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tulipsandroses

(5,122 posts)
3. Such a handsome young man
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 11:01 PM
Nov 2021

My heart aches for him and his family. I find myself wondering about what was he thinking in the last moments of his life. He knew he had to fight for his life, but he must have been terrified. Did he think about his mom like George Floyd? Why can’t these hateful people see black people as someone’s son, someone’s brother, someone’s friend, someone’s spouse, someone’s neighbor.
His life mattered.
One of the things that touched me when this was first reported, a neighbor saying, he was known for running and she could time him because her home monitor would ping as he ran by her house and she would say there goes Ahmaud. She broke down and cried when she saw how his last run ended. He would wave to another neighbor as he went on his runs. His life mattered.

The spaces left behind in so many lives, mahina Nov 2021 #1
That is my hope, mahina. sheshe2 Nov 2021 #4
He was beautiful; I'm glad a measure babylonsister Nov 2021 #2
Nothing will replace that smile, bsis. sheshe2 Nov 2021 #6
Such a handsome young man tulipsandroses Nov 2021 #3
Indeed.... hurts to look too much though LymphocyteLover Nov 2021 #5
Damn, my heart hurts for his Mom and Dad. 2Gingersnaps Nov 2021 #37
Such a nice, pleasant looking young man. One of the first things I noticed more than a year ago..... George II Nov 2021 #7
Hey, George. sheshe2 Nov 2021 #9
+100 agree with ChazII Nov 2021 #21
Very handsome and gone way too soon. littlemissmartypants Nov 2021 #8
Heartbreaking. brer cat Nov 2021 #10
His mom smiled today. sheshe2 Nov 2021 #12
Her last words to him at the Funeral, "Mama will get to the bottom of this..." WarGamer Nov 2021 #22
I hear you. sheshe2 Nov 2021 #24
i would say that picture should be hung in the cell of all of his murderers...... Takket Nov 2021 #11
Arrogant bastards thought they would get away with it. sheshe2 Nov 2021 #14
I was thinking of Trayvon Martin, murdered while walking home by a vicious vigilante goon. sop Nov 2021 #13
Me too mahina Nov 2021 #15
I thought he was adorable. I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2021 #16
So very sad. Joinfortmill Nov 2021 #17
Such a handsome kid Bayard Nov 2021 #18
Cheers went up on my street today when the verdict came out MontanaMama Nov 2021 #19
++ llashram Nov 2021 #20
Hey. sheshe2 Nov 2021 #23
Such a waste. Aristus Nov 2021 #25
Life. sheshe2 Nov 2021 #26
Me too... Aristus Nov 2021 #27
They won't be eligible for parole for 30 years TexasBushwhacker Nov 2021 #43
Who knows? Aristus Nov 2021 #45
There is a lot further to go DENVERPOPS Nov 2021 #44
sheshe, I think the same thing every time I see that picture - bluboid Nov 2021 #28
I'm so glad justice was served ailsagirl Nov 2021 #29
Just a few more rec's... off to "Greatest" status WarGamer Nov 2021 #30
Wasted lives lillypaddle Nov 2021 #31
sometimes when we look at someone (or even a picture of them) orleans Nov 2021 #32
Beautiful words, orleans. sheshe2 Nov 2021 #41
A good looking young man with a beautiful smile and lovely teeth malaise Nov 2021 #33
hes beautiful.... samnsara Nov 2021 #34
May his beautiful smile rest peacefully forever in all our hearts.....nt Heartstrings Nov 2021 #35
Some history of citizens arrest power in America The Jungle 1 Nov 2021 #36
WOW !!! uponit7771 Nov 2021 #38
Pennsylvania is north of the Mason-Dixon line FakeNoose Nov 2021 #40
The tragedy for BlueMTexpat Nov 2021 #39
Gorgeous smile! Chicagogrl1 Nov 2021 #42
There's that same look on the faces of so many of them. It's heart breaking ... marble falls Nov 2021 #46
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