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Collected Item: “Serious Problems”

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Serious Problems

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text story

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During Covid-19, everyone is so stressed. Many people lost their jobs. It is a really frustrating time for many people. A more exasperating thing happened. A black man George Floyd died in Minneapolis, Minnesota because of excessive police enforcement. A white police officer had his knee on George's neck for over 10 minutes even if George completely followed his instructions and didn't do anything to resist. Everyone was very angry because of this unfair treatment. The protesters started a peaceful march in some cities. However, the conflict between the police and protestor becomes more serious. Some protestors express their anger by robbing the shop and destroying their cities because society contract doesn't consider them. They want the government to make changes through the fighting.

The riots seeking justice and Covid-19 became the most serious problem in the US.

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

a student

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2020-06-01
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