Book Report Vertigo Rushing - 2446 Words

Vertigo rushing, a teenager falls to the frigid, gravelly asphalt, blood flowing profusely from his furrowed brow. Unarmed and unaware of the varying bullets that ripped through his body, tearing muscle and bursting veins, the eighteen year old attempts to blink through the maroon fluid dripping into his eye as his face stings from the harsh contact with the road. Just a day after tomorrow, the teenager was to begin attending classes at a college. He remarks to himself that he feels awfully cold and damp. There was no rain today and an awfully nagging sensation assured the boy that something went terribly wrong. He struggles with recalling what exactly occurred. All at once he is bludgeoned with the striking realization that there are†¦show more content†¦He closes his eyes, and the relief is indescribable; a cessation from the trauma was immensely welcome. At this moment, he began to desperately cling to the hope for an afterlife and long for the compassionate God soon to be expecting him. Such is the case of Michael Brown and many others who, like him, are deceased due to an altercation with a police officer that greatly overstepped his bounds as protector, and instead became a predator. No aspect of the burglary of a young life appears justifiable, nor is the toll it places upon the individual’s friends and families. A person put in the professional position to safeguard civilians should never be pardoned for the murder of a weaponless individual, regardless if the officer feels anxiety or otherwise. A professor would not deny his students the pursuit of knowledge, and a police officer should not deny citizens their lives. So, is it not only natural for people to become concerned when a horrific and undeserving death strikes too close to home? Discovering the source from which the numerous sigils, protests, and horrific riots in Ferguson, Missouri spawned is not a demanding task in the least. In fact, it can be said to have a somber beginning with the tragic murder of a young Michael Brown. After a supposed altercation between Officer Darren Wilson and Brown over a traffic citation and