Nick Hodge ~ Fergustan, USA

I’m not sure I can find the words to convey what the events of Ferguson say about the state of this country and what it means for you and your future.

Or the words to explain why the clear signs that an event like this was imminent were ignored.

I don’t know why a cop needs to shoot an unarmed teenager six times. I don’t know why the government hasn’t released information that could clear up the details.

There is much I don’t know.

There is much I’d like to know…

I’d like to know if I, too, could be shot down by an officer of the law while unarmed.

I’d like to know why the initial response to a constitutionally-protected right to assemble looks like this:

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I’d like to know why, in the age of social media, I was able to read on-location reports and see live footage of what was going on in Ferguson hours and hours before it appeared on a major news affiliate. Continue reading