Last September, Ríhanna Kelver was standing outside the Crowbar & Grill in Laramie, Wyoming, preparing to start her bartending shift, when she noticed a group of men across the street. One of them was shouting in her direction, and Kelver heard several homophobic and transphobic slurs as he began approaching her. Moments later, according to court testimony and surveillance footage, the man shoved Kelver to the ground hard enough to injure her tailbone.
Kelver responded by drawing a pistol from her bag, chambering a round, and pointing the weapon at the man who had pushed her. She kept the safety on and never fired. The man and his companions retreated.
Today, Kelver, a 28-year-old trans woman, faces two felony charges—aggravated assault and possession of a deadly weapon with unlawful intent—which could carry up to 15 years in prison. The man who shoved Kelver and who allegedly initiated the confrontation, known only as “S. Durham,” has not been charged.
The law is not equal. It’s that protect the in crowd and bind the outsiders that is mentioned all the time.
That’s why the wealthy never really seem to face consequences even when convicted of felonies. They just brush it off and get elected president and pardon anybody willing to bribe them or undertake illegal actions against our constitution on their behest.
That’s justice today. I wonder who has been manipulating the judicial branch decisions and warping justice even further? Must be some society starting with F…
Sometimes when justice fails the people, one must appeal to Madame la Guillotine. She accepts no bribe, pardon, nor appeal.