Ferguson Shooting

             On August 9th, the death of Michael Brown was a tragedy and a great loss for his friends, his family and his community. On his way back from a call in Ferguson, Missouri, Darren Wilson came to a halt in the middle of the road by Michael Brown and his friend Dorain Johnson obstructing the road. Wilson knew from another unnamed officer that there had been a robbery but did not know it was Brown and his friend, who had just robbed a convenience store. As Wilson prompted them to move out of the way so that the oncoming cars and himself could pass, Brown did not listen, in fact he decided to do something else.           

             As Officer Wilson got out of his car to instruct them to move again, Brown and his friend Johnson pushed him back into the car, as Brown started to beat the officer senselessly in the head and face. The unknown source claims that there was "solid proof" that there was a struggle for the officers gun. During that struggle the gun fired, whether it was Brown or Wilson, we don't know, but at that point nobody had been shot yet. What we do know however is that Brown and his friend started to walk away when Wilson got out of the vehicle and ordered them to freeze. Brown turned around with his hands up saying, "What, you're going to shoot me?"  After his remark, Brown charged at Wilson, and then Police Officer Darren Wilson shot six rounds into the victim.             What people fail to realize about this event, is that we do not have any solid proof yet of what happened, what I just explained to you was just one of many stories that have been told about this case. Whether Brown caused his own death by assaulting and charging Officer Wilson, or Wilson shot him for no reason, we don't know yet, all we know is it was a loss for the Brown family and the Wilson family. When I started to write this, I instantly sided with the police, thinking to myself, "oh he was just doing his job" or "it was probably the kids fault." Whether he was doing his job or not doesn't matter, what matters is that not only Brown's family and Wilson's family are hurting, its people all over the Untied States who are hurting as well. And I think for me, and my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, it is a time for us to show God's love and compassion and be there for the people who are affected by this young mans death.