If You Ever Thought The U.S. Was A Land Of Equality, Take A Look At These Two Screenshots

In 2014, a policeman in Ferguson, Missouri, fatally shot Michael Brown multiple times. Michael was unarmed.

In 2012, James Holmes walked into a theater in Aurora, Colorado. James was armed. That day, he shot 12 people dead and injured 70.

Guess how the media reacted?

The selection of these two photos and their juxtaposition serves a maniacal purpose. The media are a pack of vultures http://ift.tt/1vRWM3Z

— ✨✨ (@HarlemCam) August 12, 2014

This isn't an isolated incident. Far from it, as this Huffington Post article lays out. Do we need any more proof that people will be treated differently because of their race?

Original tweet by Twitter user @HarlemCam, used with permission. I've seen these images on a few different sites. If you know who originally created it, please let me know so I can credit them. Thumbnail image via YouTube, used under a Creative Commons license.

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