I grew up as a boy basically being terrified of life itself. Things in general that boys my age at the time take for granted today were not available for me then. A mother that I needed like most kids do was not included in my package of life. I basically grew with a number of friends I can count on one hand. The one and only thing that I had that none of my friends did was having, unknowing to me and for what reasons, the properties of magnetism. This magnet in me drew the scorn and hate, beatings and starvation at the hands of a bully that made my life a nightmare. Believe me, this magnet was not ugliness related. I was scared.
If you know me, you know about my Aunt Elvira. To be fair to the reader who doesn`t know me, you can meet the bully on my block back then here. My late Aunt was the only person or thing at my young age I was afraid of. Nothing else ever fazed me if I recall correctly.
The only times I felt safe and secure was when I escaped from her grasps for a spell. I would run around all night long, going into friends yards and into their houses in search of company, nutriment, food - and understanding. Times were tough for me then. Those who knew me seemed to like me, but they also feared my Aunt as she was known to be the bully on that block. Being in the streets I felt safe where no one ever made a threat on me or tried to scare me because of how I looked or acted.
My Aunt Elvira passed away it seems so long ago. I am thrilled to announce (reluctantly), that I even went to her grave and spit on her. That day I swore never to be afraid of any bully for as long as I lived.
I was a grown man when I visited my Aunt Elvira`s grave. I stood there thinking exactly what she might`ve been thinking when she tortured me as a child. Maybe I must have shed a tear or two remembering those days, but I doubt it. But I remember how glad I was that I could actually run away from her and into a neighbors house or yard and no one would hurt me. I think I even forgave my Aunt a long time ago, I don`t remember though -- but I doubt that too.
That was such a long time ago. I was so wrong when I pledge to myself never to be afraid of a bully as long as I live...Oh how wrong I was. I was so very wrong.
There is now a new bully on my block.
Here in my block and in Milwaukee, Wisconsin every one should fear this bully. It terrifies me. My spine feels cold and let me remind you, I have never before felt spineless on account of any bully. The name of this bully is Scott Walker. What I fear about this bully I fear for my entire family. I fear for every Kossack that lives in the State of Wisconsin on account of the new Scott Walker signed law for this state that gives people the right to shoot anyone and claim immunity under the Castle Doctrine Law merely if someone steps into a yard during the day or night as far as I understand the stupid application of this law.
Scott Walker signed Law
I am afraid for my granddaughter. She is always running in and out of her friends yards on evening when it is warm outside. She has many friends her own age that have been accustomed through the years to simply open the gates and run in with nothing to be afraid of. Now everything in her life must change due to Scott Walker`s law. My lovely granddaughter must now learn to be afraid of being shot.
I am also afraid for my grown son and daughter who visit friends during night time for parties or gathering for trips to the Bucks basket ball games at the Bradly Center. Both have been employed for close to twenty-years in their respective jobs with many friends who simply will have to alter their lives due to Scott Walker and his stupid law. I am terrified because I know Milwaukee`s reputation for drinking too much beer and liquor. The drinking and this law is a deadly combination for any home owner who owns a gun.
I submit to you that my fear is not groundless or unfounded. Bo Morrison, the young and handsome Black man you see in this link was gunned down in April 2012 under this stinking law by a White man named Adam Kind, who it is alleged should have called 911 where his wife had already done. Even rumors of racism were snubbed by the local media. Bo Morrison was only hiding after police were called to a loud party close by when Adam Kind saw him hiding on his porch and killed him in cold blood. If Scott Walker had not given Adam Kind a license to kill under this law, Bo Morrison would be alive today with his lovely girl friend you see on the link.
It does not surprise me that the Bo Morrison killing received little or no attention by the local media here in Milwaukee, even though this killing is a close carbon copy of the Trayvon Martin Case in Florida under that state`s Stand-your-Ground-Law. As we all now know about the Trayvon Martin case racism also reared its ugly head, and with a lot reason. Unlike in the Bo Morrison killing in Wisconsin, the Martin case generated enough rage that it prompted the arrest of the killer after numerous attempts by the police to cover up a murder.
In Scott Walker`s Wisconsin, the Bo Morrison murder was justified and the case is
apparently now closed while Kind, the killer of Morrison, reloads to protect his castle.
In Wisconsin, Scott Walker controls not only the media, but the legislative bodies that kept the noise down in the Bo Morrison case. So far, Scott Walker has fooled no one with his attempt to suppress everything from voting rights to women`s right and now he is in the political fight of his life for his stupidity and power hungry mode that will be his downfall in June.. But all of this is the least of my fear.
I cannot even think of walking into a neighbor`s yard in case my dog goes under the fence at night when I take him outside to do his thing. I must now tell my granddaughter to stay indoors after the sun goes down and to never step into a yard alone, much less in the absence of a well lighted evening. As for my son, I remind him daily about Trayvon Martin. My son has a habit of wearing hooded sweatshirts and even jackets.
I fear a repeat of some asshole cop-wanna-be in Florida to repeat itself here in Milwaukee taking my son`s life just because he looks suspicious under a hoodie. Under the hoodie thing it would not matter to Scott Walker`s law, it would apply if one looks suspicious near a yard or porch. There will never be accountability for a murder by a gun owner in a home under this Castle Doctrine law, you can bet on that. There is no argument to be made against this law if a killer invokes his Scott Walker given right to kill under this law.
We must take this Governor down in June so that we can start a new beginning for the state of Wisconsin. We must restore first of all, women`s rights, and that should be a priority. We must restore our workers right to bargain for wages that will allow them to support their families by putting food on the table.
I think most importantly, we must restore the credibility and beauty of the State of Wisconsin and repeal and do away with this stupid Castle Doctrine law. I can accurately state, that this is one bully on my block I fear after so many years of not even thinking about bullies in my life, all for the above stated reasons.
Note: The links to Castle Doctrine and Stand-your-Ground-Law are purposely linked to the page where you can choose options.