Topic > Social justice: Is the criminal justice system equal?

Brown, was unarmed and shot and killed on August 9, 2014 by a white officer. The shooting and resulting death caused “a storm of protests and revived the national debate on issues of race, policing, and violence in the United States,” according to Vice News (2014). Brown was shot and his body was left lying dead for nearly four hours before being taken away. His funeral was held two weeks later, according to USA Today, the reverend sadly mentioned that Brown lay dead on the ground for four hours as if his “life…didn’t matter” (2015). I admit that the death threats the Ferguson Police Department received from families were dangerous. However, one can only tolerate so much discrimination and inequality before they snap and say or do terrible things