Personal Narrative: The Man Behind Bars

Imagine losing not one, but two of your loved ones to the system. A system that was built to serve and protect the community instead murders one of your loved one cold bloodedly and sentenced another for wrongful accusations, within less than twelve hours. A devastated family witnessing the murder of their loved one who was shot cold bloodedly by the Stockton Police Officers seconds after being stopped by the officers’ canine dog. The same family received devastating news that yet another loved one was arrested twelve hours after the murder incident. One dead and gone, the other locked up within twelve hours. Imagine feeling numb to the pain, losing yourself in the process and constantly praying for better days while trying to find your inner self in a world that misunderstands. It was as if it were yesterday, the saddest day in my life occurred right before my eyes. January 28, 2015 and January 29, 2015 was …show more content…
Just twelve hours after the killing of Mata. The unbelievable thoughts running through my mind was unbearable. How could this happen? How could someone so loving, caring, and considerate be behind bars? It was not until than that everything hit me like a ton of bricks. The thought of Nuu in an orange suit behind bars was unimaginable. Never have I ever known what it felt like to have someone close to you be behind bars, until January 29, 2015. I remember hearing that Nuu got locked up and was facing charges for several different accounts that could put him on the chart as a convicted felon. This means that Nuu was looking at some serious charges for a situation that was blown out of proportion. Instead of owning up to the fact that the male lost the fight, he pressed charges against Nuu. It is true what they say, “trust is easy to lose and hard to regain,” because the thought of trusting an officer is close to