Samuel Sugimoto
Section A01
Week 2
Why Ferguson Matters
to Everyone: The Militarization of America’s Police
Ferguson is
currently under the spotlight for its many instance of supposed racial
discrimination by the local police force.
While it may never be possible to determine whether the shootings of
Blacks in the Ferguson were racially charged, these recent events and the show
of force by the Ferguson police department have pointed to a problem much more encompassing
and universal that threatens all Americans.
The recent militarization of many American police departments evidences
an ever growing distrust between the citizens and those who govern them. With police departments around the country now
in possession of military grade weaponry, riot gear and armored vehicles, the voice
of the people grow ever weaker in this new police state, where the police no
longer exist to protect the citizens, but rather the officials who source their
paycheck. Who then, and what, can
protect Americans from governmental tyranny, corruption and oppression?
Question: Why must everything be reduce to and portrayed as
a racial issue, even when much greater things are at stake?
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| Ferguson "Police" Department |
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