Please Don'T Shoot

A young Black male 
Shot multiple times in the back 
Hands can be in the air 
But under constant attack
Sir I have my phone
Drop your gun
Please don't shoot
I don' have one
Sir you have been warned
Sir my hands are in the air
The officers swarm
Sir drop your weapon
Put your gun on the ground
Bullets being fired repeatedly all around
Pool of blood
young black male dead
Clutching to the phone in his hand
The weapon he used
Was being a black man
How many more will we have left
When people view him as a threat
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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July 2, 2018 at 3:24 PM
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July 11, 2018 at 1:31 PM
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June 29, 2018 at 6:02 PM
Sadly, this has happened in reality. What a horrific tragedy. These issues need to be solved without inviting more violence. Where and when will it end?!?
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July 11, 2018 at 1:30 PM
I wish that it would and the world would be more peaceful but we are in a world where everyone does not live for peace
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