RiverClan's Finest!
#1: Warrior-sona! Ravenwing
(Imma try and get a drawing out everyday for October but life is a thing so :/)
Mrs. Sprint and Mr. Marathon
im sorry kiddos but i am really having trouble with focussing on anything other than Breonna Taylors lack of Justice.
when i tell you that i see my mother in this woman... i can't explain how real that is.
let's recap okay?
she has passive relationship with suspicious person.
cops already have suspicious person in custody.
her home was considered a soft target. that means little to no threat.
judge issues not one not two but FIVE no knock warrants.
yes i said five.
cops bust into this womans home.
she and her boyfriend were sleeping.
her boyfriend fires a shot. you know, as law abiding citizens have the right to do when someone breaks into their home.
Ms. Taylor was shot eight times.
Ms. Taylor was shot eight times.
Ms. Taylor was shot eight times
by cops who invaded her home
she died on the floor of her own home
they did nothing to try and help her.
they watched her die.
no Justice whatsoever
it's been 5 months.
somehow they've managed to make this one of those technicality on technicality type things.
im exhausted.
All those racist asshats trying to justify their views now that the bodycam footage of George Floyd getting arrested was leaked... shut the fuck up.
He complied - he put his hands on the wheel, then on his head.
He had a gun pointed in his face for no reason.
He was having a panic attack.
He was claustrophobic- and before you say shit about him already being in his own car: there is a massive difference between sitting in the front of your own car where you can see and control everything and can see a wide view of the space around you and know there's a lot of room, versus being pushed into the back of a police car with your arms behind your back, unable to move, unable to get a clear view of things, and with a giant wall of reinforced glass blocking you in the back. So shut the fuck up with that attempt at an argument or justification.
He asked to lie down so he could breathe. He asked to lie down so he could breathe.
The officers were not trying to calm him down. They didn't care.
No matter if he was resisting or complying with arrest, or if he was having a panic attack or if he was on drugs, none of that is a reason or justification for the officer to kneel on his neck for 8+ minutes. None of that is justification or a reason for the officers to ignore him pleading that he couldn't breathe, that he was being choked.
The entire time, he was begging for his life.
And if you're gonna say shit like "he said he couldn't breathe while he was still standing" - yeah, having a panic attack does that to you. It's not uncommon, and is actually common sense.
George Floyd was murdered on camera by police. That fact hasn't and will not ever change.
some warrior cats phone backgrounds I edited!
hey, since a lot of blogs are sharing advice for new people moving to tumblr, i thought i'd share some stuff i wish i would've known when starting out! 1. Defend your Clan, even with your life. You may have friendships with cats from other Clans, but your loyalty must remain to your Clan. 2. Do not hunt or trespass on another Clan's territory. 3. Elders, Queens, and kits must be fed before apprentices and warriors. Unless they have permission, apprentices may not eat until they have hunted to feed the elders. If any warrior or apprentice is sick, they may eat while the elders, queens, and kits are eating. 4. Prey is killed only to be eaten. Give thanks to StarClan for its life. 5. A kit must be at least six moons old to become an apprentice. 6. Newly appointed warriors will keep a silent vigil for one night after receiving their warrior name. 7. A cat cannot be made deputy without having mentored at least one apprentice. 8. The deputy will become Clan leader when the leader dies or retires. 9. After the death or retirement of the deputy, the new deputy must be chosen before moonhigh. 10. A Gathering of all four Clans is held at the full moon during a truce that lasts for the night. There shall be no fighting among Clans at this time. 11. Boundaries must be checked and marked daily. Challenge all trespassing cats. 12. No warrior can neglect a kit in pain or danger, even if the kit is from a different Clan. 13. The word of the Clan leader is law. 14. An honorable warrior does not need to kill other cats to win his/her battles, unless they are outside the warrior code or it is necessary for self-defense. 15. A warrior rejects the soft life of a kittypet. 16. Each Clan has the right to be proud and independent, but in times of trouble they must forget their boundaries and fight side by side to protect the four. Each Clan must help the others so that no Clan will fall.
To the people (especially people of color) who believe we shouldn’t share the videos of police brutality against Black people:
I understand the trauma that comes with seeing people who look like you being brutalized and I respect that. I think we should be including trigger warnings also action steps so we don’t see that pain for no reason.
I don’t believe in completely avoiding sharing the videos that are the only reason that this movement was started and propelled. Even I read all of the posts about Jacob Blake’s case, but those words weren’t enough. And if those words weren’t enough for a Black person, they certainly won’t be enough for non-Black people.
I will continue to put trigger warnings, but I can’t bring myself to only share words that dully echo the pain of being brutalized. It’s just too important to limit these feelings to only language.
An eye-opening perspective (Source)