On the chilly morning of April 12th, a tragic and catastrophic event occurred. Freddie Gray, an innocent African-American man, was walking down the streets of Baltimore with two of his close friends. Freddie Gray made eye contact with a police officer and the police officer arrested him immediately. It is said that Gray took off with one of his friends, but the police officers soon caught up to them. The other friend chose not to run but he did record the ordeal. This recording of Freddie Gray was the last time anyone would see him conscious ever again. When the police officers caught up to Freddie and his companion, they gave up without a fight and 6 police officers collectively put him in the back of their van. Freddie Gray was put into the back of the van at full health, completely fine and able to function properly. When he was taken from the van however, he was not able to breathe nor talk. He was sent to Shock Trauma where he died a week later.
Racially motivated violence has been an issue ever since America gained its independence from the British in 1776. North and South Carolina refused to sign the Declaration until the clause of abolishing slavery was removed. Samuel Adams eventually gave in, making slavery perfectly legal. Flash forward about 100 years where the civil war commences, pitting brother against brother because the …show more content…
The jury is made up of 6 people, all of which are female. Eventually George Zimmerman is found to be non-guilty of second-degree murder and of manslaughter. He’s acquitted of all charges and is free to go on his merry way. After some time, one of the jurors does an interview detailing the process of finding George non-guilty. She said that in the heart of all the jurors, it was obvious that he should be found guilty. However, by the law of Florida, there was no way that they could convict him. It’s the sad truth, sometimes guilty people walk free because of a loophole in the