Argumentative Essay: The Murder Of Michael Brown

Darren Wilson was a white police officer who went out one day patrolling as is daily duty. Through his reports, he claimed that he was went to stop Michael Brown for jaywalking, but to later discover that he had just robbed a convenience store. Wilson claimed that Brown became very angry because he thought he was being caught for his crime. Brown began to charge at Wilson and was soon at the car window. Brown then tried to grab Wilson’s gun so Wilson began to shoot. So much happened in such a short time. As Wilson felt threatened for his life, as a police officer, he had the right to shoot out of protection. He knew this man was not in the right sense to come at him and he did not want to mess around. Anyone who tries to attack a police officer should understand that he or she has a gun and has the right to use it this type of circumstance.
Brown’s friend who was with him claimed that Darren Wilson yelled at the boys to stop and used foul language. He then said that Wilson pulled out his gun and began to shoot at the same time he warned the boys. At that point they were both scared for their life and ran, but Brown got down and put his hands in the air. Even though Brown surrendered, Wilson continued to shoot and hit Brown six times. Wilson had to right to shoot Brown because he was unarmed and not a threat. Brown was an African American and Wilson was white. We must not rule out the fact that this could have been an act of racism and an issue of justice. It was not necessary for Wilson to shoot Brown especially because he was