Racism in America has been a serious problem for centuries. It has been the reasoning behind countless amounts of crimes. Whether it be wrongful imprisonment or something as serious as murder racism has been the roots of so much crime and pain. The main point in this essay is to point out one of the most terrible issues, and that is the shooting of innocent people by racist police officers. These shootings are so bad because these people trust their police officers to keep them safe and they end up taking their lives. I believe that the community needs to be able to trust their police force to keep them safe, but they cannot do that if innocent people are being killed by them. In recent years police brutality, questionable shootings,
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This story begins at 10:30pm on November 29, 2012 when a car sped by the Cleveland Justice Center. The drivers were Timothy and Malissa and the couple were driving a light blue Chevy Malibu. After they drove by the officers claimed they heard a gunshot and began to peruse them in a high speed car chase. The chase included 62 police cars driving at speeds at almost a hundred miles per hour. The chase came to an end when Timothy and Malissa got cornered in the parking lot of a middle school in Cleveland. At this time there was a standoff where the police officers were completely surrounding the vehicle. Some officers claimed that they saw a gun, whereas others said the driver was trying to run them over with the car. Whatever their intention was the police officers thought that they needed to fire 137 rounds to take down two people. When the police investigated the crime scene they realized that there was no gun or weapon in the car. One of the most horrific parts about this story is that one policemen, officer Brelo, stood on top of the roof of the Chevy Malibu after everyone else had stopped firing and shot even more shots through the front windshield at the victims. Brelo then was, in my opinion, rightfully accused of manslaughter. However after a long trial process he was found not guilty of all charges. I think this is embarrassing that …show more content…
The cases of Timothy Russell, Malissa Williams, and Tamir Rice are especially cruel because of the unfair circumstances the victims faced. The worst part about these sad and tragic deaths is that the men who murdered them walked free with no charge. I believe while heartedly that racism was behind their motives, and it is the reason that they were allowed to walk free. Overall I believe that every life is sacred no matter what race and that we should work together to try to end racism and not lose any more innocent
This story begins at 10:30pm on November 29, 2012 when a car sped by the Cleveland Justice Center. The drivers were Timothy and Malissa and the couple were driving a light blue Chevy Malibu. After they drove by the officers claimed they heard a gunshot and began to peruse them in a high speed car chase. The chase included 62 police cars driving at speeds at almost a hundred miles per hour. The chase came to an end when Timothy and Malissa got cornered in the parking lot of a middle school in Cleveland. At this time there was a standoff where the police officers were completely surrounding the vehicle. Some officers claimed that they saw a gun, whereas others said the driver was trying to run them over with the car. Whatever their intention was the police officers thought that they needed to fire 137 rounds to take down two people. When the police investigated the crime scene they realized that there was no gun or weapon in the car. One of the most horrific parts about this story is that one policemen, officer Brelo, stood on top of the roof of the Chevy Malibu after everyone else had stopped firing and shot even more shots through the front windshield at the victims. Brelo then was, in my opinion, rightfully accused of manslaughter. However after a long trial process he was found not guilty of all charges. I think this is embarrassing that …show more content…
The cases of Timothy Russell, Malissa Williams, and Tamir Rice are especially cruel because of the unfair circumstances the victims faced. The worst part about these sad and tragic deaths is that the men who murdered them walked free with no charge. I believe while heartedly that racism was behind their motives, and it is the reason that they were allowed to walk free. Overall I believe that every life is sacred no matter what race and that we should work together to try to end racism and not lose any more innocent