For those of you who are not aware, or who are not from the states, here's a quick rundown of what has happened. Feel free to use your favorite search engine to get a more full understanding of what has been going on:
On August 9, Mike Brown, an African American 18 year old was shot and killed by a Caucasian police officer, believed to be Darren Wilson. Depending on who you listen to, the details of the shooting are unclear, although there seems to be more hard evidence pointing towards Mike Brown being unarmed, completely innocent and more than 20 feet away from the car when he was shot(Although the police dept. initially claimed that he was assaulting the officer)
The result was a peaceful protest that sparked a military response from the police departments. They trapped the people inside the city and arrested any reporters who tried to cover the incident. Since then, shootings of African American youth by Caucasian police officers have been reported in the media more frequently.
The protests are still going on.
My opinion is that the protests are the snapping of racial tensions that already existed, and now that the protests are going on, the media has been reporting more of the interracial violence that exists in the United States. It also shows the incredibly crazy amount of resources police departments have access to, including a freaking tank. What city police department needs a tank? Anyway, I was wondering if other people had heard about the events and had other points of view.
Note: This topic has a risk of becoming offensive, please try and keep your opinions that may be offensive to a certain race or anyone in general to yourself.
