On July 6, 2016, in Hennepin County, MN, police pulled over a car with a broken tail light. Inside it was a man named Philando Castille, his girlfriend, and his 4 year old daughter. The police officer demanded his license and registration. As he reached for his wallet, he informed the officer that he had a permit to carry a firearm but was nevertheless reaching for his wallet.As his hand went into his pocket, the officer shot him four times. His girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, began to take a video. He was rushed to a hospital and died, 30 minutes after the shooting. Reynolds’ video went viral on Facebook and caused a national scandal. Philando Castile was black. The officer who shot him was white. Police brutality caused this. Police brutality
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According to the Washington Post, 62 percent of Americans are white. This may seem unimportant until you realize only 49 percent of those killed by police are white. On the other side of the spectrum, 13 percent of Americans are black, while 24 percent of those killed by police are black. Recently, police have killed some people who were unarmed, as well. 50 black people and 50 white people were shot while unarmed. That would be fine if there were the same amount of each race in America, but right now it means unarmed black people are killed about five times more. The racism shown by police brutality is unforgivable. Another reason is that it creates an unflattering stereotype of police. On July 7, 2016, a man named Micah X. Johnson ambushed and shot at a gathering of white police officers. Five died. Several more were wounded. This was days after the deaths of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling, another black man killed by police in Louisiana. Johnson stated that he was tired of white officers killing black men and wanted to kill white officers. Those white police officers probably did not approve of police brutality. But they were still killed. Police brutality makes police seem like villains, when all most want is
According to the Washington Post, 62 percent of Americans are white. This may seem unimportant until you realize only 49 percent of those killed by police are white. On the other side of the spectrum, 13 percent of Americans are black, while 24 percent of those killed by police are black. Recently, police have killed some people who were unarmed, as well. 50 black people and 50 white people were shot while unarmed. That would be fine if there were the same amount of each race in America, but right now it means unarmed black people are killed about five times more. The racism shown by police brutality is unforgivable. Another reason is that it creates an unflattering stereotype of police. On July 7, 2016, a man named Micah X. Johnson ambushed and shot at a gathering of white police officers. Five died. Several more were wounded. This was days after the deaths of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling, another black man killed by police in Louisiana. Johnson stated that he was tired of white officers killing black men and wanted to kill white officers. Those white police officers probably did not approve of police brutality. But they were still killed. Police brutality makes police seem like villains, when all most want is