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Blacks’ Misguided Chicago Protest.

December 5, 2015 by  
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(ThyBlackMan.com) There is no spinning the killing of Laquan McDonald by Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke. A 17-year old black boy appears to have been savagely murdered by a white police officer in October 2014 for no apparent probable cause or reason – other than Van Dyke was a bad cop.

But blacks didn’t help themselves or their “cause” when they protested Black Friday in Chicago, clogging Magnificent Mile, the busiest stretch of retail stores. They just looked like another directionless group of angry black people.

In the name of Black Lives Matter, an estimated 1,000 people shutdown Michigan Avenue. Mostly black protestors locked arms and stood in front of stores blocking customers from entering or exiting. How does blocking the entrance to the American Girl Store on Michigan Avenue force Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel to address their grievance of alleged police violence against blacks?

Once again as we saw in Baltimore and Ferguson, blacks harmed other blacks who had nothing to do with the killing of a black teen. Chicago, like the other two cities, is predominately black. While the protestors didn’t destroy and loot black businesses and homes, they disrupted the biggest shopping and revenue-making holiday for retailers.

Thanks to the black protestors, other blacks couldn’t work, make money or shop. If the angry mob wanted to be effective, they should have protested Chicago’s Democrat machine—Emmanuel’s office, the City Council, the State’s Attorney and the Chicago Police Superintendent who waited over a year to release the dash-cam chicagoprotests-2015-black-communityvideo.

There are many questions lingering around the case, including why it took the Chicago police more than a year to release the video, and prosecutors to bring charges of first-degree murder against Van Dyke (not to mention the timing – on the eve of a major holiday). Did the mayor pressure the State’s attorney to time release of the video and charging of the officer until after he won a tight reelection? Did Mayor Emmanuel also collude with the Chicago City Council to pay $5 million to McDonald’s relatives, as hush money? To absolve himself from blame, Emmanuel has called for the Police Superintendent’s resignation.

“We believe injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. There has been an implicit cover-up from the top down,” said J.D. Anderson, one of the protestors the pastor at Centennial Missionary Baptist Church on the city’s south side.

What would have been more effective would have been for the protestors to march on city hall, the mayor’s home and police headquarters. Instead they allowed themselves to be led by Reverend Jesse Jackson, who never met a protest (or television camera) he didn’t like, or one that actually solved problems for blacks.

A white friend who works in the mainstream media recently mused that blacks also allow themselves to be used by the media.

“The white supposedly liberal mainstream media USES blacks as entertainment — just like the old minstrel shows. They fire up the cameras on, yell “action,” and black people tap dance.  It’s vile and exploitive.”

And blacks indeed tapped dance in Chicago.

Police stood by in Chicago and allowed protestors violate the first amendment and civil rights of shoppers and storeowners. Recall in Baltimore, the mayor instructed police to stand down and give room to the “[black] rioters to destroy.” There appears to be a pattern of a double standard emerging in law enforcement where blacks are allowed to bend the rules—in the streets and on college campuses in the name of a movement gone wild.

Blacks in Chicago had a right to protest peacefully. They did not have the right to intimidate other people. I bet if the mob in Chicago had been all white protestors locking arms, blocking stores but chanting racist epithets, the cops would have wasted no time intervening. The lack of unequal application of the rule of law to all citizens, Van Dyke included, will only foment more racial animosity in America.

Written By Crystal Wright

Official website; http://www.conservativeblackchick.com


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5 Responses to “Blacks’ Misguided Chicago Protest.”
  1. James Davis says:

    It is always about the money Ms. Wright! It never is not about the money!

    To believe otherwise makes you one of most naïve persons on the planet or a tool! Special interest, who represent the “Magnificent Mile of high end shops, such as the very wealthy and corporate America spend heavily on political elections for a reason. In Chicago, it was their dollars that put the mayor and city council in office. Their dollars helped to shape the political policies of Mayor Emmanuel. Taking the fight to the powerful and wealthy business men and women in Chicago is exactly what the protester should do. In doing this, they are attacking the initiators, the authors and the maintainers of the policies of the police department and the mayor’s office that negatively affect black lives and the black community. If these people have a problem with the protesters, they should take their complaints to the mayor who was put in office with their dollars! No body is as stupid as people like yourself portray African Americans to be – we know it takes money to get folks elected to public office. Attack the core which is the money and you swiftly get correction from the office holders.

  2. Bernard O Stennett Jr says:

    Wow!after reading this “RUBBISH” I”m almost speechless! it”s obvious Ms Wright that you don”t have a clue,as to what is really the problem,in the Black community.You say it was “MISGUIDED” for Blacks,to prevent other Blacks,from shopping,making money,&working.As if a few Bargains that could be obtained,on so called “BLACK FRIDAY”,and a few “CRUMBS” paid to those,who might have worked,will do anything to change the “PATHOLOGY” affecting Black People!have you ever heard of the word “SACRIFICE? who gives a damn about “WHITE” businessses,losing some Profit they have come,to expect from Black Folk?Conservative,Black Republicans&the other,Black Sellout Politicians&Misleaders,are basically the same! “USELESS!Neither “ENTITY” does anything “SIGNIFICANT” to Empower Black People,and change the conditions that affect them.Namely RACISM,POVERTY,UN-EMPLOYMENT,EDUCATION,HOUSING,DRUGS,POLICE BRUTALITY&MURDER,GANGS,CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM,TARGETING OF BLACKS FOR THE PRISON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX.Who are you Kidding here with this weak Article?

  3. Marque Anthony says:

    The protesters in Chicago are not perfect, but at least they are trying. What are you doing?

  4. Marque Anthony says:

    TO THE AUTHOR AROBERT JORDAN,
    As a former detective and now author, speaker, instructor and counselor, it always amazes me when I hear both of you say what “black” people should be doing. I wonder what YOU are doing to address the problems that plague the African American community.

    What am I doing? More than there is time or space to mention in this article. And while critical analysis is always necessary, I find that if you are being part of the solution, talk is cheap and you are likely part of the problem.

    ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS.
    You should find my article on this website which addresses the fact that WE ARE NOT BLACK, our car tires are. Overstand why.

  5. BLACK people should learn to direct their anger at the black political establishment for dereliction of duty , we’re electing people who are not protecting and promoting the communities they claim to represent, blacks are not under represented politically in CHICAGO, it’s a DEMOCRAT strong hold and the city is in hell!
    LET’S first start at home and learn to elect, people rooted in the community that’s willing to take a oath to us instead of others.

    ALSO this thing is far bigger than being portrayed in fact it goes to OBAMA and LYNCH, remember this ZIONIST/JEW was his chief of staff and RAHM made a phone call and got the whole investigation delayed.

    NEVER forget black CHICAGO who betrayed you!

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