is because he is a black man.

If you have been taught that all black men are brutish threats to society,you probably think that this sentence was unfair for a different reason than I do.Like the folks who participated in the pro-Mehserle rally in Walnut Creek,you are of the opinion that the prosecutors should have never prosecuted this case. I mean,c'mon, everyone knows that blacks pose a threat just by existing. For those who share that viewpoint,Mehserle is a heroic cop whose life was on the line.

Race definitely played a part in what transpired on that fateful night. A lot of blacks feel like life is unfair while others try to downplay that reality.This sentence only highlights the injustice that blacks have to deal with on a daily basis. It proves their point.

But some say if you just try to conform to a European standard of living,everything will be fair for you. That's really the way that too many blacks feel.This attitude stems from slavery to the present.Looking & acting black is a no-no for some.One black woman told me that whites feel uncomfortable around those who are Afrocentric. I'm guessing that's the reason that she's worn a European styled wig every single day of the two years that I've known her. She wants to make white people feel proud that others are doing their best to emulate them.

I will never be white. Quite frankly,I don't want to be white. I am black. Why do I feel like I have to spend every day of my life making up for that fact?Do we have to bleach our skins & destroy our hair in order to be accepted by society? That seems to be the case.

Oscar Grant's blackness got him killed. So much for a post-racial society.

Here's what the Grant family's attorney had to say about the sentence,courtesy of SF Gate :

"John Burris, attorney for the Grant family, said at a news conference outside the Los Angeles courtroom after the sentencing that he viewed the two-year term as confirmation of a racially unfair justice system.

Burris said he hoped there were no violent reactions, "but I can understand the pain and frustration that many will feel here. ... There is no place to go."

Grant's grandfather, Oscar Grant Sr. of Hayward, was in front of City Hall shortly after the sentencing, and said he hoped unrest did not break out.

"Responding to this situation - do it peacefully," he said. "Violence is not going to solve anything. Violence is what killed my grandson.

"Knowing how the judicial system in this country works, I was not surprised," he added of the sentence. "Two years is just a slap in the face."(END OF EXCERPT)Read more here.