ENTRY #8 Racism or Pride

"It's hard to understand", these were the exact words used by former President George Bush as he describes the jury decision in the Eric Garner case. A lot of Americans including myself are finding it difficult to understand. Did the so called "grand jury" see the video at all. I was never in surprise when the Michael Brown case was dismissed because i did not know what happened at the scene, and maybe what Officer Darren Wilson said about Brown charging him was true. I had already given a no-charge verdict in my mind for Officer Darren Wilson just after watching Brown's store robbery. However, I believe an indictment should have been the least for Officer Pantaleo, even if he would end up being found not guilty in court. That would have shown a little regard for human life. Or does the grand jury believe a black man's life is not that important? All these after hearing a man scream for his life, and still officers wouldn't let go off the choke hold. This goes a long way to say that Barack Obama's statement about equipping policemen with cameras is rubbish. There were discrepancies and controversies in the witness statements involving Michael Brown shooting, all because we didn't have it on camera. Now here is a perfect case where everything has been captured on Camera, and still a grand jury sees no reason for indictment. I believe the only solution is education for the black man. If this is a case of racism as many people are saying, then the black man should live a good life so that we could have more minorities in the jury. If we educate ourselves and become responsible in the society, we have great chances of being selected among the jury in cases like this. Getting ourselves involved in drugs and gangsta life would only end us in jail and cause us to lose our civil rights. We have the power to vote and the right to be selected among the jury if we have our civil rights, so the black man should educate himself.