Today, thousands of people gathered in a demonstration to mourn the 95 who died in the recent Ankara bombings. The peaceful crowd marched through Ankara, Turkey's capital city, bringing flowers, banners, and pictures of some of the victims. Mourners were told by police that they could not leave flowers at the sight of the bombing. USA Today reported that leaders of a Pro-Kurdish organization were attacked by police, others were injured, and police forces later released tear gas onto marchers. So far no one has claimed responsibility for the twin bombings, but the Islamic State is a likely suspect.
It's now just over a year and a half since Michael Brown was killed by Darren Wilson, a police officer at the time. Since then, awareness of police brutality (especially against racial minorities) has become a worldwide phenomena. Police brutality has always been an issue in America, and people everywhere take action through protests, walks, demonstrations, and writing. It's only recently that we see it covered in mainstream news. It's so much easier to access these stories now than it was just a decade ago, making change more possible than ever.
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Although it is great that the issue of police brutality is gaining more attention, is it not good knowing how that came to be. I hope this issue can be solved or at least improve in the near future so we can put as many lives as we can out of risk. The issue of racism is found on the topic of police brutality, but also just in society in general. Racism is an issue that is continuing to be an issue, and it gets even worse when it puts people in danger. Racism is increasing diminishing, but if incidents like the one in this article are still happening, it is not diminishing fast enough.
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