The Twilight Zone Episode The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street

In the Twilight Zone episode “The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street", the neighbors on Maple Street were out performing their everyday duties when suddenly an unknown flew across the sky above. Based on rumors, the object was supposed to be some type of foreign media from out of space. After the strange object 's appearance, weird things started happening on Maple Street: several homes were without electricity, car engines would no longer start, and several other unusual activities were observed. As a result of the chaos, a neighborhood meeting was called to give the residents of Maple Street and opportunity to choice their concerns about all the recent activity. As a community, the residents attempted to come up with a solution to the problems. …show more content…
Unfortunately, he could not be identified by the neighbors as he approached the group. As a result of the recent paranoia and the string of usual events that had occurred, a man from the group grabbed a shotgun and fired at the unknown figure as it approached them; killing him instantly. The killer did not try identifying the man before he fired the shots that killed him. The killer concluded that the unrecognizable object was a monster, and killed him with doing his due diligence to make sure he wasn’t killing an innocent man. After the killing, the strange behavior and paranormal activity on Maple Street intensified. As a result, neighbors on Maple Street were freaking out, and they started to display weird behavioral …show more content…
Furthermore, members of law enforcement departments across this country are given guns because they have been sworn to protect innocent citizens and only use the guns as a means of self-defense. Unfortunately like the scene from the episode" The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street", where a person grabbed a shot gun and killed an innocent person because that person was believed to be a monster; there have been many cases in the last two years that illustrate how the police have used their guns to kill innocent individuals. Moreover, most of these victims have been African American males, and rarely females or members of other