The headlines news about the deaths of South Carolina black individuals that was on air this week has finally died down. South Carolina is a state that has forty-seven percent black people, but the police department has an ironically eighty people percent white people. The killings of unarmed African Americans normal raise issues of racism that is a vice the world has been fighting for ages.
The information that the white officer that killed the unarmed black man had been charged with murder had made many feels that justice had been done. Michael T. Slager the police who was charged claimed in the case that he killed the man because he feared for his life. However, the video footage got from the scene of crime shows a different story. It is because Mr. Scot was already running when Mr. Slager drew the weapon and pulled the trigger when he was over twenty feet away.
The footage also reveals Mr. Slager handcuffing Mr. Scott then going to the point where the struggle began then picking something. The police officer then goes back to the position of the body and drops whatever he picked next to Mr. Scott. And it was not the only case of African Americans being killed; others include:
A policeman also shot Michael Brown a teenager in Ferguson and killed him. It happened after another police officer killed Garner who was also not having any weapons and was selling cigarettes through choking in the regions of Staten Island.
Another situation that sparked lots of protests across the nation was that of Tamir Rice. He was a twelve year old boy who was shot when playing using a pellet gun. It is not fair for all these things to happen to black people just like that. Why are police just killing innocent people without valid reasons?
We hope that the decision by the judges in Ferguson will cool the protests that have been continuous in this St. Louis. The irony is that this is a place with a population of over sixty percent of the population being the black people. It is a place that has seen a population rise from 25 percent in 90s to sixty percent in 2010. With the changes in the demography, the area power structure is still in the hands of most white minority. As at the time of browns shooting there was only one black member in the entire council.
There was no black individual in school boards and most officers approximately ninety percent were white. It is unacceptable for a place that has a population of 21000 individuals. With this kind of power leaning only on one side, the likelihood of blacks being arrested or given very harsh sentences is high compared to those who are white.
The ruling on the matter aimed to settle the record straight on racism tendencies. The protests about these heinous crimes have been consistent since August, and these protests shape the municipal elections. Some of the candidates join in the cause of the protesters. It is important at this point for inhabitants of this region to change the political landscape of the region to avoid a repeat of such events again and become more representative.
The information that the white officer that killed the unarmed black man had been charged with murder had made many feels that justice had been done. Michael T. Slager the police who was charged claimed in the case that he killed the man because he feared for his life. However, the video footage got from the scene of crime shows a different story. It is because Mr. Scot was already running when Mr. Slager drew the weapon and pulled the trigger when he was over twenty feet away.
The footage also reveals Mr. Slager handcuffing Mr. Scott then going to the point where the struggle began then picking something. The police officer then goes back to the position of the body and drops whatever he picked next to Mr. Scott. And it was not the only case of African Americans being killed; others include:
A policeman also shot Michael Brown a teenager in Ferguson and killed him. It happened after another police officer killed Garner who was also not having any weapons and was selling cigarettes through choking in the regions of Staten Island.
Another situation that sparked lots of protests across the nation was that of Tamir Rice. He was a twelve year old boy who was shot when playing using a pellet gun. It is not fair for all these things to happen to black people just like that. Why are police just killing innocent people without valid reasons?
We hope that the decision by the judges in Ferguson will cool the protests that have been continuous in this St. Louis. The irony is that this is a place with a population of over sixty percent of the population being the black people. It is a place that has seen a population rise from 25 percent in 90s to sixty percent in 2010. With the changes in the demography, the area power structure is still in the hands of most white minority. As at the time of browns shooting there was only one black member in the entire council.
There was no black individual in school boards and most officers approximately ninety percent were white. It is unacceptable for a place that has a population of 21000 individuals. With this kind of power leaning only on one side, the likelihood of blacks being arrested or given very harsh sentences is high compared to those who are white.
The ruling on the matter aimed to settle the record straight on racism tendencies. The protests about these heinous crimes have been consistent since August, and these protests shape the municipal elections. Some of the candidates join in the cause of the protesters. It is important at this point for inhabitants of this region to change the political landscape of the region to avoid a repeat of such events again and become more representative.
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