The Aftermath in Omaha!

Her name is Zuri Jensen and shes 7. Its her world that needs to be changed. This young girl is already aware enough to see that. Long after the boomers are gone, Zuri will still be fighting and lets hope its not as hard as it was for her Mom. I love that picture. It was taken on Friday night before the police riot. Lets hope Zuri missed that part.

Saturday night was the peak. Described previously as the protests moved downtown from 72nd and Dodge a young man named James Scurlock was shot and killed by a bar owner "protecting" his property. I hate to even bring this up but James was black and the bar owner was white and though it may have meant nothing in the shitstorm that ensued, the bar owner, Jake Gardner, was a homophobic Trumper.

Sunday happened and more protesting took place. Garner the killer was in custody and Scurlocks name was just another black name to add to the list. The protesting was peaceful. The violence was at a minimum. The tear gas was at a minimum. The Omaha protest was withering.

Then came Monday. On Monday, County Attorney Don Kleine held a news conference to make an announcement everybody knew was going to occur. Jake Gardner would not be charged in the murder death of James Scurlock. It was self defense. Tapes were played that seemed to show Gardners 70 year old father starting shit with young black men. The 70 year old nitwit, thinking he's a badass, shoved a couple of the black men before one came back and shoved him to the ground. Jake Gardner lifted his shirt to show he had a gun and the confrontation went outside. The old man wouldn't shut his mouth and things escalated to where Gardner began waving his gun around and two men tackled him. Gardner fired two shots hitting nothing but forcing the two men to run away. At this point Scurlock jumped on his back in an attempt to disarm him. After a few seconds, Gardner turned the gun around and shot Scurlock in the neck killing him.

Draw your own conclusions. The county attorney declined to conclude anything but self defense. Hey it can be argued sure and isnt that why courts exist? The city was really pissed now. The tinder box was there waiting to be lit.

A curfew was put on for 8pm, the first in 30 years. The protesters showed up. They stood their ground. The National Guard was called in. Who knew what would happen? At about 6 pm a couple of hours prior to curfew, some Omaha Police and Nebraska National Guardsmen broke ranks to come over to the front line of the protest and take a knee, shake hands and talk. This is what knocked the match out of the arsonists hands. Yeah one dimbulb threw a bottle at them and was quickly subdued, by the freakin protesters. The Guardsmen and the cops returned to their ranks to wait for 8pm.

8 PM came and most people went home. About 80 stayed and were arrested peacefully. Meanwhile, James Scurlock and George Floyd and countless others are still dead and Jake Gardner was still free. Does this really satisfy anybody?

Tuesday came and virtually nothing happened. 3 arrested. The curfew is done. People are exhausted.

Meanwhile a call for a grand jury has been petitioned by the County Attorney to look into this case. What happens next? No idea.

But for now, its peaceful here.

Lets hope it stays that way for Zuri Jensen.