The Falsely Accused In July of 2016, Micah Johnson interrupted a “Black Lives Matter” protest to attack the police officers who were protecting the participants in the march. Out of malice, he murdered five officers whose intent was only to keep the people safe. Blind vengeance caused this killer to take matters into his own hands resulting in the death of five innocent men. The hysteria in the Salem witch trials is similar to the hysteria towards police officers now because they both are being blamed with no evidence, being blamed out of vengeance, and or being blamed from what society pushes. The police are getting blamed with little to no evidence to back the accusations up. Police departments are saying that the officers are
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All throughout the play Abbygail shows her hatred for Proctor’s wife, such as when she was trying to kill Elizabeth with spells. Although when Proctor rejects her for the last time, she moves unswervingly on her course of vengeance (Gussow). Not with the same reason, but the same passionate vengeance is what has caused the harmful acts against the police. For Example, towards the end of the attacks in Dallas, Johnson once he was surrounded by police, told the negotiators that he would kill more law enforcement (Fernandez). Johnson's actions were the result of pure hatred and nothing less. According to an interview done with Johnson’s family, his mother told the interviewer that “Johnson’s festering anger seemed to boil over after the recent police-involved shootings” which was proving no point since the police officer was said to be justified (Howertown). Hatred and anger drove Johnson and the accusers in salem to harm the innocent because of their own feuds with …show more content…
Rebecca Nurse, who everyone knew to be one of the most pure and loving woman in the town, was charged illogically. Francis Nurse, makes a point to hale about how baffled he and everyone else is when he cries out, “My wife is the very brick and mortar of the church, Mr.Hale, and Martha Corey, there is no woman closer to God than Martha” (Miller II. 686). Which he is definitely correct in the sense that it is unbelievable that these two women of many were charged. Yet again, we see the similarities toward the police when an officer was murdered in his home. He was killed in what was said to be an ambush style attack, when he was described by an officer who worked closely with him as a six foot four 270 pound “gentle bear” (Blue Lives Matter). The confusion of the officer who lost his good friend is seen as a reflection of what Francis Nurse was feeling when he heard his wife was accused. Nobody understands why these good people are being
All throughout the play Abbygail shows her hatred for Proctor’s wife, such as when she was trying to kill Elizabeth with spells. Although when Proctor rejects her for the last time, she moves unswervingly on her course of vengeance (Gussow). Not with the same reason, but the same passionate vengeance is what has caused the harmful acts against the police. For Example, towards the end of the attacks in Dallas, Johnson once he was surrounded by police, told the negotiators that he would kill more law enforcement (Fernandez). Johnson's actions were the result of pure hatred and nothing less. According to an interview done with Johnson’s family, his mother told the interviewer that “Johnson’s festering anger seemed to boil over after the recent police-involved shootings” which was proving no point since the police officer was said to be justified (Howertown). Hatred and anger drove Johnson and the accusers in salem to harm the innocent because of their own feuds with …show more content…
Rebecca Nurse, who everyone knew to be one of the most pure and loving woman in the town, was charged illogically. Francis Nurse, makes a point to hale about how baffled he and everyone else is when he cries out, “My wife is the very brick and mortar of the church, Mr.Hale, and Martha Corey, there is no woman closer to God than Martha” (Miller II. 686). Which he is definitely correct in the sense that it is unbelievable that these two women of many were charged. Yet again, we see the similarities toward the police when an officer was murdered in his home. He was killed in what was said to be an ambush style attack, when he was described by an officer who worked closely with him as a six foot four 270 pound “gentle bear” (Blue Lives Matter). The confusion of the officer who lost his good friend is seen as a reflection of what Francis Nurse was feeling when he heard his wife was accused. Nobody understands why these good people are being