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Why didn’t We Riot
By Toni Trent
Age: 14
Why didn’t we riot for Tamir Rice
A 12-year-old black boy killed by the police
Why didn’t we riot for him
He should’ve been graduating this year but his life was taken by a coward behind a badge
Why didn’t we riot
We wanted change but did nothing to make a change
We rioted and protested all around the world for George Floyd and a change happened within a week
Brianna Taylor’s murderers are still free
Tamir Rice’s murderer has a new job as a cop again
His indictment was declined so he’s a free man
The cops who stood by and did nothing were only suspended for 10 days
The 911 operator who didn’t tell the cop that it was a kid playing with a pellet gun was only suspended
These people are free while Tamir is 6-feet underground
Why did we not riot
His mother lost her child and the cops that took his life go free
Officer Loehmann worked in Independence and was emotionally unstable but they still put him out on the streets
During training in Cleveland Hts., he had a breakdown and was still hired
This is the man who killed Tamir, an emotionally unstable person who should’ve never made it past training
Then we hear the news that he’s offered a job as a cop in an Ohio village because they say he “deserved a second chance”
Why is it we watch murders on camera but still nothing happens
Change needs to be made
Justice needs to served
Change has been made in George Floyd’s case but what about the others
We now have a voice and people are listening
Let’s use that voice and make the other changes we wish to see
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