Article Padlet by Megan Kindred

Observations about the Article

2024-09-13 20:15:24 UTC

The article is about a black man who got pulled over for speading and had brute force used against him by police.

Observation about the Article

2024-09-13 20:17:03 UTC

Police brutality is still very much a problem and threat today.

Connection to Just Mercy

2024-09-13 20:17:16 UTC

It shows how brutal and unfair the law enforcement is, just like in Just Mercy.

Connections to Just Mercy

2024-09-13 20:17:46 UTC

Both are about black men and women who were treated wrongly by police and other people and about the wrongness of it all.

Wonderings about the Article

2024-09-13 20:19:14 UTC

What would have happened if it wasn't Tyreek Hill, if it was just someone without as many people coming to his aid?

Connections to Just Mercy

2024-09-13 20:19:19 UTC

Cops aggresively threatened and almost arrested a black man simply for a low level offense

Wonderings about the Article

2024-09-13 20:19:24 UTC

I wonder why police still do this and use their power against others. I also want to know how they are punished for it and if people are trying to do something about it.

Observations about the Article

2024-09-13 20:19:42 UTC

The article is about Tyreek Hill who was pulled over by the police and was met with police brutality. It might have turned out even worse if Tyreek wasn't famous.

2024-09-13 20:20:20 UTC

I wonder what made them think they needed to use so much force when he wasn’t really doing anything that bad.

2024-09-13 20:21:01 UTC

I’m curious if there are a lot of other Black people who get treated this way by the police, just like Hill did

2024-09-13 20:21:18 UTC

I wonder if there are better ways to handle stuff like this so it doesn’t turn into a big fight or problem.

Wonderings about the Article

2024-09-13 20:21:22 UTC

How many times has something like this happened? How did it end? Were the police punished?

2024-09-13 20:21:36 UTC

I’m interested in how incidents like this change how people feel about the police and if it makes them trust them less.

2024-09-13 20:22:03 UTC

I wonder why more wasn't done to reprimand the officers especially since this was done to a famous person

2024-09-13 20:22:48 UTC

Why did the police attempt to arrest Hill's friends, who were just coming to help clear things up and didn't want any trouble

tyreek

2024-09-13 20:23:27 UTC

it was very harsh

Observations about the article

2024-09-13 20:23:51 UTC

It the article it gives a very good example about how police use excessive force and any small misstep could result in police brutality. This is also something so recent that its hard to believe that it was true because it is easy for people to think that our world is perfect.

Connections to Just Mercy

2024-09-13 20:24:30 UTC

They show how black people are treated unfairly and brutally by law enforcement

2024-09-13 20:25:11 UTC

This article revisits important issues about Racial discrimination and police abuse.

2024-09-13 20:25:28 UTC

This shows that even today there are black rights issues.

2024-09-13 20:26:14 UTC

I wonder if there are more cases like this that could connect, that we may be able to read about that is.

2024-09-13 20:26:28 UTC

was he running late to the game?

Wondering about the article

2024-09-13 20:27:18 UTC

Today so many people talk about racism and corrupt government that sometimes it can be hard to believe that it is still happening today. So my question is "Why do police feel the need to use excessive force and escalate such a simple situation?"

2024-09-13 20:27:31 UTC

This is a issue of black rights.

Connections to Just Mercy

2024-09-14 16:49:46 UTC

This connects to just mercy because it is an example of racial injustice.