Death At Home

Men and women who die due to police brutality leave behind children that are affected directly by their death . Korryn Gains, Alton sterling, and Terrence Crutcher are a few examples of parents all killed by police . They all left behind children who will not have one of their parents. Their deaths were widely known to the black community. They were televised and plastered across social media and Implanted into the minds of the children left behind. The victims’ children are exposed to violent acts which could effect them socially ,emotionally ,and physically. The death of a parent can be a traumatic experience.Their parent’s death were plastered on tv screens and played over and over. Leaving a lasting imprint on the children 's mind.
Kodi Gaines is the five year old son of Korryn. He was present when police gunned down his mom. This something that no child should have to experience. He was also shot during the shooting only he survived.A child his age that has experienced death have typical responses that include …show more content…
He was another innocent black father taken away from his children. Terrence is the father of four children. Four children do not have their father figure just because he looked like a bad dude .African Americans are put in a certain category just because of our race . People automatically assume that we’re bad people without even knowing us or having any hard evidence. They judge our character based off of stereotypes. For example, Terence Crutcher was said to look like a bad person by a police officer in a helicopter almost two hundred feet above ground. How does Amanda look like a bad guy by simply holding his hands up ? Did his cause this statement? Did him being a Black male make it even worse for him ? Or could the police officer’s own insecurities cause the absurd accusation? Either way his children did not deserve to have their father taken away from them because he looked like a bad dude