Comment #4 Man is Shot in Charlotte…
The New York Times reports about the protests happening in Charlotte, North Carolina due to the shootings done by policemen. In the article, Man is Shot in Charlotte as Unrest Stretches to Second Night, the author describes the current chaotic scene that is happening in Charlotte right now. People are rioting because of the unlawful shootings done by the police this past week.
The first death was of an African American teenage boy in Columbus, Ohio. He was shot getting out of a car because he was holding a BB gun that apparently looked realistic. The police are trying to make that the reason for why he was shot.
The next death was an African American 42 year old man. He was shot with his hands in the air. In the article it talks about how the police found drugs in his car but that it still wasn’t a good reason to be killed.
The article does a good job in trying to keep a neutral outlook on the whole situation. Since the whole Black Lives Matter movement is a very sensitive topic now the media needs to be careful about what they say because of the varying opinions on the matter.
The article includes various videos on the riots and emotional quotes from the families. I feel like these are good to include to keep the subject on the tragedy of it all and not on opinions about the officers that did the shootings.
In the end they also quote Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on the matter. Hillary Clinton’s quote is very vague I thought but was good to include. Donald Trump’s quote was rather stupid in my opinion since he doesn’t even mention the people who died, he just says that he hopes the people hurt in the riots will get well soon, which is basically saying that he is focusing on the officers and not the victims. Overall the article was successful in taking a neutral stand in the matter.