It is quite the depressing story and it’s happening right before us in Ferguson, Missouri.
It all began with a petty crime by a young man by the name of Michael Brown. Just like many teenagers of all demographic s and races, Michael Brown had committed a petty crime of theft from a local Quiktrip gas station. The manager had reported the theft to the police and the police came upon Michael Brown and his friend walking. In a tragic incident, while Michael Brown had his hands up 35 feet away, unarmed, and begged the police “don’t shoot me”, police shot the young teenager Michael Brown to death.
Ferguson is an area known to have a stark racial divide and history with a 97% white police force in a over 60% black neighborhood. Racial tension is high. The Michael Brown case has brought the racial profiling and injustice to the public through the media. You can hear updates on nearly every news station.
A case that displays the sad injustice in America has swept the nation and has left much unrest, riots, and police brutality in its wake.
RIP Michael Brown.
It all began with a petty crime by a young man by the name of Michael Brown. Just like many teenagers of all demographic s and races, Michael Brown had committed a petty crime of theft from a local Quiktrip gas station. The manager had reported the theft to the police and the police came upon Michael Brown and his friend walking. In a tragic incident, while Michael Brown had his hands up 35 feet away, unarmed, and begged the police “don’t shoot me”, police shot the young teenager Michael Brown to death.
Ferguson is an area known to have a stark racial divide and history with a 97% white police force in a over 60% black neighborhood. Racial tension is high. The Michael Brown case has brought the racial profiling and injustice to the public through the media. You can hear updates on nearly every news station.
A case that displays the sad injustice in America has swept the nation and has left much unrest, riots, and police brutality in its wake.
RIP Michael Brown.
WHERE TO NEXT?
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Image: http://article.wn.com/view/2014/08/15/Ferguson_police_say_Michael_Brown_fit_description_of_stronga/
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ebey4uv_0uI Linked Images:cited on linked site