Science Fiction

I just finished two projects using the last of my rough sawn oak. Rough sawn wood can’t be handled the same way one would use those perfectly processed boards you find at home improvement stores, so I used it to build a massive built-in wall unit and three simple book cases. I can’t tell you how pleased I am with the results.  The cases better utilize wasted space throughout my house, complement our existing décor beautifully, and add additional value to the home.  The fact that I crafted them out of a supply of wood I won in my divorce settlement makes them that much sweeter.  You can read more about that in The Con Game: A Memoir of Trust, Betrayal and Redemption-coming to a bookstore near you soon.

I had actually planned to share them on Face Book when they were finished and took pictures once they were in place. I had already drafted most of the post in my head.  But before scheduling that entry, I scrolled through my social media accounts to see what else was going on in the world and noticed a report that BLM protests have had an impact in the decreasing number of officer related fatalities against people of color. One of my bonus girls is deeply involved in the Human Rights/Equal Rights movements. She has been going through a really tough patch lately, so I shared it with her.  It made her day.

But some douche caboose couldn’t handle that, spewing his vomitus views in the early hours commenting, “But killings by BLM have increased.”

Did I ask him? No.  Was he involved in the conversation? No.  The mere idea that two people he wouldn’t know if he ran into us on the street would have anything positive to say about the movement was too much for him to handle and he had to put a stop to it.

It drives me crazy when low life jerk hammers try to use my platform as a way to trumpet their bullshit. It demonstrates a clear lack of respect and an unrealistic overvaluing of their opinion.  Men with obvious misogynistic malfunctions are overwhelmingly the biggest offenders. My mom also tried once. I’ve bounced and banned every one of them.

The fact that the statement is a flagrant lie aside, arguments to perpetuate and preserve bigoted, illegal and inhumane practices like police brutality are simply intolerable. Unless the Imperial militia on Star Wars is your vision of criminal justice, no one wants to live under a system where their very lives and personal liberties are at the mercy of storm troopers. It’s not that radical a concept. And to call upon police to change practices that have cost the lives of those who would never face the death penalty in the first place isn’t racial supremacy, it’s common sense.

That’s right, you flaccid pube jockey! I’m calling for police departments to change practices that make it possible to execute someone on the street before they are ever even charged for a crime. You got a problem with that or could it be that you are okay with it because you don’t think it’s your problem?  

And what exactly about the decreasing number of police officer related fatalities has dirt wads like this so upset?  Surviving an encounter with the police is a win for everyone, isn’t it? None of my buddies among the force’s ranks have ever told me they get up in the morning eager to shoot someone, most say quite the opposite. So the idea that these protests are actually effecting change is great news.

Unless the idea of people that look different from you speaking out offends you. In that case, shut your pie hole.

I’m Jennifer Beck and I’m Jenuinely Jennifer.

Writer, Researcher and Speak Easy!