Pull the trigger, kill a n*gga, he’s a hero.” Police brutality is rampant in The United States. Shootings happening almost everyday. A great example of this quote would be what happened in Ferguson Missouri with Michael Brown and Officer Darren Wilson. Wilson was praised as a hero for killing Brown. He was on the news and was rewarded with large sums of money and new fans who supported him and his decision to kill Brown. Though it is unclear what happened between Officer Wilson and Brown, many witnesses say Brown was unarmed and that he is innocent and that the situation shouldn’t have been handled the way it was. This makes us think This makes us feel as though racial discrimination is acceptable in today’s society. That murdering innocent black people is …show more content…
That they don’t like to focus on the real problems. Rather than trying to create jobs, or making it so every family has food, or rehabilitating those with alcohol and drug problems; they arrest those who are struggling so they don’t have to deal with them. When the government arrests and throws people in jail, it is their way of ignoring the problems. The war of poverty was a real initiative at one time. Created by Lyndon Johnson in 1964 stating, ”Our aim is not only to relieve the symptoms of poverty, but to cure it and, above all, to prevent it.”(Matthews) The United States still attempts to resolve poverty with programs such as Food Stamps, Social Security, and Medicaid-- granted now these programs have been altered where that Food Stamps have severe limitations on what types of food a person can buy, Social Security is being cut back, and medical expenses are still too high. This makes us think… This makes us