Justice for Donovon Lynch

The past couple of weeks have been strange for me. It's been really difficult trying to find the answers to the questions I have, and accepting something I shouldn't feel guilty about.

Everybody knows about the shooting at the oceanfront a few weeks ago. I went to school with the one who was killed by the officer. We weren't super close, but once I found out he was murdered I automatically knew he was innocent. I felt terrible because I knew the kind of person he was, and he would help anyone he could. A few weeks later talking about the details with my friend who works out there, something stuck with me finding out the specifics of the shooting. I was planning to be out there that night and, it happened right where I park. I don't know why but I felt really guilty. I didn't feel like myself for the next 2 days. I didn't feel right if I went to the viewing or funeral, because my anxiety was making it hard to accept that it could've been me. 

Reading comments online seeing people making up these false narratives about Donovon and trying to slander his name infuriates me. It also goes to show people don't want to actually know what happened they just want to push their racist stereotypes if it involves any black person and a gun. 

Having to always double check to make sure people around me know I'm not a threat is exhausting. Making sure I can't make one wrong move when dealing with police, but somebody can have a "bad day" shoot multiple people and be taken into custody without a scratch. For 2 years an officer can plant drugs in people's cars in 400 cases, and nobody even questions it.... Why is it civilians are expected to act accordingly with a gun in their face, but somebody who is trained to act in these certain situations ALWAYS are allowed to make mistakes? These are the situations that constantly play in my mind. Cumo was right, nothing will be done until its white kids who are being murdered. I don't care if saying that makes you uncomfortable, I don't care if it makes you angry, it isn't an opinion it's the truth. Take a step outside your little safe bubble and see what's really going on. 26 years and you "forgot what side your gun was on"..... So because you forgot your rights and lefts an innocent kid had to die? 

Jonathon