IF The Gunner In Las Vegas Attack Was An African American

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The recent gun attack in Las Vegas is described as one of the worst massacre in

American modern history. Particularly, the attack happened in October 1, 2017 when a lone

gunman unleashed a rain of bullets on revelers who were attending a country music concert in

Route 91 music festival grounds killing 58 people and leaving 456 with multiple bullet injuries.

The perpetrator was identified as a 64-year-old Whiteman named Stephen Paddock from

Mesquite, Nevada. Paddock had booked a hotel room a week to the music concert where he

planned the attack from 32

floor of the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. While leaders across the

world and individuals have condemned the act by terming it pure evil, controversies arise

concerning the state of events if the gunman was an African American. Particularly, the Las

Vegas shooting raises concerns on the position and rights of African Americans concerning such

acts since most of them have been prejudiced to engage in dangerous practices leading to their

high population in American prisons.

While the Las Vegas shooting has left the world mourning and wondering concerning the

extent of evil in the current society, the event has provided opportunity to reflect on the position

of African Americans if an American of color perpetrated the attack. Notably, African

Americans have suffered the wraths of federal police and prejudice from their white counterparts

concerning various acts of evil in the society. Particularly, American of African descent are

associated with acts of evil such as robbery, murder, various forms of abuses and laziness. While

there is no proof to ascertain that African Americans are evil by nature, the prejudice continue to

prevail in most American societies hence inculcating hatred among American citizens. Notably,

the prejudice has resulted in racial profiling where African Americans are associated with evil

deeds in various settings that exist. The racial profiling has led to lack of unity and understanding

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between White Americans and their African American counterparts who retaliate by avoiding

association to prevent to avoid further prejudice.

Consequently, the racial profiling has extended to America’s justice system where

African Americans are tried and sentenced according to their color. While both white and

African American can commit a similar crime that calls for equal application of the law, most

Americans of color are rotting in prisons while their counterparts with similar charges are given

lighter sentence or even acquitted of their crimes because they are deemed superior and holy than

their black counterparts. While the Las Vegas gun shooting is characterized by amazement

because a White American who is deemed holy and responsible perpetrated it, the scenario

would have been different if it involved an African American. Particularly, many leaders and

individuals would have taken the opportunity to portray blacks as bad people by referring to past

experiences to inform the public that they are not surprised about the attack since blacks are

known to be dangerous and irresponsible.

Further, the Las Vegas gun attack would have led to restrictions concerning places to

visit, duration to spend there and what to purchase if the perpetrator were an African Americana.

Notably, American history is associated with events when Americans of color are racially

profiled due to a crime committed by an individual. Despite the dangers of racially profiling

individuals, the practice continues because many African Americans are forced to suffer the

since of other whom they do not even know. For instance, many youths of color have been

convicted with hazardous crimes for being found closer to a crime scene despite lack of

information concerning the crime. Similar to Paddocks case, many African Americans found in

Manalay Bay Hotel would have been exposed to questioning and scientific investigations to

ascertain whether they were aware of the perpetrator’s presence and activities in the hotel before

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the attack. The scenario leads to a sense of hate because the victims do not feel valued or

respected despite being legitimate citizens of the country.

Consequently, the events after the attack would have been different concerning how the

family of the perpetrator if the was an African American. Contrary to Paddock’s brother and

girlfriend who were treated to media and police pampering to reveal various information

concerning the victim, the family of African American would have been exposed to harassment,

detailed investigations and locked up in a police cell to prevent them from fleeing as is the

prejudice with most offenders of color. Further, the police would have conducted a raid on the

victim’s friends with an aim of arresting more suspects and getting to the root of the matter.

In conclusion, the recent Las Vegas gun attack has left the world wondering concerning

the extent of evil in the society. However, concerns emerge regarding the situation of the case if

the perpetrator was an African American. Particularly, all Americans of color would have been

racially profiled to find excuses for jailing them for the since of a person they do not even know.

Further, paddock’s family and friends would have undergone thorough investigations with an

aim of getting more culprits and restricting them to specific areas to avoid similar attacks.

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