As remote Michael Brown, Jr.'s survival seemed and if I had committed this act against him in a moment of pure stupidity and ego; I would have sought to have stopped the bleeding with my own two hands while yelling call 911, call 911, call 911. Would I have saved his life? I don't know, but, I do know I would have stopped the profound blood loss of an innocent person with nothing on his own mind but the beginning of college.
Why didn't anyone in the community run to Michael's side? Lots of reasons, but, mostly they were seeing in fear for themselves and they weren't empowered to act in a community where victimization is a daily reality.
The crime scene is not as important as preserving life. It is murder to allow a person to die without the benefit of life support if one is qualified to administer it. Anyone owning a gun should be required to now basic CPR and First Aid.
One important detail. In order to say a person is dead they have to be PRONOUNCED as dead. A police officer, especially the one that committed the shooting, aren't QUALIFIED to PRONOUNCE the death of a citizen.
We have very intricate laws in the USA dealing with death. There are legal documents requiring health professionals to provide the right to die. Dying on the streets by a police shooting is a very serious problem. The one question that needs to be answered is NOT what did they do to deserve to die, but, why did they die?
Why didn't anyone in the community run to Michael's side? Lots of reasons, but, mostly they were seeing in fear for themselves and they weren't empowered to act in a community where victimization is a daily reality.
The crime scene is not as important as preserving life. It is murder to allow a person to die without the benefit of life support if one is qualified to administer it. Anyone owning a gun should be required to now basic CPR and First Aid.
One important detail. In order to say a person is dead they have to be PRONOUNCED as dead. A police officer, especially the one that committed the shooting, aren't QUALIFIED to PRONOUNCE the death of a citizen.
We have very intricate laws in the USA dealing with death. There are legal documents requiring health professionals to provide the right to die. Dying on the streets by a police shooting is a very serious problem. The one question that needs to be answered is NOT what did they do to deserve to die, but, why did they die?
