Heroes vs Villains
From a young age I looked at first responders as people who put themselves in harms way in dangerous situations. That’s what makes them heroes. They are doing what many people can not because they are taught and trained how to find the best solutions to resolving an issue. Heroes fight to bring justice to good and bad…not themselves. But as I have gotten older, interacted with police, witnessed their actions. I know they protect one another, target minorities, stop people just for quotas and a pay raise. So when did being a cop become so easy. When the best way to solve a confrontation is with a bullet. As a cop every moment is a dangerous situation and your life is always in danger…but you’re suppose to be trained to de-escalate the situation.
Heroes uphold justice, they don’t deliver it. Bruce Wayne was only a man with a toolbelt, and he wasn’t afraid to take a bullet. That made him a hero. Darren Wilson you are not a hero or police officer, you are a coward.
Even after his death you decided to plead your case that you were in fear of your life. That Mike Brown was an intimidating presence who towered over you. But he was unarmed. Mike Brown was a menace that wish to cause you harm. When he took off running after being shot at, was he still a threat. His eyes were demonic and cold. Maybe he was in fear of his own life. You were the only one with a weapon, yet you only see your fear. Instead of just saying the situation got out of control, you went with the defense that his blackness threatened you. You tried to vilify Mike Brown even after his death but it was you who killed a young man before his prime. You who stripped away the life he could have had. You who became the judge, jury, and executioner in 90 seconds. There’s something wrong here. Especially when a decision made within a minute, ends with an unarmed teenager dead in the street. And if you or anyone else doesn’t see something wrong with that, maybe humanity doesn’t exist anymore.
Cities don’t need police killing young, innocent, or unarmed people. There’s enough crime and people dying recklessly. Police are suppose to be peace keepers…so why are there so many cases of them disturbing it. If I was going to call someone a menace to society or a villain. A trigger happy cops would be that menace.
I wonder when true heroes will return to our streets…
Who am I?
My name is Ayana Cole and I am young, professional who currently lives in Silicon Valley, the tech capital of the world. The mecca of all things tech-y and apparently shares the name of a really funny TV show (plug). I, along with many other Bay Area residents, are what you call a Silicon Valley Transplant. People who move to the Bay Area for a job or to create one. And I had come for a job.
I was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where winter never ends and summer only lasts a month. Living in Minnesota, you become adaptable. You need to be able to handle anything life throws at you. So I always knew I needed a backup to the backup plan. From a very young age, I always had this . Actually, up until my senior year in college, I thought my life would consist of finding a job locally, being close to family, and having a mediocre life in the Midwest. Then the time came for me to decide the next step in my life and I choose the most adventurous path, moving to the state of California all on my own.
Eventually, I realized one major thing had changed and it wasn’t my area code. The number of opportunities before me had exponentially grown over night. With so many resources and success stories, I find myself lost with too many options to choose from.
I graduated. I got a job. I moved. I adjusted. Now I’m doing well…but what should I do next?
This is my attempt to discover what it is that I want to accomplish with the rest of my life. Enough with rambling about all my ideas and plans, with no action.
My life as I see it, feel it, and live it
Life of a Scorpio 