In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun.
Phoenix police killed 19-year-old Jacob Harris in 2019. His 3 friends — in the car when officers shot him — have been in jail awaiting a murder trial for his death since then.
At least 13 states allow this kind of thing to happen. Latest @BuzzFeedNews https://t.co/EMhe6OReUr
I spent a lot of my life being told by family, ex friends, ex partners, school admin, etc. that I was too sensitive. Turns out that I was unwilling to sit silently through mistreatment/cultures of abuse.
Sensitivity is a strength. Never let weak people convince you otherwise.