Black Lives Matter: The Real Purpose
Recently many African-American families have been experiencing deaths of males within their culture. On July 13, 2013, the movement called “Black Lives Matter” began after the event of a high-school African-American male was shot by a corner store (Creatives, 2013). With this movement, many riots and deaths have occurred; however, I do not believe the protestors will stop until something is done to the police officers. Though the central purpose of the movement is to declare justice within the black community; the movement can easily be misinterpreted and a little intimidating to other races.
Intimidation is a common reason as to why the movement is inappropriate. According to statistics, there have been 194 male African-American deaths caused by policemen; however, there have been more deaths within the white men (Lowery,2016; Craven, 2016). With statistics like this, it is reasonable for a minority group to be angry and rebel. For example, after the death of Mike Brown, …show more content…
After the death of Micheal Brown, a former mayor said “black kids should be taught how to respect the police,” and should fear their own kind. It is not about teaching minority children how to respect a police instead, police should be taught how to appropriately handle situations (Lowery, 2016). When a life is taken, trust becomes lose, and the blame then gets put on police. When African-Americans are shot by the majority race, it makes it difficult to believe the system thinks black lives matter. Black Lives Matter movement is not to intimate any race, but rather speak up for themselves. If we go back in history, people such as Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, and Malcolm X did not protest just for fun; there was a reason behind their protest. Taking initiative has been engrained in most of us, and the movement is stepping up beyond our comfort
Recently many African-American families have been experiencing deaths of males within their culture. On July 13, 2013, the movement called “Black Lives Matter” began after the event of a high-school African-American male was shot by a corner store (Creatives, 2013). With this movement, many riots and deaths have occurred; however, I do not believe the protestors will stop until something is done to the police officers. Though the central purpose of the movement is to declare justice within the black community; the movement can easily be misinterpreted and a little intimidating to other races.
Intimidation is a common reason as to why the movement is inappropriate. According to statistics, there have been 194 male African-American deaths caused by policemen; however, there have been more deaths within the white men (Lowery,2016; Craven, 2016). With statistics like this, it is reasonable for a minority group to be angry and rebel. For example, after the death of Mike Brown, …show more content…
After the death of Micheal Brown, a former mayor said “black kids should be taught how to respect the police,” and should fear their own kind. It is not about teaching minority children how to respect a police instead, police should be taught how to appropriately handle situations (Lowery, 2016). When a life is taken, trust becomes lose, and the blame then gets put on police. When African-Americans are shot by the majority race, it makes it difficult to believe the system thinks black lives matter. Black Lives Matter movement is not to intimate any race, but rather speak up for themselves. If we go back in history, people such as Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, and Malcolm X did not protest just for fun; there was a reason behind their protest. Taking initiative has been engrained in most of us, and the movement is stepping up beyond our comfort