Yesterday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 37-year-old Alton Sterling, a father to five children, was shot dead by two police officers who said Sterling pulled a gun from his pocket as they were attempting to subdue and arrest him. Other reports indicate that Sterling was reaching for his cellphone.
The investigation into the death of Alton Sterling is being led by the FBI and Department of Justice. In time, perhaps we will know definitively why this man’s children are now without a father.
On today’s cover of the New York Daily News, you will see an image and headline that you will not soon erase from your memory:
The Daily News has gotten some feedback–both negative and positive–from social media for the controversial cover:
really?! Did this actually have to be the front cover?!
— Paola Massiel (@_PaolaMassiel) July 7, 2016
https://twitter.com/GoldenGhyftes/status/750910350439002112
I'd rather have his story blasted all over New York than be brushed aside
— Justin (@samnitsuj) July 7, 2016
And to all those who think it's "tasteless"? If that was my father I'd want that picture on a billboard. @NYDailyNews
— Wendy Harmer (@wendy_harmer) July 7, 2016
wtf is this?!
— Johnetta Elzie (@Nettaaaaaaaa) July 7, 2016
No matter what you may think of the Daily News and their cover, one thing is certain: It will not bring back Alton Sterling, and once again we are having a conversation we seem to start but never finish. It goes like this: Why is it that some lives are not as valuable as others in our society, and why do police treat people differently based on the color of their skin?
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