How does this text make you feel about justice in the world? by Julia Santos

Justice Denied , page 8 of upfront magazine by Dan Barry, Campbell Robertson, and Robbie Brown

The article is about a black man who was shot by two white men for no reason in the 1960s. The police suspended his case after a short time because frankly, I don't think they even cared about his case. What makes me angry is, stuff like this happens today. There is no justice in our government and police. The police decided a black guy's case wasn't worth their time and sent the man's wife a letter shortly after the case saying they suspended it. But, I'm sure if the man who was shot was a white man, the police wouldn't leave his case unsolved for 50 years.

This stuff really makes me disapoints me. Shouldn't we, America, be past this racism crap? I feel like the police find ways "to make us safe" by stop and frisking every black guy or muslim guy. I saw on another source that a black 14-year-old was shot by a white man because he was "suspicious" and the case was never solved even though the boy was only carrying and soda and candy, not a weapon. The shooter was never punished. Then, a woman accused a black man of "pointing a gun at her" and the black man went to jail but he didn't even do anything to the woman. You see that? Racism. If the black guy is a victim, police don't care. Once its a white person, jail and 'solved'.

Why is this man who was shot in 1963, never got a solved case in 50 years?! Injustice and unfairness in our government. Why can't we grow up? Why can't we have a brave person in government come and say, "Thats not right!"

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Don't wanna be an American IdiotOne nation controlled by the mediaInformation age of hysteriaIts calling out to idiot America

"American Idiot" - Green Day by Billie Joel Armstrong

Not only is this Green Day's best song, but it has a lot of meaning and I feel like it relates to our lives everyday. Like Billie Joel said, "One nation controlled by the media", our whole country is sucked into the Internet, IPhones, and our tablets and computers more than other countries. We are addicted to TV, new information, and simply having the coolest thing. I'm not saying I don't do it, everyone does it.

Also, the way he calls Americans idiots. Its true, we rely so much on technology and use screens so much everyday, by this point, we are idiots. I know what you're thinking, that you are smart. Of course, everyone is smart, but if you think about the internet usages, its stupid. Most people will stare at a screen for 90000000 hours and not learn any valuable information. Also, its stupid that instead of talking to people while we wait for something, we use our phones. Its so hard to make conversation. Just today, mr friend sat next to me on the bus. She talked to once and went on Instagram the whole time. I know I do it too, but what we do is so stupid, and I think Billie Joel is right to call us idiots.

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