Sweetest Taboo

Valerie Castile had not even buried her son when CNN asked her if she forgave the killer. 

 Here’s her answer ^^^^^

Stop asking black victims of white violence if they forgive their victimizers

It’s a strange and offensive phenomenon in America.

When a black family loses a loved one to some type of racial terror — be it at the hands of police, white supremacists, or another angry caucasian, they are often asked a question that you rarely see asked of anyone else in a similar position…

…Why in the hell would you ask her that? Has that man asked to be forgiven? Has he admitted that what he did was wrong? Has he repented and accepted some form of justice? Has he been arrested or charged with a crime? Has he reached out to the family to communicate his feelings about their unimaginable loss?…

Do you think any family members of the slain police officers in Dallas were asked this weekend if they forgive Micah Johnson?

When Syed Farook and his wife killed 14 people in #SanBernardino and injured 22 others, nobody was rushing to ask people if they forgave him.

In other words, when the roles are reversed, and white people suffer any form of violence, it’s just common sense that you don’t ask them, particularly in the immediate aftermath, if they have forgiven their victimizer. You particularly don’t see this ridiculous question being asked of white people when a person of color was responsible for the violence.

Just stop it. Don’t rush our grief. And if you want forgiveness, earn it, and start providing some justice in this country.

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