Everyday there’s a new news story of minorities being gunned down. Thanks to our new President Donald Trump, racist fueled acts are least gaining more attention if not becoming more frequent. It is saddening to know that you will face some kind of prejudice throughout your life if you’re a minority just because of the color of your skin. It is alarming that you might even get killed or abused even by police, that you have to be afraid of the people who are supposed to protect the lives of citizens.

Stephon Clark was a young hardworking single father of two children, ages three and one. Clark was African American, and brutally murdered by two white police officers. He was shot twenty times, a way to make sure he was dead. The rational being they “accidentally thought “ Clark had a gun, which turned out to be a cellphone in his pocket.

Everything was caught on camera by their body cams. Although everything is clear as to what happened, no one is fighting for the justice of Clark’s life; the police officers were fired and charges have yet to be filed. How does that make sense? Why is it that our country now continues racist acts like this? Being an officer is no easy task, but it’s important that these “mistakes” stop from reoccurring.

No one in this world should face such hatred over who they are, and no one should discriminate or feel superior. Everyone at least in this country should be able to feel free to embrace the color of their skin instead of being afraid for their lives. Stephon has not been the only victim of hate crimes by police officers, he is only one of many that has been brought to light. Being an officer means that there can’t be any bad apples, however it seems like everyday there’s a new story of misconduct. How many more bad apples is it going to take before we realize the tree producing these apples is contaminated.