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I thought this scene was especially interesting because it speaks to much more than it simply looks like. The cop shooting Kendrick dead with only his fingers symbolizes the dangerous power of oppression to kill a culture and its people even without violence. Such a notion reveals the true injustice and wrong hidden in American society.

I thought this scene spoke volumes as well; I think it also alludes to how stereotypes and perceptions of young black males are influenced by how the police treat them. The police treating them with hostility and distrust often leads to society treating them the same way.

This is a symbolic scene in the music video because it’s referencing that cops don’t need guns to kill people, they do it with their bare hands and also with their words. Police brutality is real and it needs to end.

I like how she acknowledges the effort and support aswell as the importance of staying on the topic of the incident itself.

It is good for the community to gather and stand up for  wrong doing like this. This really shows others that not everyone in this world is bad and people still have a conscientious for whats wrong. 

This is where something is messed up in our country. If someone is clearly holding their hands up in surrender and specifically saying “don’t shoot” why on earth would you shoot him? You did your job, you got someone you felt was a threat to surrender to you, put him in cuffs and question about whatever you need to question him about. Why would you shoot a man that is obeying your demands? For all they knew, he could’ve been innocent. That’s murder.

These lyrics speak a lot of truth. I feel like when so many terrible events occur, many people just feel lost and don’t know where to turn to in order to find the good in people and the good in the world.