Racism (Blog #7)

    In America, the recent deaths of innocent black men sparked up protests in New York City about Police Brutality and racism. Garner, a 43year old overweight street walker selling untaxed cigarettes, died from a chokehold by officer Daniel Pantaleo in New York on July 19. And Brown, age 18, shot and killed by Officer Darren Wilson while walking down a backstreet in Ferguson, Missouri, on August 9. African-Americans comprise 13% of the U.S. population and 14% of the monthly drug users, but 37% of the people arrested for drug-related offenses in America. Also, in a 2009 report, 2/3 of the criminals receiving life sentences were non-whites. In New York, it is 83%. These numbers are shocking to me because most of the population is white. This shows that there is a corruption in our law enforcement. The US government has taken action. President Barack Obama Announced a $75 million plan to help police buy cameras for their uniforms to record interactions with citizens. This might help stop the corruption and racism with police interactions, but there still will be some racial discrimination between the people.