“I can’t breathe,” is the statement
that has been heard around the world through mass media and social media. A statement exclaimed from the now deceased Eric
Garner as his life was been choked away from him. It’s simple.
When we can’t breathe, nothing else matters. And this is the sentiment that is pervading
every level of our society from pundits to the poor. It’s unfathomable to think that the value of
a person’s life can be taken with such minimal regard. Just as unconscionable is how polarizing this
and many other examples that we've been inundated with since the Trayvon
Martin’s case. The invention of camera
phones and social media brings the stories we've only heard about to life and that
cannot and should not be ignored. As it
stands, many have decided to pick a side.
