Media sources have recovered a Facebook post that might shed light on the demoralized state of law enforcement agents, particularly that of Black law enforcement across America, and more specifically, those Black members of law enforcement in Louisiana. Before losing his life in the shooting of six police officers in Baton Rouge on Sunday [July 17], officer Montrell L. Jackson expressed his disappointment in not only friends, family, and community; but in colleagues. He detailed the compromised position he has found himself in since the chain of events that left two black men dead by police fire and five cops slain at the hands of a vigilante early this month.
"I'm tired physically and emotionally. Disappointed in some family, friends, and officers for some reckless comments but hey what's in your heart is in your heart. I still love you all because hate takes too much energy, but I definitely won't be looking at you the same," Jackson wrote in a message posted on July 8. "I swear to God, I love this city, but I wonder if this city loves me. In uniform, I get nasty, hateful looks and out of uniform some consider me a threat."
In spite of the ridicule, Jackson reveals what he felt from all sides; he offered his solace to everyone from protesters and officers to his friends and family; posting that he'd be open to providing a prayer or hug if so requested. Jackson was one of three officers pronounced dead after a shooter, identified as Gavin Long of Kansas City, Missouri, began firing indiscriminately at officers responding to a call about a masked man with a gun. In the exchange, Long was killed.
Source: complex.com
