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White field, black graphic-- Two black hands grasping each other, thext" If they take you in the morning, they will be coming for us that night" Letter to Angela Davis by James Baldwin. White text on blue field: Text: Domestic violence victims are five times more likely to end up dead if their abuser has access to a gun. Source: Risk Factors for Femicide in Abusive Relationships American Journal of Public Health 2003 Black and rust colored text over a beige field Text: Women have mental illness, too, Yet 98% of mass shootings are committed by men. Source: Mother Jones Magazine 2017 This isn't about mental illness. This is about violent men and their easy access to killing machines. Occupy Democrats From Twitter: Text Tomi Lahren‏Verified account @TomiLahren Follow Follow @TomiLahren More When a police officer shoots an unarmed man you blame the police officer. When a horrific school massacre occurs, you blame the gun. Please explain this logic. Francis Maxwell‏Verified account @francismmaxwell The fuck are you talking about, when a police officer shoots an unarmed black man you blame the unarmed black man. Text: UNBELIEVABLE #BLACKLIVESMATTER WE CAN'T SELL CDS ALTON STERLING WE CAN'T SELL CIGARETTES ERIC GARNER WE CAN'T DRIVE CARS SANDRA BLAND WE CAN'T PLAY IN PARKS TAMIR RICE WE CAN'T WEAR HOODIES TRAYVON MARTIN WE CAN'T PLAY MUSIC JORDAN DAVIS WE CAN'T SIT IN A STAIRWELL AKAI GURLEY WE CAN'T PLAY WITH TOYS IN WAL-MART JOHN CRAWFORD WE CAN'T BE SAFE IN POLICE CUSTODY VICTOR WHITE WE CAN'T GO TO THE MALL MCKENZIE COCHRAN WE CAN'T ASK FOR HELP AFTER AN ACCIDENT JONATHAN FERRELL WE CAN'T BE AT HOME CARLOS ALCIS WE CAN'T RUN FROM ROBBERS REYNALDO CUEVAS WE CAN'T WALK OUTSIDE REKIA BOYD WE CAN'T RIDE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OSCAR GRANT WE CAN'T DRIVE HOME SAMUEL DUBOIS WE CAN'T ATTEND OUR OWN BACHELOR'S PARTY SEAN BELL WE CAN'T GO TO THE STORE MIKE BROWN WE CAN'T HAVE CAR TROUBLE COREY JONES WE CAN'T SLEEP AIYANA JONES WE CAN'T PRAY CHARLESTON 9 WE CAN'T RUN WALTER SCOTT WE CAN'T BE AFRAID HENRY BENNETT LL WE CAN'T ACCIDENTALLY PARK DANROY DJ HENRY WE CAN'T COMPLY PHILANDO CASTILE SHALL I CONTINUE?? SMH THERE ARE NO EXCUSES FOR THE ACTIONS OF THE POLICE INVOLVED IN THESE OCCASIONS - EV MEME Tweet thread: Text: roxane gay‏Verified account @rgay Follow Follow @rgay More It is interesting to note the difference in support for the kids in FL versus the kids in Black Lives Matter. I say that with full admiration for the kids in FL, to survive such a trauma and fight for everyone to be safer. But that’s also what was happening in Ferguson and beyond 10:37 AM - 21 Feb 2018 9,844 Retweets 38,770 Likes Nick FalzoneNimrod TzarkingYochann Haro'ehMendel the WiseCandice C.ericaKatie Whitebrea comme le fromage✴Kristie™✴ 401 replies 9,844 retweets 38,770 likes Reply 401 Retweet 9.8K Like 39K Direct message (((Emmanations)))Tweet text roxane gay ‏ Verified account @rgay 20h20 hours ago More I started to think about this after George Clooney’s announcement. And it isn’t divisive to observe the difference in support from the media, from celebrities, etc. I think the FL kids are fucking awesome but so are the kids in Ferguson and Baltimore and Chicago and more. 86 replies 1,786 retweets 11,696 likes Reply 86 Retweet 1.8K Like 12K Direct message New conversation Kendriana Washington ‏ @KendrianaSpeaks 21h21 hours ago More Replying to @rgay To support BLM you have to acknowledge state violence against marginalized people and the fact that it is systemic . Neo-Liberals don’t want to do that. Response to Trump's tweet that the Florida shooter was mentally disturbed. "Jamae McDermott February 15 at 6:35am · I am a forensic psychiatrist who specializes in mental health and the law and how they relate, including the statistics related to mental illness and gun crimes which I’m qualified to talk about as an expert witness in court. Mental illness and gun crimes are unrelated. Hate and the determination to kill are not mental illnesses. Can someone be mentally ill and kill someone? Of course. Do they kill because of a mental illness? In almost all cases no. Depression does not cause us to kill someone. Mania does not cause someone to kill someone. Most mental illnesses are not associated with violence. Statistically, mentally ill individuals are far less likely to commit violent crime than non mentally ill individuals and they are FAR more likely to be the victim of violence than commit it. In the very rare instances mentally ill individuals do commit violence, they rarely use guns, tending to reach for weapons of convenience. AND FAR MORE IMPORTANTLY: mental illness cannot be the cause of our gun problem in the US BECAUSE OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE THE SAME RATES OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND NO OTHER COUNTRY HAS THIS GUN PROBLEM. It is simple logic. The prevalence rate of Schizophrenia, the diagnosis I see most erroneously associated with violence, is 1% WORLDWIDE, NOT JUST THE US." 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