Op Ed

STOP KILLING BLACK MEN

Published

4 years ago

September 21, 2016

The silence accompanied by the murder of black men at the hands of the police is as common as the noise heard against the acts of protest condemning it. This fact should lead you to the conclusion that a certain segment of our collective community is not interested in solving the problem or even think there is one at all. In actuality, the situation should direct you to conclude that trying to convince those devoid of a moral compass is not only pointless but a distraction from solving the real problem. How do we stop the police from killing Black Men? should be the sole focus.

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Paid administrative leaves and officers reciting the same script “I feared for my life” is not the answer.

An obvious solution would be the concept of respecting human life. But that idea has proven to be to hard to grasp and can’t be relied upon. So other solutions must be put into play to change the narrative. Punitive responses to heinous acts would be a good start. You see the reality is unpunished bad behavior fosters more of that same behavior. If there’s nothing to lose, there’s absolutely no reason to stop. We see this example in disciplining children, regulating Wall Street, and the hyper-policing of minorities.

The absence of punishment is an open invitation to continuously push the envelope. Paid administrative leaves and Officers reciting the same script “I feared for my life” is not the answer. How about losing their jobs and pensions? (since the most important thing in this country is money). Followed by losing the freedom and luxury of going home to their families? Just maybe the possibility of those outcomes will save the life of the next black motorist looking for assistance like Terence Crutcher was when he was shot to death for walking slowly with his hands up.

Terence Crutcher

There is no logic in paying for services not rendered.

Maybe not paying taxes is part of the solution. To protect and serve doesn’t necessarily apply to black men and there is no logic in paying for services not rendered. The bottom line is the all mighty dollar has a history of moving an agenda forward much quicker than the kindness of one’s heart. These tactics have to be explored further and applied accordingly before the situation is totally out of control.

Mypens Real

Mypens Real is immersed in the digital world with the keen eye of sifting through the fat and pulling out the meat. Always keeping tabs on the latest pros & cons technology has to offer. Whether it's sports, politics or pure stupidity...he'll find what's what.

Op Ed

A Riot of Entitlement

Published

1 week ago

January 16, 2021

Alf Obiesie

1. If a foreign government had pulled off what occurred on Capitol Hill last week, that nation would currently be a rubble laden parking lot, bombed into the stone-age.

2. If BLM had pulled off what occurred last week, we would currently be having conversations like “Y’all remember freedom?” and “You ONLY got shot 6 times?!! Sheeeeit. Everybody else got at least 9… yeah we all in the studio recording now…”

3. Why is the foreign policy response more stringent than domestic policy when the threat is much worse due to proximity?

4. Why is the current law enforcement response akin to aiding and abetting simply because the assailants resemble, and in some cases are “law” enforcement? Do bullets not kill when your cousin is the shooter?

5. True privilege is complaining about your rights taken away right AFTER and BECAUSE you used those rights to violate others. Rights were granted by LAW and as such, can be rescinded… by LAW! Why does this even have to be explained?

Sidebar: For future reference, this is how you properly storm the Capitol! With Beyonce and legal votes!! Ahhhh 2012. The good old days! Make Inaugurations Great Again (MIGA Please!!) Sidebar Complete.

Alf Obiesie

Alfred Obiesie is a writer with over 12 years of online content contribution (Onetrackmine.com, Cartermag.com, Essence.com) and author (You Made It a Hot Line; The most influential lines in hip hop.) The book chronicles hip hop lines from the genre’s most notable artists spanning almost 40 years. It is illustrated by Grammy award winning Illustrator Shah Wonders and has garnered praise from multiple media outlets (Sirius XM, Vibe, Brooklyn Public Library, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library, etc...)

Op Ed

Reluctant to get the Vaccine?

Published

2 weeks ago

January 6, 2021

Alf Obiesie

Do me a favor, Open your fridge door and tell me if you have any insight into the regulation of those products and how they got there?

Whatever vaccine you decide to take (or not take) will probably be more federally regulated and scrutinized than 90% of the items you currently ingest. You share joints with people, eat food with ingredients you can’t pronounce, order wigs and sweaters from all over the world in the name of fashion, then turn around and loudly protest and profess about a vaccine and science, some thing of which you know little about.

Here’s the fun part; you don’t want to take it but you DEFINITELY want to commingle with those who have taken it as precaution and those who are still susceptible. Why? Because f*ck ‘em that’s why! Must be nice to not care about others while simultaneously requesting they respect your choices.

I would be riding with y’all if you actually had control, but more importantly, CONCERN for all things consumed prior but we seem to lapse our standards when there is a clear and direct benefit to our preexisting lifestyle. Y’all are wild inconsistent!!

Sidebar; Most of us will die of complications from a poor diet, alcohol and cigarettes but I don’t see anyone putting the BBQ sauce down or skipping happy hour. Sidebar Complete.

#wtfisacheeto

Alf Obiesie

Op Ed

November 16th – Trump Wins!

Published

2 months ago

November 16, 2020

OTM News

Well, it’s official; President Donald Trump wins again!

While former Vice-President Joe Biden received more votes than any candidate ever, including winning the controversial electoral college, incumbent Trump has declared victory on Twitter as recently as this morning when he proclaimed “I WON THE ELECTION!”

And this is great news for the over 70 million of us that voted for Trump. We saw our horse lose the race, saw it confirmed, and yet here we are in the Winner’s Circle… again! There is a God, and thankfully it’s the one I believe in and not one of the weird ones.

Make America great again, AGAIN!

I’m sure I speak for millions of Americans when I say we look forward to four more years of keeping America great. Let’s face it, America was a shithole country four years ago before Trump made it great again. He promised that we’d be sick of all the winning, and he was, as always, right.

I’m praying that we can all look forward to four more years of the same kind of peace, harmony, and fair distribution of wealth we have enjoyed during his first term. Covfefe!!