Los Angeles Police Shoot Unarmed Homeless Man

Los Angeles police shoot, kill man on the ground 



Early this morning I witnessed a very disturbing video.  What I witnessed was 5 to 6 police officers trying to detain a man who is apparently homeless and might quite possibly also have mental issues.  He was trying to fight them off and the police officers had multiple tasers on the man trying to control the situation.  But then out of nowhere all you can hear is 3 to 5 gunshots and the man was dead.  All the police officers backed off and many very upset citizens surrounded them trying to contest what had just been done.  They wanted their questions answered.  Was it just for that police officer to shoot and kill that unarmed man? Were the 5 officers tackling and tasing him not enough? This situation did not have to get this far and in my opinion the police officer shot and killed this unarmed man and he was not within his rights as a police officer.

In my opinion it becomes an

issue when police officers

have too much power and they

feel like they cannot be touched.

Now in no way and I against cops,

but what happened in this video

is unacceptable.  This police officer

did not have the right to shoot and 

kill that man on that day.  Something

must be done about this.  We can not

Live in a society where bad cops

can shoot and kill people and hide

behind their badges.  I say bad

cops because not all cops are

bad cops.  With the exception of a few,

many police officers are good 

people and try to do the right

thing and genuinely care about

the public and will fight to 

protect it.  

I think what happened is truly a tragedy.  A man died at the hands of a police officer who had no right in his actions.  I hope that this police officer is brought to justice because this was a despicable act.  My last thought on this topic is something to think about. Isn't it weird that when you see police officers you feel nervous instead of safe? When you're driving in your car and can see a police officer in the review you suddenly become scared? I think its time for a little change.  

Los Angeles Police Shoot and kill man on the ground

State v. Mann

My group, team trippy, was elected to be on the side of John Mann in the case State v. Mann.  During preparation for this mock trial, my fellow group members and myself researched the case and got a good understanding of the entire case.  The case was about a slave owner, John Mann, who shot and killed a disobedient slave, Lydia, and was charged and found guilty of battery.  This case was brought to the Supreme Court of North Carolina.  The case was gone over again and they ruled in favor of John Mann and declared that slaveowners have absolute power of there slave.

My team defended John Mann in the Mock Trial

and obviously won because the outcome 

was predetermined.  We reiterated that since

Lydia was a slave owned by John Mann, 

he had absolute power because she was his 

slave and his property.  He has the right to

do whatever he would like to any slave

that he owns.  The defense of the people

on the side of the state made a compelling

argument that since Lydia is a person that

this is unjust and she is more than just a 

piece of property.  This argument was shot

down by the court and we won the case.

In being a part of this mock trial it just showed how truly disgusting slavery was.  It was one of the most horrible things that has ever been apart of this Country's history.  But we have to remember it is history and you can not just undo something that was so serious.  I guess you could say that their is good and bad in everything.  At least we can be thankful that we live in a society that does not tolerate discrimination and stands up for what is right and just.(sometimes)