Monday, November 26, 2018

Alle' Holloway~ the death of a concerned neighbor

A California man was shot 8 times and died after checking on concerned neighbor's house

https://www-m.cnn.com/2018/11/26/us/good-samaritan-killed-california/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F

Summary: On November 14th police went to check out a call from neighbors' of the home being broken into. The police arrived and chased the suspects, a group of teenage boys, on foot but lost them. As they were continuing their search shots were fired were officers found Patrick Smith was found with eight shot wounds. Patrick Smith was a concerned neighbor who went to check on the house because he heard noises. He was then shot and left there until police found him passing away on thanksgiving.

Analysis: This article was uploaded November 26 by Amir Vera. I knew no prior knowledge of the event so there was an emphasis in shock when I discovered his passing on Thanksgiving. This particular scenario reminds of Ryen Aleman, Jacksonville shooting survivor,  because they both had a little extra time to live before they passed. Mr. Smith had eight more days with his wife and family to spend time with them and watch a game in his hospital bed before he passed. Mr. Aleman had a little extra time before he passed away in a car accident. The article was not just written in regards of his family but also to include everyone and send a message for people to enjoy the company of others and make the most out of a situation. This article is a literal testimony on bravery and genuine concern. People should be less selfish and be caring toward others hopefully not resulting in death.

3 comments:

  1. We keep talking about gun violence and how to get rid of it with everyday people but I think we should be talking about how the cops are using there guns. It doesn’t seem like they’re handling them very well because harmless people keep dying by their hand.

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  2. I agree with Aysha, most of the situations involving gun violence do involve the police carelessly firing at an innocent citizen because "they looked suspicious." In my opinion, police using their guns should be a last resort, but in most cases thats the first thing they do. -adriana chavez

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  3. I also agree with Aysha, i think that people are focusing on the wrong thing lately. We should be more fixated on how the cops use the tools they are given. I do hope people come to the realization that they aren't using it to the best of their abilities.

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