Racism In Ferguson Analysis

During August 2014, one man’s death would spark a wave of anger swept across black communities in Ferguson and the rest of American. The reason for this outcry stems back hundreds of years when African slaves were brought to the European colonies of North, Central and South American. Fortunately, the power divide between those of color and the white slave owner is no longer part of acceptable American culture. The fight against racism has been a long, well documented battle. In 2008, the American citizens even elected a black president to run the country. However, after the events in Ferguson, people are asking if the uproar was because of hundred year old racism or maybe something else.
In Ferguson Missouri, police shot and killed a young

A juicy story of police brutality underlined with racism was perfect for news channels across America and even Canada. Additionally, the internet was set ablaze with opinions and comments from people all over the world. This tending story was only allowed to grow and like a snowball, more and more people formed a collective opinion which coalesced into larger peaceful protests. Even politicians offer their support in congress while celebrities took to social media. Across the internet and television, the story being was police officer Darren Wilson was the villain and 18 year old Michael Brown was the victim. Unfortunately, the media might have go it all

Their grief and anger comes from knowing that a boy’s life was cut horribly short. As a family of color, racism was common and it looked like Michael paid the ultimate price. When the court let the man who killed Michael free, devastation fell upon friends and family. Such a story attracted immediate media attention. This story had a perfect blend of emotion and controversy with a family that is devastated yet still fighting and a police who are violent and racist. As a result, Michael Brown and his family became the side to route for and the police became the enemy. However, the media left out a few key facts. The victim Michael Brown robbed a store earlier in the night before he was shot. Furthermore, when officer Wilson pulled his cruise over, Michael reached through the window to grab Wilson’s gun. Since Michael continued to resist arrest, officer Wilson resorted to deadly force. Unfortunately, these critical and paradigm altering details when purposely left out to produce a better and more emotionally engaging story. In other words, the media feed lies and fueled a nation tend which may have led to violent riots in Baltimore only a year and a half