>this was a fight transpiring in real time rather than some
>random act of violence.
>
>Again: Ma'Khia was chilling in her home; these women who do
>not live there show up, loiter, and pick a fight with her

They told Ma'Khia to clean up and make her bed, it was the home of the foster mother that had raised all of them so in effect these women were her foster sisters. no one is accusing Ma'Khia of being a "mass murderer" but she was in foster care for a reason probably more to do with her mother than her but these kids usually have all kinds of issues.

> (by
>girl in pink's own admission to the foster mom); Ma'Khia first
>calls a family member for help (her Grandma), the fighting
>worsens and Grandma later confirms these women were trying TO
>STAB both her and Ma'Khia; Ma'Khia now CALLS THE POLICE for
>help, also stating in the 911 call that those young women were
>attacking and trying to stab them, etc.
>
>^What else would you expect a teen getting jumped in her home
>to do at this point?? Sit there and pray the cops come before
>the young women kill her and her grandma? She did everything a
>kid is supposed to do and was literally fighting for her
>fucking life. AGAINST TWO ADULT WOMEN NEARLY TWICE HER AGE.

she wasn't "in her home" when the police showed up. the other 2 women were 20 and 22, not "TWICE HER AGE"

>And re your ad hominem attempt, no: I share very little in
>common with Ma'Khia, I was never bullied by other girls a day
>in my life (tho a few White boys gave me grief), and I grew up
>in a 2-parent household (with it's own issues). But I don't
>need to relate to Ma'Khia's experience to value her life, and
>neither do you. Multiple men and women in this post agree this
>officer used excessive force, so the backlash doesn't appear
>gendered to me at all. Where I see a stronger split is between
>right-wingers (cop is a "life saver") and everybody else
>(Ma'Khia's life mattered).
>