Thursday, July 5, 2018

How It Went Down


My Thoughts:

A young black man/boy, Tariq, is shot down on Peach Street in an inner city neighborhood by a white man passing by in his car. Was Tariq in an altercation with another white man? Did he steal from the local store? Was he a gang member? Was he carrying a gun? How does it affect these witnesses, this neighborhood? Why are the stories different from each other? If the police let the shooter go because of self defense, where is the gun? Was it really a Snickers bar Tariq was holding?

Told from the point of view of the different witnesses who all see things a little differently, this is a maddening and frustrating look at racism in America. 


Last Words:

I'm just being me, bro. Tina whispers the rest. "You just be you."

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