Ifill begins her article by summarizing the two reports of what had happened to Terrence Crutcher and Keith Scott. Her position on the issue is crystal clear from the start when she adds her opinions to why these men were killed. She states that even if Scott was peacefully carrying a gun in a justified situation, “[He] was black. And so he was unlikely to be regarded by the officers who confronted him as a citizen exercising his Second Amendment rights” (Ifill). What is being implied is that there is no doubt racial bias in what occurred on the day of Scott’s death. Scott was said to be reading a book, and not holding a gun, but police argued otherwise. Scott was also well known by neighbors and he never bothered anyone. The video was kept
