NO MORE "HASHTAG HEADSTONES"
I understand the public outcry when an innocent young black male is gunned down at the hands of law enforcement!! The public outcry is warranted!! Fathers and sons being stripped away from families is the devastating reality of the times in which we live. We should never minimize the tragedy of a life taken too soon!
Someone recently said, "Hashtags have become the new headstones", with #AltonShelton and #PhilandoCastle added to the list; cameras capturing moments no mother should ever see. The public outcry is warranted!!
There are some names, however, that are not so well known! Yet the pain of their loss stings the heart of those who knew and loved them.
#KianaThomas - a 21 year old wife and mother, murdered this week at the hands of her husband. She was murdered in front of her 7 year old son. Not national news, but public outcry is warranted.
#HaydenWilson and #KaydenWilson - 5 month old beautiful twin girls, murdered by their father while being held in their mothers arms. The mother was leaving an abusive relationship. Minimal time in national news, but public outcry is warranted!
#329 - 329 homicides so far this year in the city of Chicago, Illinois alone!!! Only the numbers, not their names, made national news. Too many "hashtag headstones". Public outcry is warranted.
These are just a morsel of violent deaths, locally and nationally, that touched my heart and soul. A life cut short by violence is a life that will never know its full potential and leaves families never fully understanding why. Let the cry for justice for one be a cry for "justice for all"! PUBLIC OUTCRY IS WARRANTED!!! No more "hashtag headstones"!
#nomorehashtagheadstones
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