It seems "living while black" has become a crime in this country-- punishable by death. How many more lives have to be taken before something is done? Launch a full civil rights investigation into the shooting of unarmed Ferguson, Missouri teen Mike Brown.
Why is this important?
Trayvon Martin, Renisha Mcbride, Mike Brown. What do all of these people have in common? All three are young black Americans who were brutally gunned down--while unarmed.
It seems "Living While Black" has become a crime in this country, and on August 9, 2014, Mike Brown paid for that "crime" with his life.
This is a trend that is becoming all too familiar in our country. Mike Brown, just 18 years-old, had just graduated high school and was two days away from beginning college, when he was gunned down after what police called a "physical altercation."
Eye witnesses described a very different scene, one in which Mike had put his hands up and surrendered with his back turned as the officer continued to shoot. Although without police dashboard cameras equipped on Ferguson police cruisers, it's merely the word of an officer against the silence of a dead boy.
The shooting has already created national outrage and the community of Ferguson is in disarray, as rioting and unrest has broken out around the town.
It is time that the federal government intervene and not only investigate this event, but take concrete steps to ensure that incidents like this do not continue to happen in our country.
Add your voice and tell Eric Holder that we want justice for Mike Brown!
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