Chrissy Rutherford implores the non-black community to speak up in times of injustice
Last Monday, Minneapolis police officers killed George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, after responding to a store clerk’s call about use of a suspected counterfeit bill. Chilling video footage shows one officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck for several minutes as he gasps for breath. Floyd’s brutal death has served as a tipping point for social unrest; since, a wave of protests across the world have erupted, from Minneapolis to Los Angeles, from London to Berlin.
I think it's really important obviously for people to understand how heavily this weighs on Black people right now. I don’t know George Floyd and the many that have come before him, but just understanding that someone has been murdered for having the same skin colour that I have — it’s a lot to deal with. The last 36 hours I’ve just felt so overwhelmed and I’m trying to process what’s happening. My body is taking on the stress; my neck has been so stiff; I’m not sleeping well at night.
I think if you are not Black and you are not sharing what’s going on and talking about it, to me, you’re sending a message that you agree with whats going on. I don’t care if you have a million followers or you have 200 followers. It’s still important to have these conversations with your friends and your family, and to make your point of view known. Otherwise they might think you actually agree with what’s going on.
It’s just so hard for me to imagine people being scared to speak out about what is right. Are you afraid that people are going to think that you like Black people and you don’t believe they should be executed in the street? Please explain that to me. This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.
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