Sept. 8, 2017

Systemmatic Prejudice

by Jennifer Johnson (author's profile)

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The Systematic Prejudice #1
We are living in an era where we have to literally fight for what belongs to us. Nobody has the right to take anything away from anyone. We got to stand up against the confusion in America, United Nation, and continent.

Violence is not the answer, but our voices need to be heard everywhere so that we can bring resolution to every trouble area in America, United Nation, and continent. No longer will we be in bondage to other's oppression. Don't let criticism stop you. 1 Samuel 17:28-32 Criticism Could Stop David. While the rest of the army stood around. You will see people standing around criticizing you while you are standing against what is not right for your country. Some people we call the fleast along crowd. They accept anything that is dished out to them because of fear or they just don't know who they are as a person (morally).

I know you meet people like that. They accept abuse or anything somebody does to them. They say to themselves, "Hopefully, one day, this will be over." Then you have the crowd. "This doesn't have nothing to do with me. I can care less."

Last, you have the crowd or people pleaser. These people follow behind people just like them or have the same belief system as they do. This goes back to your identity. Who are you? What is your purpose? What is your favorite color? We have to be careful about: what are we following as well as who we are following. The blind can't lead the blind because both will drown or go into a ditch.

Why is it so important for the blind to have someone to guide them in the right direction? Because they can't do it on their own. Can another blind person guide another blind person down the sidewalk? Absolutely not. They would stumble into things and end up injuring themselves.

We have blind leadership over America, United Nation, and continent. All our lives are in jeopardy in many countries and cities. What you're going to do: follow behind the blind or seek out guidance from someone who can bring resolution? Let's reflect back to David. David knew the importance of taking action. With God to fight for David, there was no reason to wait. Are you depending on a higher power to guide your decision? As you you're out fighting for what is right?

People that are sitting on the sidelines keeping your mouth shut, what are you waiting for? All the other people do the work so that you can enjoy the benefit after they fought for things to be changed in America. There are some people that are just lazy and critical. "Honey, I don't know what they are doing all that because nothing ain't going to change. I'll stay home on my recliner eating, enjoying my air conditioning, and watching TV. For example, when health care became manageable for everyone, Girl, I thought it would never change. Honey, I am going to try to be the first one to sign up." This is another example of how people can be. They want to enjoy the benefits but never put in no sweat to get things done. Wait on everyone else to do it.

The ones who are protesting and speaking up, these are encouraging words to you. People continue to do what you know is right. By dang, what is right? You will be pleasing to God. Whose opinion matters most. Be encouraged.

Colin Kaepernick: who is he? Colin Kaepernick was a second stream quarterback for the 49ers. What happened to him and his career: the NFL and the Americans feel that he committed the possible career killing infraction of choosing to kneel during the National Anthem, his way of protesting police violence and social injustice. To me, this whole situation is petty on the team that let him go and the NFL because basically, you're saying all that matters is playing football. Football is important. I am a hardcore Falcons fan. I love football. There are many celebrities that use their platform to bring about changes in our country. But they have their jobs still.

Second of all, America has freedom of speech—that's part of our Amendment Rights/Constitution of America. So what is the difference between Colin Kaepernick and a citizen that maybe a business man or mayor? Would it been different if it was them? It took actions by Congress to have Tom Brady to set out four games for infraction of deflating the footballs.

There was no violence involved in Colin Kaepernick's kneel during the National Anthem. Colin Kaepernick is a great football player. Somebody needs to hire him. Stop the pettiness. Let the boy play football and stop the criticism about him doing something he had the right to do. Stop this systematic prejudice against him, for real. If Tom Brady is still playing, he should be allowed to play. What Tom Brady has done was not to bring about change in our country, except bring about embarrassment by inflating footballs to win. Colin Kaepernick kneeling during the National Anthem was his way of protesting police violence and social injustice.

Our military should have not been upset because of all things that our veterans go through. The government is trying to get better with our veterans and Donald Trump is still trying to send our troops over to fight a useless war over ISIS. So the ones from the military that criticized Colin Kaepernick really need to apologize to him because he was right for kneeling during the National Anthem. It was his way of protesting police violence and social injustice. Personally, the list should have been longer than that, what he was protesting for.

We got to support each other, especially if they are right. Look at our military that is under scrutiny for transgenders. Once again, systematic prejudice. Personally, all that should matter is that you can do the job. Your gender should not matter. As long as we know the NFL coaches, Donald Trump, etc. basically tell you what you are entitled to and who you should be according to them, we got to put a stop to the pettiness. Continue to stand up for what is right and get back what is rightfully yours.

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The Systematic Prejudice #3
In Georgia, there is a lot of cases that should have been reopened because of some of the investigators, judges, DAs, lawyers, sheriffs that have been charged in a criminal case and sent to jail over prison. Even though this has happened in a defendant case.

A lot of these people in prison or jail serving time, for example, look like the county officials would say, "Let's re-investigate because their cause their lawyer has been charged in a criminal case. There's a possibility that their clients could have been sent to prison because of him or her misleading the case."

Georgia is bad about holding people in jail or prison, not caring about the liberty of the people. There is a strong possibility that the people who handled the case could have planted evidence. Like in my county, Decatur Bainbridge, GA. There has been a lot of corruption in our judicial system. Some of these people was on our case. Nobody is reopening criminal cases in that county, which needs to happen because how many from that county had cases where the official falsified documentation, lied on reports, and planted evidence just to get you a conviction?

I feel the FBI headquarters, International Affairs, and GBI headquarters make them reopen every case starting from 1996-2017. Re-investigate these cases. Trust me. It's a lot of people in prison that shouldn't be.

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The Systematic Prejudice #4
For many years, the Georgia Parole Boardhas been a hinderance to longtime offenders that is ready to hit the streets and be productive citizens. Majority of these inmates are not given a chance.

I have a life sentence with a possibility of parole. In Georgia, you are automatically denied the first time you come up for parole. That is not right because people are in for different reasons. Sometimes, it's the result of poor representation of a public defender. But in the eyes of the parole board, everybody is guilty in their eyes and there is no possibility that a person can be innocent in the system.

So when you come up for parole, if you're innocent, you are taught to lie about something you had no knowledge about. The Parole Board wants you to be remorseful for an action dealing with the crime. But the question is: how can you be remorseful for something you don't have no knowledge about?

Things are going to have to change when it comes to the parole board. They told my family a hot lie the first time. "There is a good chance she will make parole." Comes Oct. 2011, I receive a letter that I was denied for 10 years due to the nature of the crime. My children were emotionally torn down because they was told their mom was coming home. They were young children.

Now I came up August 1, 2017. My children which are grown up now, they are being told there is a good chance I will be home before the end of the year. I have been under investigation since last November, 2016. Then my PED came August 1, 2017. People who had PED like July 1, 2017—their family was told they would have a decision from 6 to 9 months. My institution is clean not because I am trying to manipulate the system. I have never been in trouble with the law. I bail out twice, then get into no trouble. I don't understand why I am being treated like a troubled person.

Georgia is not overcrowded because of people coming in. It's because the Parole Board are holding onto people that they can let go. The ones they don't need to let go: the ones they release so fast. Our poor families are just told anything. That is not right, people. For myself, I was under investigation for 10 months. You tell me: I have to wait 6 to 9 months, why? I am not a threat to no one. I just don't understand the system in Georgia.

People, we need people who will put more pressure on the Parole Board and government. We are not being treated fairly. But if I was an addict and I broke the law, I would be on the street without the sweat in my eyebrow. The system has got to be handled better when it comes to people's lives. We got to stop condemning, judging, and ostracizing people.

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Jennifer Johnson

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