I spent August 14th, 2014 with the individuals of Ferguson. All I knew previous to arriving was an unarmed black teenager had been killed by a cop and violent altercations have been happening in streets. What I discovered was a neighborhood fed up, with a deep seeded distrust and sense of oppression by a virtually all white police pressure. This neighborhood was upset and emotional concerning the killing of Michael Brown however they have been peaceable, one thing they shared with the police was frustration in direction of the few people who have been undermining their peaceable demonstrations. These troublemakers have been few. All through the night time of August 14th there have been a number of events when these few acquired out of hand and each time, with out exception, it was the individuals of Ferguson who stored them in examine. The demonstrators have been clearly involved with the best way they’d been portrayed within the media. Their message was being muddled by the violence initiated by a couple of.
As a stranger in a international atmosphere I used to be made to really feel welcome. I used to be provided meals and water and everybody was prepared to talk to me about their experiences.
It’s unlucky that these demonstrations are marred by the violent acts of a small group. It isn’t the desire of the neighborhood to behave out on this means, solely the view of a bunch of outliers. It’s upsetting to see headlines, day after day, of riots and tear fuel as a substitute of the true concern at hand; an unarmed teenager was shot 6 instances, twice within the head, by the very particular person assigned to guard him and the neighborhood he lives in.
music by – Braden Deal http://www.bradendealmusic.com
