[JSRC 학생기자] Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter movement is an international movement that campaigns against violence against black people. This has been a big issue since cases showing unfair treatment and violence towards black people has been increasing. On July 5th in Louisiana, Alton Sterling has recently been shot. He was shot by two Baton Rouge police officers. They accused him for being armed and threatening someone outside the CD store he worked at.

However, the owner of the store Abdullah Muflahi stated that the other CD stores were robbed recently, and he and Sterling started carrying guns to protect their store. Also, he said Sterling wasn’t the one causing trouble or armed when the policemen shot him. On the night of this incident, 100 demonstrators gathered to protest to Sterling’s death. They all shouted “no justice, no peace.” Police were able to stop 200 people, but the speaker announced that they will gather again in front of City Hall.

This is not a dilemma we could ignore. Another protest was held in Dallas which led to 11 police officers shot and 4 killed. They were injured and killed by 4 snipers at the Black Lives Matter protest. The unfair treatment is not only unfair to the black people but also unfair to the white people, the injured policemen, that were just trying to calm the protestors for their safety. Therefore, for the benefits of all races, BLM movement should be taken in seriously with sincere solutions that will stop the violence.