As long as America is divided, we are not paying a lot of attention to what is happening in Washington. Therefore, it is to the advantage of some people to keep up divided. I am going to report on one instance of how this is done.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, The Western Journal<\/a> posted an article about the death of Keenan Anderson, 31. Keenan Anderson is the cousin of Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors<\/a>, who cited this case as the latest example of police brutality against blacks. Well, there are a few problems with her claim.<\/p>\n The article reports:<\/p>\n After Anderson\u2019s death, Cullors posted his photograph to Instagram<\/a> with the following message: \u201cThis is my cousin Keenan Anderson. He was killed by LAPD in Venice on January 3rd, 2023. My cousin was an educator and worked with high school aged children. He was an English teacher. LAPD has killed three people this year. One of them is my family member. Keenan deserves to be alive right now, his child deserves to be raised by his father. Keenan we will fight for you and for all of our loved ones impacted by state violence. I love you. JusticeForKeenan#BlackLivesMatter.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n However, the video from the body cameras of the police involved tell a very difference story:<\/p>\n The officer asked Anderson to sit down and he complied \u201cfor several minutes,\u201d Muniz said. After backup arrived, Anderson got up and ran into the street. The officers ordered him to stop and \u201cto get on the ground.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cAs the police tried to take Anderson into custody, he became increasingly agitated, uncooperative and resisted the officers,\u201d she said.<\/strong><\/p>\n An officer shouts \u201cGet out of the street\u201d to Anderson, who shouts back that, \u201cSomebody\u2019s trying to kill me, sir.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Contrary to Cullors\u2019 claims, the video shows the officer being extremely patient with Anderson.<\/strong><\/p>\n Anderson tells him, \u201cThey\u2019re trying to put stuff in my car.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cWho\u2019s trying to put stuff in your car?\u201d the officer asks.<\/strong><\/p>\n A message on the video said that seven minutes later, Anderson tried to run away again. The officer continued to be patient, even kind, to Anderson.<\/strong><\/p>\n Please follow the link above the read the entire story. I don’t care what color you are, if you run from the police or refuse to cooperate, bad things happen. Read your news carefully, things are not always what they appear to be.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As long as America is divided, we are not paying a lot of attention to what is happening in Washington. Therefore, it is to the advantage of some people to keep up divided. I am going to report on one … Continue reading