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People from all over have their own opinions and thoughts about the police officers living in this country. Some good, some bad. However, when Darren Wilson didn't get indicted for the shooting of Michael brown, this sparked chaos in the way people viewed police officers. it didn't help when right after the case another officer too was indicted even though a video evidence was provided.
To explain, a white New York police officer, Daniel Pantaleo, choke hold an unarmed black man, Eric Garner, leading to his death. A video was even taped of this happening. This criminal case went to the Staten Island grand jury, who decided that they didn't have enough evidence to proceed.
This angered many people even more as riots and protests from all over New York are popping out. People everywhere are chanting, “This stops today,” and “I can’t breathe," to show their support for Eric Garner. In fact even Barack Obama, like before, had something to say about this issue along with our mayor Bill DeBlasio. “When anybody in this country is not being treated equally under the law, that is a problem,” Mr. Obama said, “and it’s my job as president to help solve it.”
Honestly what do I think about this issue? I feel as if this is ridiculous. What more evidence do you need than an actual hard copy of a video? Are we in danger to a point that even hard evidence can't protect us? Is race the factor that is playing the whole part to this case? Its sad to see the system that we all trust, fail.
However, in a way, if you think about it, this did bring many people together, even though lives were lost. People from all over came together on an agreement, to bring justice in where none was found, which is a pretty big step in society. The only thing I hope is for everything to get resolved and bring peace of mind to the families who lost their dear loved ones.
This angered many people even more as riots and protests from all over New York are popping out. People everywhere are chanting, “This stops today,” and “I can’t breathe," to show their support for Eric Garner. In fact even Barack Obama, like before, had something to say about this issue along with our mayor Bill DeBlasio. “When anybody in this country is not being treated equally under the law, that is a problem,” Mr. Obama said, “and it’s my job as president to help solve it.”
Honestly what do I think about this issue? I feel as if this is ridiculous. What more evidence do you need than an actual hard copy of a video? Are we in danger to a point that even hard evidence can't protect us? Is race the factor that is playing the whole part to this case? Its sad to see the system that we all trust, fail.
However, in a way, if you think about it, this did bring many people together, even though lives were lost. People from all over came together on an agreement, to bring justice in where none was found, which is a pretty big step in society. The only thing I hope is for everything to get resolved and bring peace of mind to the families who lost their dear loved ones.
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