My Monthly Issues

I know, you were expecting a punny title such as the one above to lead you to something humorous and contented, but you were wrong. Go ahead and back click, I'm not going to force you to read or anything...

State it like it is.

But... if you have ever felt clueless about your purpose in life, what's going on in the world, or  think that "wow the world is perfect and I never want it to change!" this is the place for you. Unless you're in that last group, then you shall find that there are a whole lot of things that aren't perfect in this world that should be changed.

 So, if you haven't left me by now, feel free to read below about what I'm passionate about in the world each month. Each topic has links attached so you can dive in and form your own opinions (and also to prove I'm not making all this up).

November: Police Brutality

I know, I know I should have started off with something that isn't so controversial for my first "Opinionated Post"... but I didn't. Police brutality has been occurring within the world for an incredibly long time, yet within the United States, many are just beginning to realize the proportion of these events in history. What if I told you that in my home state of Utah within the past year there have been thirteen homicides due to law enforcement. This statistic also shows that within the past five years, 15% of homicides in the state were caused by law enforcement. You may think to  yourself, it must be justifiable! But what if it isn't? Recent incidents like the murder of Michael Brown, the brutalization and murder of Eric Garner, the murder of Antonio Martin, the murders of fourteen other teenagers , and the ongoing protests against the lack of indictments towards police officers beg to differ that everyone in this nation is safe from harm. Police officers have gotten away with murder, rape, assault, sexual harassment, and many other heinous crimes with self-defense claims and complete denial. 

Links:

• Police Involved Killings
• In a seven year period, nearly 2 black people were killed every week by a white officer.
• Only one conviction made in 15 years of 179 NYPD-involved fatalities
• Police brutality statistics
• Police brutality in the United States

And finally... here are some organizations to help end police brutality:  National Police Accountability Project, Communities United Against Police Brutality, Change.org petitions