Black Kids Matter

A most relevant story of our times Sarah. Always asking the question of "do we as photographers record what we see, sometimes chancing the wrath of our subjects" -all depends on motives I suppose. Great catch and thoughtful script here.

Belated HFF, enjoy the week ahead.

Thank you! Full disclosure: This was a posed shot, because we needed a photograph to accompany my article. However, some of these kids are indeed children of prisoners. I don't recall why the boy chose to turn around at that moment and point at the camera, but it made for a great news photo, and the editors were happy! Sometimes, you just get lucky. ;-)

Just briefly, because this is obviously a complicated subject and much could be said from many perspectives ...
As you say, absolutely nothing would justify the slow, horrible murder of George Floyd, even if he were a dangerous person or had committed a serious crime. But all he did was allegedly try to use a fake $20 bill.
The anger over police violence is not only because of George Floyd, but because there have been many other, similar cases in recent years. The use of videos have made the violence much more visible, whereas before the police could act without being seen by the wider public.
Of course, there are many good cops, who try very hard to do their job right! And they will all tell you that these acts of violence makes their work much harder. Good cops try to work with the community and establish some trust and cooperation. This takes years, and this work gets damaged each time a bad cop does something like what happened to George Floyd.
Only when communities and law enforcement work together can there be progress and more safety for everyone. But that takes patience and persistence and some open minds.

And of course, it doesn't help that the US is a gun-happy country!

Anyway, thank you for being willing to discuss the subject thoughtfully. I am European myself, so I can see the many sides. Having African-American friends just makes me especially sensitive to their long and unique history of persecution, starting with slavery, and still continuing.

We would better be discussing all this sitting somewhere with a nice cup or glass of anything we fancy, but face to face, from exchange raises enrichment...
Maybe one day, as we are both tolerant and non racist persons.