I can’t believe I’m writing this. My brother was murdered. Lindani Myeni was shot four times by Police Officers after defending himself from the blind aggression and fear created by a racist system. Now my sister has to raise her children alone.
My nephew and niece need to grow up without a father. The people responsible need to be held accountable.
It was a misunderstanding - my South African brother-in-law was calmly speaking to the first officer - as he’s done in every confrontation. Likely explaining that he walked into the wrong house and meant no harm. Meanwhile a terrified man with unchecked power snuck up behind him, gun drawn, blinded him with a flashlight and shouted for him to get on the ground.
But he knew better. He grew up in a township in SA. He wouldn’t submit to some unidentified man wielding a flashlight. It was fight or flight and Lindani doesn’t run. He pleaded “why” and fought for his life when it was clear they intended violence. Their aggression and fear led to his death. All because he was black and they were scared.
And this abhorrent system will now do everything it can to smear Lindani. Try to justify his extrajudicial slaughter. We demand
#justiceforlindanimyeni. Release the unedited bodycam footage. End the systemic racism, end qualified immunity - murderers must be accountable for their actions regardless of the uniform they wear. I know my brothers and sisters in the military were and America is not a war zone.
We will fight them in court just as hard as Lindani fought for his right to be treated like a human being. Please share Lindani’s story and join us in this fight. We can’t let this system take another father... husband... human.
#blacklivesmatter
If you can find it in your heart to help out - we are bringing Lindani back home to South Africa. I wish I had a chance to experience it with him.
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