Police Shootings

Much discussion in 2015 about issues of race stem from a rash of deaths of African-American men at the hands of the police over the last several years. From Trayvon Martin to Michael Brown to Eric Garner to Walter Scott to Freddie Gray, there are many questions to consider about why this keeps happening in America, if there are solutions and what they might be. In order to consider these issues, please complete the steps listed below. All of your responses should go in a blog post that will count as your weekly post.

1. If you are not sure of the facts of the Walter Scott case, please review them by reading this STORY from the NY Times.
2. Read these four Perspectives on the Walter Scott Video. In your blog post, summarize the assertion/main idea of each. Then choose one that you most agree with and respond to it in more detail. What points do you agree with and why?
3. Read through the timeline that explores key cases From Trayvon Martin to Walter Scott Timeline. Respond in your blog post-what do you notice about these cases? What similarities are there? What differences? What questions do they raise? 
4. Choose one of the cases on the timeline to research further. In your post, identify, what additional information did you find out? What kinds of stories are there about your chosen case? What is the media reporting about it? Are there any updates or further implications about it? Are there any videos (if so, what are they? what do they tell you?)
5. Make a final conclusion in your blog post. What are you thinking about all of this information? How does it relate or connect to any of the other issues we've been discussing in class?

With any time left that you have in class, you may continue to read The Case for Reparations. Remember that you need to be finished with it for class on Thursday (1st period) or Friday (8th period).