Your Community Is No Better Than Its Actions

<p>After every heinous act committed in America, there’s an inevitable press conference or news release from a public official stating this “doesn’t reflect the values of our community.”</p> <p>Chatham, MA, is a small seaside town where two teenage white boys invited their Black “friend” to join them at a pond. The two boys threw stones at the Black boy and made him enter the water. They took turns holding him underwater, ignoring protests from the Black kid he couldn’t breathe. They laughed and called him “George Floyd” and “nigger,” until an adult broke it up.</p> <h2><a href="https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/new-details-in-alleged-hate-fueled-attempted-drowning-on-cape-cod/3128202/?source=post_page-----b377269387f4--------------------------------" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">New details in alleged hate-fueled attempted drowning on Cape Cod</a></h2> <h3><a href="https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/new-details-in-alleged-hate-fueled-attempted-drowning-on-cape-cod/3128202/?source=post_page-----b377269387f4--------------------------------" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">A pair of youths were seen pushing another into the water of a Cape Cod pond in July, according to court documents in…</a></h3> <p><a href="https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/new-details-in-alleged-hate-fueled-attempted-drowning-on-cape-cod/3128202/?source=post_page-----b377269387f4--------------------------------" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">www.nbcboston.com</a></p> <p>One of the boys was charged with attempted murder and assault with a dangerous weapon in what the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office called a racially motivated incident. It wasn’t long before the statements proclaimed this wasn’t who the community was.</p> <p><a href="https://readcultured.com/your-community-is-what-it-does-b377269387f4"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>