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We have had a few major events in the past 5 years that caused a large national uproar including 24/7 media coverage, protests and even riots in the streets. The two biggest where the shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman and the shooting of Michael Brown by Officer Wilson. Both shootings become nationwide stories very quickly with national news reporters reporting live from the scene, 24/7 news coverage and interviews with family members and witnesses. Both of these events (and others) also were accompanied by large protests that the media streamed and reported on live. All of the shooting victims were presumed innocent since they were unarmed which was the cause of all the outrage. In the two biggest cases, for sure, celebrities become involved as well. Some of the protests turned violent and destructive.
Thinking back on these events --- how focused the media was on them, people tweeting their opinions on them at an unreadable fast rate, the hundreds of protests across the country for them, the celebrities speaking out about them - our lives were saturated with news and commentary about these events. Everyone knew about it - almost everyone was talking about it.
Now we have an Australian woman in Minnesota who was shot by a police officer. She was also unarmed. Will there be 24/7 news coverage? Will celebrities speak out against this? Will there be protests across the country? Will there be riots? Will everyone know about and and be talking about?
Why or why not?
Thinking back on these events --- how focused the media was on them, people tweeting their opinions on them at an unreadable fast rate, the hundreds of protests across the country for them, the celebrities speaking out about them - our lives were saturated with news and commentary about these events. Everyone knew about it - almost everyone was talking about it.
Now we have an Australian woman in Minnesota who was shot by a police officer. She was also unarmed. Will there be 24/7 news coverage? Will celebrities speak out against this? Will there be protests across the country? Will there be riots? Will everyone know about and and be talking about?
Why or why not?