LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Posted July 31, 2024
Dear Editor:
By now, we have all seen the body cam footage of Sonya Masseys murder at the hands of a Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy. Here we are yet again America. Another, unarmed, black citizen of the U.S. murdered by a white cop.
And here we are yet again, expected to occupy the moral highground and remain peaceful while the "Thin Blue Line" crowd flood social media with outrageous excuse or outright lies about what happened.
But we must remain peaceful or we will be labeled as agitators or terrorists. So I must ask the "Thin Blue Line" crowd. How many more unarmed black citizens must be slaughtered?
We've tried to press police reform. You fought it. We tried to defund the police. You fought it. The only thing left for black Americans is self defense.
I will never condone violence but I will not fault a race of people who stand up and fight back. If that is inconvenient or upsetting for the "Back The Blue" types,
I have a simple solution. If you're tired of BLM protests and violence, then stop your white police from causing it. I promise all of you, if you stop police violence and murder, there will be no need to protest.
Michael T. Griffin
Camargo, IL 61819












