Capitalism turned 2Pac into a brand. His image is celebrated everywhere, while his Black Panther roots and critiques of racism, poverty, and inequality are rarely discussed.
Jesse Mack Butler was 16 & 17 when he sexually assaulted and strangled two 16 year olds!
He faced 10 felony counts, including attempted rape, rape by instrumentation, forcible oral sodomy, sexual battery, and domestic assault and battery by strangulation. Investigators recovered video evidence from his phone, which showed one victim strangled to unconsciousness.
He was sentenced to out-patient counseling, community service, rehabilitation, and strict curfew supervision until he turns 19. He avoided serving any time behind bars, and the convictions could be erased from his record upon reaching 19!
Karmelo Anthony just received 35 years.
A 19-year-old Black young man is now looking at a sentence that will consume most of his adult life. But in the same state, the officers who killed Jordan Edwards, Atatiana Jefferson, and Botham Jean received less time combined than this one teenager will serve alone.
That is not balance. That is a false weight.
Scripture says, “Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.” Proverbs 20:10
When the accused is a Black youth, the system knows how to be severe. When the accused wears a badge, suddenly mercy, context, and restraint appear.
You do not have to argue that Karmelo is innocent to see the injustice in the scales. The issue is not whether crime should be judged. The issue is whether judgment is righteous.
Christ said, “Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.” John 7:24
One young man gets 35 years, while men trusted with badges keep most of their lives after taking Black life.
Remember the name. Remember the number.
Karmelo Anthony. Thirty-five years.
Let that sit with you.
@ssmb291_@FearedBuck She cooked all of them low key , they was mad about that "ain't" remark, then they all wanted to pretend accent determines ethnicity they're all low key stupid meanwhile she's throwing out words they can't spell or understand 😭🤣