Liam Neeson and race

Black people and our communities are routinely used as proxies for the criminal activity of a few. When one black person commits a crime, in the eyes of the white supremacists we all are guilty of said crime. If a crime happens near a specific black neighborhood, the entire community gets criminalized (for example, Pine Hills is sometimes referred to as Crime Hills).

So Liam Neeson did NOT “fantasize” about killing a black man. In recent public comments, he said he actively patrolled the streets for 7 days looking for any black man to have an altercation with the evil intent to murder in cold blood. In my opinion, George Zimmerman used this same type of logic when he followed and fatally shot Trayvon Martin.

Dylann Roof and his heinous mass shooting of nine church members at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in downtown Charleston, S.C., is one possible end result of a Liam Neeson-like “fantasy.” Just recently, actor Jussie Smollett allegedly fell victim to race-based violence by white MAGA assailants.

And yes, even those in law enforcement can have the same sadistic state of mind when over-policing black neighborhoods and being accused in excessive-force cases.

Liam Neeson’s admission is dangerous because it further sheds a light on how inconsequential black lives are to the dominant society. He should be canceled for his demonstrative display of white privilege for thinking it would be copacetic to share his seven-day rendition of “The Purge” movie.

We shouldn't take Liam Neeson's murder plot lightly, because this fear for black people being harmed by acts of racial violence is often familiar and far too real. T.J. Legacy Cole Orlando