“It’s important to have a sound idea, but the really important thing is the implementation” - Wilbur Ross (39th Secretary of Commerce)

There’s a long road ahead towards achieving the changes I’d like to see - I’m not capable of seeing it in its entirety, but I do have a sense of what the steps are for myself as an individual.

The chain of events in Ferguson and the happenings in Cleveland, among many others, are, in short, ridiculous. I have done my best to give each side the benefit of the doubt, and to wait and see the publicly available evidence. My conclusion: Justice is not possible under our current law enforcement system. Not just because of racism, but because of how we currently equip our officers. Because of their training and equipment.

In my senior year of high school, I wrote two slam poems as part of the AP Literature curriculum. Apparently, I felt as strongly about some things then as I do now.