Black Lives Matter Movement
Black Lives Matter Movement (BLM) is a nationwide movement against police who've harassed and killed black citizens. Black people are assaulted and targeted in numerous parts of the United States. They're never trusted and unsurprisingly, that has never changed. It’s been a constant repeat of harassment and brutalization in many streets. Set aside from the black on black crime; the murders are mostly from the hands of a white civilians. A question that has left each BLM supporters mouth, "Have they gone too far"? BLM are brought together to protest justice for the victims and families. The movement has been considered a "controversial civil rights movement"... ("Black Lives Matter", Opposing Viewpoints …show more content…
("Trump on protester: 'Maybe he should have been roughed up'", politics,
CNN,23 Nov 2015). Furthermore, Hillary Clinton acknowledged the hashtag,
(#BlackLivesMatter), when Sandra Bland, an black woman who allegedly committed suicide after being arrested during a traffic stop in the state of Texas. Hillary Clinton concluded that, it's essential that we all stand up and say loudly and clearly, "Yes, black lives matter!" ("Hillary
Clinton: ‘Yes, black lives Matter’". Msnbc.com, 23 July 2015). Does that bring justice to families? Does it wake up the justice system to stand with the people and acknowledge their concerns. With the statement from Hillary, other citizens are concerned at the fact if their lives mattered too. BLM is not an separation from American society. These type of issues have been implemented for over a century. Despite such evidence of racial bias in policing, some conservative commenters have argued that Black Lives Matter does more harm than good. The hashtag #AllLivesMatter has been used by critics of the movement who believe Black Lives Matter exacerbates
Racial divisions. ("Black Lives Matter." Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection, …show more content…
Opposing Viewpoints in Context.). Harm has always been the word back when segregation and slavery took place one to two centuries ago. Emmitt Till, who was brutally murdered for allegedly whistling at a white woman was never justified. It just so happened in the
Black Lives Matter Movement (BLM) is a nationwide movement against police who've harassed and killed black citizens. Black people are assaulted and targeted in numerous parts of the United States. They're never trusted and unsurprisingly, that has never changed. It’s been a constant repeat of harassment and brutalization in many streets. Set aside from the black on black crime; the murders are mostly from the hands of a white civilians. A question that has left each BLM supporters mouth, "Have they gone too far"? BLM are brought together to protest justice for the victims and families. The movement has been considered a "controversial civil rights movement"... ("Black Lives Matter", Opposing Viewpoints …show more content…
("Trump on protester: 'Maybe he should have been roughed up'", politics,
CNN,23 Nov 2015). Furthermore, Hillary Clinton acknowledged the hashtag,
(#BlackLivesMatter), when Sandra Bland, an black woman who allegedly committed suicide after being arrested during a traffic stop in the state of Texas. Hillary Clinton concluded that, it's essential that we all stand up and say loudly and clearly, "Yes, black lives matter!" ("Hillary
Clinton: ‘Yes, black lives Matter’". Msnbc.com, 23 July 2015). Does that bring justice to families? Does it wake up the justice system to stand with the people and acknowledge their concerns. With the statement from Hillary, other citizens are concerned at the fact if their lives mattered too. BLM is not an separation from American society. These type of issues have been implemented for over a century. Despite such evidence of racial bias in policing, some conservative commenters have argued that Black Lives Matter does more harm than good. The hashtag #AllLivesMatter has been used by critics of the movement who believe Black Lives Matter exacerbates
Racial divisions. ("Black Lives Matter." Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection, …show more content…
Opposing Viewpoints in Context.). Harm has always been the word back when segregation and slavery took place one to two centuries ago. Emmitt Till, who was brutally murdered for allegedly whistling at a white woman was never justified. It just so happened in the