"US policemen wrestle innocent black man, sparking Black Lives Matter protests" -Leah Messinger (period1)

        Protests were ignited this week for Black Lives Matter by a shocking spark. A disturbing video was released on twitter this week showing what appeared to be two white male police officers wrestling down a black male. The victim of the wresting, Jason Goolsby, is a college student at the University of the District of Columbia. Jason claimed that he was at Capitol Hill Bank on Monday night at about 6:15 pm debating whether or not he needed to use the ATM when a white woman walked by and Goolsby held open the door for her. The police officers were there in response to a 911 call from a woman that someone was trying to rob her at the ATM and that she felt "uncomfortable" around Jason and his friends. When they arrived, they harassed Goolsby and later released him without charge. In the video, you can hear the officers' harsh tones and see their actions to keep Goolsby pinned down while he is screaming. During the video you can also hear his friend that is videotaping saying that they he didn't do anything wrong.
       This video caused an uproar of reactions on social media including the creation of the hashtag, #justiceforjason. The main reason that many people were so infuriated by this video is because they believe that the officers were being racist in the way that they attacked him. They should've been more considerate and asked him a couple of questions before immediately tackling him. If Goolsby had been a white male things might have been a little different in how the officers approached him. This relates to American history because it is a prime example of discrimination. Even though anti-segregation laws have been passed, that in no way stops people from being racist. There was nothing wrong with the woman calling the police because she  felt suspicious or in danger, but she might've jumped to conclusions about Goolsby's intentions a little too fast. In today's society, we must really work on completely erasing stereotypes. Even though we are influenced by stereotypes that already exist, we need to learn to judge people not on their skin color, but by their actions and morality.



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11934899/US-policemen-wrestle-innocent-black-man-sparking-Black-Lives-Matter-protests.html