Police Racism In America Today

Police have been harassing and discriminating African Americans for many years and is one of the reasons why racism still exist in America today. One example of police racism that still exists today is the case of Michael Brown. In Ferguson, Missouri, a white police officer by the name of Darren Wilson shot and killed an unarmed black man by the name of Michael Brown. Darren Wilson was acquitted of any charges by a local jury and he had said in a interview on national television that he would do it again. All across America including Ferguson, African Americans and other people of color still face discrimination and are considered second- class citizens. In Wilson’s interview, he said that he had no guilt and he would have done the exact same

The story of Michael Brown and many other African Americans refer to how society works and discriminates blacks and other racial groups. Police are just one example of how racism is still happening today and plays a big part in how it is still an issue in America. Police have been harassing and discriminating African Americans for many years and is one of the reasons why racism still exist in America today. One example of police racism that still exists today is the case of Michael Brown. In Ferguson, Missouri, a white police officer by the name of Darren Wilson shot and killed an unarmed black man by the name of Michael Brown. Darren Wilson was acquitted of any charges by a local jury and he had said in a interview on national television that he would do it again. All across America including Ferguson, African Americans and other people of color still face discrimination and are considered second- class citizens. In Wilson’s interview, he said that he had no guilt and he would have done the exact same thing if the person was white. His lack of remorse refers to the issue that is beyond just Michael Brown’s

Life of colored people in America isn’t getting any better as seen through many cases of unarmed black men, including Michael Brown’s. Black people who are considered outside the normal are constantly harassed, arrested, and or killed. No one should have to live under the fear of something like this happening to them by a police officer, but this threat is a serious problem for young African Americans in America today. There has been multiple cases of police mistreating African Americans, including these ones, “John Crawford, III was just gunned down and killed by local police in an Ohio Walmart for holding a BB gun. Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by George Zimmerman- neighborhood watchman-for walking to his father’s home in Sanford, FL, while holding a pack of skittles and a can of Arizona Iced Tea. Eric Garner was choked to death by NYPD in Staten Island for allegedly selling loose cigarettes. Jonathan Ferrell, a collegiate football player at Florida A&M, was, allegedly, mistakenly shot and killed ten times in Charlotte, NC by a police officer responding to a breaking and entering call” (Guardian Liberty