Posts Tagged as "protests"

A Memorable World Cup, For All The Wrong Reasons

August 28, 2014 /

I think about how a nation that has an average annual income of less than $23,000 had to fork over $11 billion for a soccer competition. Is the love for this beautiful game really worth so much? Was I supporting inequality by enjoying the games? These are the questions that swirl in my head, but I have no answer. Perhaps because I love the game -- too much.

Does Ferguson, MO Matter to Merced Teens?

August 27, 2014 /

I feel like the police have no place in this situation due to them being the cause of the tragedy that starting this in the first place. That whole family are the victims. The most important point to me is that a cop shot an unarmed young individual, like who hell does that?!