Stand Up Against Police Brutality

Police brutality is getting out of hand lately... All of these stories of police officers senselessly threatening, beating, harming, shooting, and killing people (and their pets and children) in gruesome ways, and oftentimes without just reason.  Police officers overstepping their boundaries and causing crimes against humanity, nature, and the rights of other humans and animals... And getting away with it because they are people of the "law" or "authority figures!"  And this is not right!  We should not put up with this!

I hear more and more horrific, unfair, upsetting cases as time goes by, of things like police officers threatening to take the lives of people or their pets over dumb, petty things, and using excessive force and beating on them for the fun of it, just because they can and they think there is no repercussion for it because they are a cop.  Well, they are wrong!  Any person who murders, beats, or otherwise goes against someone else's natural rights shall eventually suffer the consequences for it (be it getting fired from their job, thrown in jail, or treated the same way they treated other people, be it a man-made repercussion or a natural karmic repercussion).  There are reactions and repercussions for every action, no matter who you are, and just because they don't catch up with you right away, that doesn't mean they never will!  Karma isn't biased towards anyone, even if you are a man or woman "of the law!"  It'll eventually catch up...

No, not "even."  Especially!  Especially if you are a person that is supposed to be entrusted with the powers to protect people, govern people, be bigger and stronger than people, and enslave people, and then you misuse those powers!  Karma hits those people the hardest, because they deserve it's wrath like nothing else.

Even though police brutality rates are going up and are seemingly growing way out of hand, people are starting to wake up to it and stand up against it.  Eventually no one will put up with it anymore!

I am going to share, here on my blog, a link to a video of one particular incident of police brutality and of people standing up against it.  Although you may argue that "two wrongs don't make a right" or "violence isn't the correct answer to violence," and typically I'd agree, but which outcome would have been worse in this case... The fellow spectators sitting around and doing nothing, just twiddling their thumbs and looking on, watching, as this man is being brutally beaten in front of their very own eyes, letting these police officers on a power trip get away with this heinous act and hope for the best, hope that they or someone they love don't become the next victim?  Or... Nip that shit in the bud and show the police officers their place, so that this man isn't hurt by them any longer and they hopefully don't continue to senselessly brutalize and beat on innocent, helpless victims?

Here is the link to the video: http://www.minds.com/blog/view/144649/police-brutality-backfires-the-people-will-not-stand-idly-by-as-lone-man-is-beaten-once-subdued


Cops need to know their place!  We need to put an end to police officers overstepping their boundaries and brutalizing, harming, murdering, harassing, and threatening innocent civilians!  We need to step up and protect our fellow human beings from this kind of behavior.  We don't take it from our parents, other kids on the playground, school teachers, fast food costumers, tweaked out druggies, business employees, or virtually anyone else (or at least we shouldn't).  So, why should we take it from a cop?  Cops are SUPPOSED TO be here to SERVE AND PROTECT the people!

I would like to share another link with you.  There  is an alternative to retaliating by beating on the cops that are beating on someone else... There is another option other than to resort to violence as an "answer" to violence... It doesn't work every single time, but maybe someday the whole world will know peace.  Maybe someday peace will be the effective go-to answer for every situation...  Maybe someday peaceful protesting and reaching your hands out to other people, hoping for them to join in with the peace and make everyone in the world one again, make the world a better place and make it at peace once more... Maybe this can be a reality someday, and maybe it is the answer!

This picture and it's caption gave me hope: http://activisttube.com/picture/In-Thailand%252C-riot-cops-yield-to-peaceful-protesters-by-removing-barricades-and-their-helmets-in-a-shocking-gesture-of-solidarity/bfb4bb29b6bb7a8035780d9f76b51c6c   (I have seen it on many websites these last couple days, but it's headline is "

In Thailand, riot cops yield to peaceful protesters by removing barricades and their helmets in a shocking gesture of solidarity

")

Keep the peace going.  Keep uniting with other people and lifting them up!  Keep police officers in their place.  Rise against police brutality!

Brutality isn't ok, regardless of who you are and karma catches up to you eventually, regardless of who you are!

-Bridgette Mae <3 

rayasmommy94@gmail.com

P.S.

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Jimi Hendrix.

I Recently Updated the Asking Price on My Ebay Auction

As some of you may already know, I have started making handcrafted hair bows and trying to sell them online.  I currently only have one auction for them up right now, because they are the only set of bows that is available for purchase at the moment.  It is a set of five "Princess" themed hair bows.  Each of them feature something related to this theme.  The charms on them include a castle, a carriage, a ball gown, a "glass" slipper, and a pony.

Originally my asking price for them was $10.00 plus shipping, but now I have reduced that price to $8.00 plus shipping, in light of the holiday season!

The link to said auction is here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/200990061089?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

I also have a Facebook page set up for them.  I will provide the link for that as well, just in case my blog viewers haven't seen it yet: https://www.facebook.com/hairbowsbybridgette

Here is a photo of another hair bow that I just recently crafted:

Most of the hair bows I make are not this small.  Most of them are MUCH larger.  Please note that this one is NOT and will not ever be available for purchase.  The reason for both the fact that it is quite a deal smaller than most of my previous (and possibly future ones as well) designs and the fact that it'll never be available for purchase, is that this particular bow is being held for a very specific individual.  It is for a family member of mine, and a very special (and small) family member at that!

The bow pictured above features sparkling sequins and a shiny golden seahorse charm to add glimmer to the bow!

Please show some support, and check them out and tell me what you think!  Feedback, questions, support, etc. are very much so appreciated!  Thank you.

-Bridgette Mae <3 

rayasmommy94@gmail.com

Why Is The System so Terrified to Allow Artists and The Mentally Ill to Thrive?

Why is the System so terrified to allow artists and the mentally ill to thrive?  Why do they feel threatened by them and want to control them, silence them, and get rid of them?

It's all about conformity, power trips, and bias against anyone whose brain operates slightly different.  It's all about the math, the science, the power to own, enslave, control, and quiet others.  There is nothing wrong with being an artist or having a brain that operates slightly different then the average person's mind or having thoughts and emotions of your own.  There is nothing wrong with wanting to be an individual, wanting to be different, or just simply naturally being different.  There is nothing wrong with reacting to things that make you feel certain ways or portraying your emotions, and there is certainly nothing wrong with having those emotions!

I have come across so many different stories of cops, psych ward nurses, and other papered and shiny-badged officials abusing their invisible so-called "authority" over other people and harming, even killing other people, just because they can and can get away with it.  This is shocking and horrific and needs to come to an end!

Not too long ago I came across an article about a man with Down's Syndrome who was in his early twenties.  He was shoved to the ground and smothered to death by police just because he wanted to re-watch a movie that he had gone to see in a movie theater and did not understand that he would have to purchase another ticket in order to see the movie again.  He was crying and saying things like "I cant breathe," "I'm sorry," and "I want my mom."  What did he have to be sorry for?  There was no need for this poor, mistreated soul to apologize!  And there was definitely no need for him to be tackled and smothered to death by the police.

There was the story of the man who had Cerebral Palsy and Bipolar Disorder.  He had troubles standing up.  He was also beaten to death by the police for not being able to stand up and move away from his spot.

And many, MANY more cases that I have heard about, seen videos on, heard audio recordings of, and done research on.  And I'm sure that there are even still more cases of this type of evil yet to come.  They do this, why?  Because they can and because the System teaches that we must all conform, be exact carbon copies of one another, be ok with kissing every inch of our free wills good bye, or else you need to be a part of the government.  And if you aren't either a robot slave with no free will, thoughts or emotions of your own, and you're not a government official, nurse, or cop then you need to either be locked up or put to sleep.  This is wrong on so many levels!  Why are they allowed to get away with this type of cruel, disgusting, society and nature damning behavior?!

What is their ultimate goal?  What are they trying to have become of all this mess or gain by creating this mess?  What makes these specific "chosen few" be the powers that be, the people who have all the say in what goes on in the law system, in society, in nature, and everywhere else?  Why don't more people speak up and fight back against it?

These are questions that I cannot answer.  Except maybe the last one... The only plausible answer I can think of for that last question is that everyone is either too scared or too much in denial.  This is very sad to me.  Doesn't anyone realize that not fighting against the very thing that is damning humanity is part of what is damning humanity?!  Not fighting against the enemy is as good (or bad) as being one with the enemy.  If you aren't fighting against the problem you are part of the problem!  And art, emotions, free will, and differences aren't the problem.  Slavery and unwarranted brutality are!

When is everyone going to rise above?  Hopefully before it's too late!

-Bridgette Mae <3 

rayasmommy94@gmail.com

"Though the sun is gone, I still have a light." -Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist of the band Nirvana.  Kurt Cobain was an artist and he had emotional illness and inner struggles.  Was he bad?  No.  Damaged?  Possibly.  Different?  Yes!  Did he need to be eradicated? No)

The Original Meaning of the Word "Meme," Plus: How to Deal With Trolls on the Internet

Today there is a wide variety of stupid, silly, sarcastic images floating around the internet that people have dubbed "memes."  This, however, is not the original meaning of the word "meme."  It used to just mean:

1. A contagious thought or idea.
OR
2. To cause someone to have the same thought or idea as you, especially one that they think they got themselves with no influence.

Also, it is pronounced "Meem," not "Mee-Mee," as I have proclaimed in an earlier post.  Not that I or anyone else probably truly cares.  It just happens to be so.  I learned this from a rather boring poetry book called "Meme" something or other (I don't remember the full title of the book.  I just remember that it had the word "meme" in the title and that I didn't like the book).  I do like poetry overall.  I just didn't like this particular poetry book, but that doesn't mean that others cant enjoy it. ;)

That is all the information on memes that I wanted to discuss in this blog post.  As promised in the title of this blog post, here is the other half of what I wanted to discuss...

You've all dealt with them before, I'm sure.  I know I sure have!  I have dealt with my fair share of internet trolls, and then some.  But just because someone calls you a troll, that doesn't mean you actually are a troll.  I've learned that a lot of the times someone will call you a troll just because they cant think of anything else to say and to get attention.  Likewise, people will be trolls to get attention.  Sometimes their words can be hurtful (but only if you allow them to hurt you).  The best thing to do is just ignore them, grow stronger and live on despite them, and move on.  Sometimes this is easier said than done (like a lot of things), but that's ok.  A troll is an attention seeker that comments really mean, obnoxious things just for a reaction.  They do it just for the attention.  If they give you garbage that you don't want and didn't ask for, then why should you give them a gourmet meal that they don't deserve?  Your precious time, thoughts, and energy are worth so much more than that.  And no matter what you say, I assure you that the trolls wont stop their lousy attention-seeking and garbage spieling.

If a troll tells you to jump off a bridge and kill yourself, do just the opposite of that!  Kill the troll by not feeding it (by this, I don't mean literally go hunt down and murder the person or people that are trolling you.  I just mean to ignore them and the nasty things they say).  Because chances are, that troll is hiding underneath the bridge that it told you to jump from.  And do you think that a troll will be friendly enough and kind enough to catch you and help you stop falling?  Of course not (especially if it was the very troll that encouraged you to jump)!  The troll will likely laugh at you as you are falling and continue to throw sticks, stones, and nasty words at you after you have fallen.  So, it is best to just ignore and avoid those types of people!

The troll isn't always the person to strike first.  Nor is he/she always the one accused of being a troll.

Anyhow, don't take my word for any of this stuff.  Please, just think for yourself and live for yourself!

-Bridgette Mae <3 

rayasmommy94@gmail.com

An Alternative to Standard Burial

These aren't the only biodegradable urns in existence, but unlike other biodegradable urns these ones will actually turn you into a tree after you die.  How cool is that?!  I, personally, think it is way super awesome!  After I die I would love to be buried in one of these, love to be put back into Mother Nature's arms, love to make a come back as a beautiful tree helping others around me to breathe and live!

There are these ones, simply called the "Bios Urn": http://www.urnabios.com/
And then there are these ones.  They are called "The Spirit Tree": http://www.thespiritree.com/

They are each roughly around $100-230.  So, for the price of one of these awesome biodegradable, tree-making urns plus the cost of cremation, you are looking at maybe $1000 total, as compared to a regular funeral, which can cost you upwards of $5000 or even $50000.  Not to mention the fact that a standard burial of a dead human being doesn't cause more beautiful, lively, oxygen-cleansing trees to sprout up!

I'm not saying there is anything wrong with a standard burial or a standard cremation urn.  Most the people I know that have passed on were either buried the "standard" way or placed in a regular, non-biodegradable urn that the loved ones kept as a memorial token.  There is absolutely nothing wrong with this.  I just think that the biodegradable urns are pretty cool (especially the ones that produce a tree), they cost less than a lot of other memorial urns and a lot less than a regular funeral, and if I have a say in the matter I'd like to be buried in one after I die!

-Bridgette Mae <3 

rayasmommy94@gmail.com

Someone Being Allegedly "Mentally Ill," Accusing You of Being the Father of Her Child, and Demanding a Paternity Test... Justifiable Reason for Murder?

I think not!  But the folks at the White House would beg to differ, apparently.

http://www.conservativeinfidel.com/uncategorized/shock-family-woman-killed-dc-calls-obama-paternity-test-love-child/

What is with all these senseless acts of murder?  Why are the police, military, and government (and sometimes even celebrities) allowed to get away with killing innocent people for no damned good reason except to "shut them up"?!

Why has humanity allowed this to go on for so long, and why does it continue to allow it to go on?

Mr. Obama, all she was asking for was a DNA test to either prove or disprove you as the father of her child.  Regardless of if the child was yours, this is no justifiable reason to have her murdered!  But of course, since they were police officers and they were working for the state, the most they'll get is a slap on the wrist.  They took her life, for God's sake!  Don't you just love how if a police officer kills someone you love, nothing more than being put on paid leave ever happens to the police officer usually, but if someone you love killed a police officer (regardless of if the police officer was threatening their safety, the safety of others, beating on them, trying to murder them or someone else, or was attempting to mug them, or not) that person would probably suffer consequences worse than any I or anyone else know?!  How are they just allowed to get away with this?  This is not right and something needs to be done about it!

As far as I'm aware, there is nothing just or fair about our "justice" system.  I hope to (legitimately) be proven wrong on that someday!

-Bridgette Mae <3 

rayasmommy94@gmail.com