So I was talking with my mom about #DefundThePolice. And she asked me a question: how could what happened to Rayshard Brooks happen, at this moment, in this uprising? How could police keep...doing this?
So this is what I said.
1/ I am a third-year medical student. Yesterday, I was assigned a new patient. I hadn’t met them yet, but knew they had presented with liver-related symptoms. In preparation for morning rounds, I flipped through their chart and checked their lab work.
My boss asked me to start a project at 2pm yesterday and have her a draft by Monday but I don’t even care because 1) It’s not COVID-19 related and 2) I’m so excited about the work. Never thought I’d be excited to work the weekend after a 50 hour work week but here we are
I wanna talk about George Floyd.
Did you know he was called the Gentle Giant, because he was 6'6" and his immense kindness? His sister said "to know George was to know love" and I firmly believe that.
Did you know he was from Houston and that he has a cousin that plays or played+
White friends, not being racist is not enough. We need white accomplices. Racists should feel afraid, uncomfortable & unable to move in circles around YOU because YOU call out racism. YOU see color & YOU know YOU MUST PROTECT BLACK LIVES, aggressively, constantly & consistently.
I went to the grocery store this afternoon. As I was walking in I heard a woman yell to me from her car. I walked over and found an elderly woman and her husband. She cracked her window open a bit more, and explained to me nearly in tears that they are afraid to go in the store.