How Society Let Freddie Down…….and How He Was Still Responsible.

•      In the wake of all these instances, this is just another story on the news. Actually, it’s more than that. This is the story of a man who was doomed from the start. He was in a low-income neighborhood and he wasn’t about to go anywhere anytime soon. Baltimore is one of the most dangerous cities in the US. The housing of these places is just atrocious. It makes a typical trailer park look like Beverly Hills. The environment he was in is tough enough to get out of. The ghetto life isn’t one for people who want to strive and succeed. He just wasn’t able to! This can be attributed to the crime in that general area. Freddie was a criminal in retrospect. Although, he wasn’t convicted many times because of lack of evidence. He still committed these crimes. Yes, he had control over what he could do, and running was not the smartest thing to do. He needs to know although and people need to realize, that running from the cops and showing an aggressive attitude towards them isn’t smart! In that respect, Freddie let us down. Another reason, people can peacefully march or stay peaceful. It’s when people start burning down businesses and setting things on fire is when people have crossed the line. So, really instead of making your voice heard in a positive way, you have now made your reputation bad and your whole race is affected otherwise. There were others ways of protesting police brutality, it just wasn’t worth it. Am I being too tough on Freddie, maybe, but I just firmly believe if you did wrong and you need to be arrested. Just listen and turn yourself in. This is where the cops did wrong though. They need to learn after all of these news stories of kids being shot in black neighborhoods, which they need to approach this in a manner of care. They needed situational awareness and it wasn’t the smartest thing to do! In the end, it wasn’t just Society but it was just as much Freddie!