These are quotes from students who attended the Mike Brown rally in front of Dale Hall Friday, August 15, 2014.
"I am here because the situation with Mike Brown affects me, because like Mike Brown I am a young black male. It makes me nervous to function in life where at any moment I could be shot by the cops – armed or unarmed, – and there are other criminals that have not been killed and they get to stand trial. Unfortunately this young man, whatever his crime was, he doesn’t get the opportunity to stand trial. He was killed. Its kind of crazy that young black guys are seen as violent rather than given a chance to be peaceful." - Willie Hill, OU employee.
"I’m just here to show support for the community. This is a cause that’s not normally publicized like this, so I thought it was something interesting to come out to." - Justin Mallory, electrical engineering junior.
"I am here because of the fact that the level of police brutality, and just overall outrageous behavior that you would expect to see in places much less. I guess stable as America plays itself to be, it cannot go un-criticized, and there needs to be more awareness raised to the procedures that are enacted regularly and systematically by the United States." - Parker Manek, history arts and sciences senior.
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"I am here because the situation with Mike Brown affects me, because like Mike Brown I am a young black male. It makes me nervous to function in life where at any moment I could be shot by the cops – armed or unarmed, – and there are other criminals that have not been killed and they get to stand trial. Unfortunately this young man, whatever his crime was, he doesn’t get the opportunity to stand trial. He was killed. Its kind of crazy that young black guys are seen as violent rather than given a chance to be peaceful." - Willie Hill, OU employee.
"I’m just here to show support for the community. This is a cause that’s not normally publicized like this, so I thought it was something interesting to come out to." - Justin Mallory, electrical engineering junior.
"I am here because of the fact that the level of police brutality, and just overall outrageous behavior that you would expect to see in places much less. I guess stable as America plays itself to be, it cannot go un-criticized, and there needs to be more awareness raised to the procedures that are enacted regularly and systematically by the United States." - Parker Manek, history arts and sciences senior.
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About 35 students gathered for a rally on campus Friday to show support and raise awareness …
About 35 students rallied on campus Friday in support of non-violence in light of the recent Mike Brown shooting in Ferguson, Missouri.