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Another unarmed black man has been gunned down by police. Michael Byoune, 19, was fatally shot and Larry White, 19, was wounded in the leg. Top Inglewood police officials struggled Monday to explain why officers fatally shot the unarmed motorist over the weekend, acknowledging that there was no evidence linking the man or others in the car to the gunfire that drew police to the scene. The explanation is that the officers opened fire because they heard gunshots in the area and saw the vehicle coming toward them. Police said they found expended rounds suggesting that someone was shooting in the area, but they were still trying to determine who was behind it. So, I guess the first thing the cops decided to do was to open fire and kill an unarmed man and wound his friend. One of the officers who opened fire had been with the department 5 1/2 years and his partner had been with the department less than one year.

Really? On this morning the police were attracted by gunfire, and the fact that their were 2 black men and excess shells lying around nowhere near them is enough of a reason for cops to open fire on the 2 of them? It was a matter of bad timing and the police did not handle themselves at all( and let's face it, probably a little bit of racism), their is no way that the fact that they were there and drivning gives to 2 armed officers a right to gun them down, THAT'S A HATE CRIME AND YOU KNOW IT!! On this topic I stand on the side against segregation, there are many reasons that I have formed this opinion, one of such being, if you think about it, it's just wrong to keep people seperated just because of sex, religion, ethnic culture, or point of view on sexuality. Honestly, thats like when Germany set out on their little " kill the jews campaign" but MUCH much smaller scale, all the same, it's like some of us are on the outside looking in on them and the others are the ones trapped inside the CTC( concentration camp). Their are many examples of racial segragation, for example the Tang Dynasty, in which the emperor got fed up with Chinese marrying foriegners like the Uigurs a group of people who could pass for Chinese, so he passed a law forbidding them from marying Chinese or owning land, he also made them dress in their ceremonial clothing daily to show they were Uigurs ( kind of like the Gastoppo made Jews where a yellow star on their clothes to show they were Jewish).

Segragation has spread back deep into our Canadian roots like in the 1950's in B.C. they had seperated jobs and each race had certain jobs or rates of pay for their labour. But I think it's so pointless to seperate the " gays" or the " chinks" or " them darkies" as people call them ( unfortunately), thats like putting a berrier around someone in prison and then at some point shutting the barrier down and letting he other cell mates at the person, your just setting them up in a cuddly environment so that once real life hits them, they wont be able to cope with the harasment and abuse of people who just don't understand anything about them but base their oppinions off of the steriotypes that the schools are trying to shelter them from in the first place!

Throughout history many examples of segragation have been created and even now their are still barriers being put up in such ways, theirs even a segragation for HAIR COLOURS! People with red or orange hair or "GINGERS" as people call them are beggining to demand that their schools become segragated to comfort their needs meanwhile it takes away from everybody else's learning experience their being selfish brats over it and not thinking of the ~other hair colours~! Most examples of segragation at school today are displayed by bullies trying to make people who are " different" feel inferior to them so that they feel empowered and is ussualy caused by a bad environment at home like a racist parent or family member. Although their are other reasons racism may be displayed, this is one of the greatest factors. It is also brougt upon by people trying to make a show for their friends or trying to get attention from people by making a show at which time, people usually, the persons friends begin egging him/her on to keep going which is when it gradually begins to get more and more serious until, eventually it turns into them being beat up on a regular basis ... or worse.

A coalition of 22 black groups demanded a return to segragation. The reason for this is for special treatment like different criminal treatment and schooling. The formation of the coalition was brought on by increased gun violence in certaain areas of Toronto. - The Toronto Star. This is just ONE newspaper story from The Toronto Star stating the wish for independency and, quite frankly, it's getting on my nerves how every other race thinks they deserve special treatment but if we try doing something for us it's suddenly " not treating the other races as equals". It's pretty ridiculous, honestly it's basicly them being little brats and you can say I'm being racist by saying that if you want even though i don't see how that's racist. It's just that they don't need extra support. It's basicly like were spoiling them almost, think about it, we keep giving and they keep taking, they just expect to get it because they can draw the race card like a !@#$%&* pistol! I admit that if we did have segragated schools their'd be less bullying ( not neccasarilly race that causes bullying but some forms of it) but, then they wouldn't be prepared for when people start buffeting them with " gay jokes" or " black jokes" and they wouldn't get the real education they require to make it in life. So I'm definitlly against segragation and I think you should be too, but your old enough to make your own decisions so I'll leave it up to you. To put it simply it's basicly, vote against segragation, give other minorities and ethinicities/cultures and people with different sexual opinions a chance to make i in life, dont set them up in a safety zone they'll never see again after graduation. But think about this essay the next time you tell a " the priest, the monk and the rabbie" joke, because you never know whos behind, besdie or maybe even right in front of you.