I Can't Breathe! - "Unarmed and Unvalued - The George Floyd Case"

05/31/20 • 24 min

The "Whatever Happened to Common Sense?" Show

In this episode, we discuss the unfortunate killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the subsequent arrest of police officer, Derek Chauvin. Our goal is to use a "common sense" approach to address, expand, and provide clarity for the incident and for multiple important details of the aftermath. We hope to enlighten and provide tangible solutions for limiting these types of tragedies in the future. This is not just an African-American issue, but a human issue. For those who have any sense of morals, dignity, and respect for humanity, these ongoing issues should challenge you and cause you to ask yourself, what is it that I can do to assist in tearing down the systems of injustice that have historically oppressed people of color?

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In this episode, we address one of the most prevalent news stories currently in our country and that is the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. This unfortunate incident is just one more occurrence in which an unarmed African American male was seamlessly killed without any regard to his life as a human being and to his right to live. My goal is to share thoughts and viewpoints from an African-American male perspective and to offer additional commentary with hopes that someone's perspective and actions may be changed for the better. We have to get to the point where our lives are consistently valued by others. For our social media fans, please like us on Facebook (@weusecommonsense) and subscribe to our YouTube Channel. As always, you can listen to our show on 15 streaming services including all of the major platforms.

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