Creative Writing: Police Kill More Whites

“Medved said that police kill more whites than blacks. In absolute terms, that is accurate. However, the statement ignores that there are more than five times more whites than blacks in America. When comparing death rates, blacks are about three times more likely than whites to die in a confrontation with police.”

Dogs have better lives than us

` The streets on 32nd avenue were usually filled with faint whispers exchanging deals of women and drugs but the only thing that night heard was Barry and Louis. Barry hid behind the door of car while pointing a gun in the direction of Louis who was mirroring the same action. They stood about
This was the day Barry awaited his trial after his date was pushed back many times. He held onto the cross his wife gave him on their wedding day. As Louis’ defense attorney talked, momentarily he would close his eyes and picture his wife. How beautiful she was when they met at a Yankees game. The smile she gave him when she announced she was pregnant after being told she would never be able to. And the look on her face when she had her last breath in his arms on the hospital bed. He opened his eyes and the judge’s mouth opened and a tear rolled down his
Staring through the beige bricks up to sky. Imagining what it looks like and how it smells. He holds the newsarticle in his hand and closes his eyes. He saw how beautiful Oscar was when he held his hand for the first time in the hospital. How beautiful his granddaughter was when he held her hand the first time at home. How beautiful his wife was when she would kiss him everyday from work. And now he had to imagine how Darius looked when he took his last breath swimming in his own pool of blood. Blood the color of his momma’s dress she wore on Sundays. Blood the color of Oscar’s favorite jacket. Blood the color of his momma’s favorite