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The Flint Water Situation

First, I have heard about the Flint Water Situation for a minute. However, I am now just making a post about the situation. After praying about the situation and really getting into the full grasp of the destruction of the Flint residents by those who where sworn in to protect them, I felt some way for a while now.


When I think about the Flint Water situation, it truly does feel like Katrina all over again (the statement and feeling that was made a couple of weeks ago by someone other than me). I feel exactly like the dude who said that statement.


Flint is very poor and mostly black, and to see the conditions that those in "charge" put them in was shameful. The water is so dirty, lead-filled, and contaminated that it has been classified by many as CHEMICAL WASTE. The lead levels have been off the charts and are destroying our precious kids (children, little brothers/sisters for the youngsters).


What is happening is basically mass homicide. I mean, let's be frank and straight up. This is just dead wrong and someone needs to be criminally charged for letting this happen.


We as a people has suffered under oppressed for too long. I guess now, we can't even drink the country's water. From the Tuskegee Experiment, the Mustard Gas Experiment, and Hurricane Katrina,  this is just another way to harm black lives.


What is happening is inexcusable. This a another low blow. Poison Water? Really


That is again inexcusable.


I want to say more, but what can I say?


It's 2016 and this is happening.



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