Klein, Joshua

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/09/26/charlotte-officer-did-not-activate-body-camera-until-after-keith-scott-had-been-shot-2/?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_charlotte-542pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.1dab27cb4861

The death of Keith Scott was had a major impact on the Black Lives Matter Group in that another African American had been shot dead by police. The group says that it has to do with racism and the killing of an innocent African American man like other recent similar events however the police deny it saying he was armed. Though the police say he was armed there was little evidence of that due to the fact that the police body cameras were not turned on prior or during the incident and without that there was little hard evidence that the man was armed.

Summary: Police forces failed to turn on their body cameras prior to the shooting of Keith Scott, causing much social uproar about racisms of cops, like we have seen in previous shootings of African Americans. THe cops claim he was armed but lack of video from body camera holds no firm evidence.

Author:  Wesley Lowery is the author of the article, he keeps a very unbiased opinion on the very controversial subject. I have never read an article written by him.

Place and Time:  The article was published on september 26th at 2:00, which means that most of the info about the shooting has already been publicized making this article much more analytical than reportive.

Prior Knowledge:  I did know about the shooting in Charlotte however I did not know that the officer who shot did not have his body camera on.

Audience:  This article was mainly written for people interested in the issue at hand and the Black Lives Matter movement.

Reason:  The Article was written to inform readers about a current event.

The Main Idea:  The Main Idea of the article was that the Black Lives Matter Movement is a movement that is a very complicated issue.

Significance:  The significance of this article highlights the concerns of the public on the racial issues and police department that plague the nation

Synthesis:  The recent violence between the police departments of America and African Americans have resulted in social unrest. The lack of a body camera being active during a incident like this has only added wood to the fire of this big ethical issue in America.