In “What’s Behind Police Brutality?” Bhargavi Garimella talks about how racial inequality is a real problem in American society and how this issue is linked to brutality by police. Nowadays, policemen are given a bad rap for abusing minorities, and this has increased racial tension. I agree with Bhargavi that police brutality is the reason people of color are afraid of those who should be protecting them.

A great example Bhargavi included was the killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice by Officer Timothy Loehmann, who mistook Rice’s toy gun for a real one. Loehmann shouldn’t even have been on the police force, since a superior at his former job considered him mentally unstable and unfit for duty. I believe we need to address this problem.

Thank you, Bhargavi, for shedding light on these issues that we, the new generation, have to make better for the future.