7 TIMES

Erica Marquez portrays a tone in which she's both understanding/lenient with the police that shot Andy Lopez, because of certain circumstances, but at the same time she thinks the the police officer's made a ridiculous reaction to the point where she may even consider that it was a gesture to signify racism. After reading what the news had to say it stated that the boy Andy Lopez was carrying a toy rifle that appeared to be real. The police told Andy to drop his weapon and the first thing Andy did was point his fake rifle to the police. The immediate reaction of the police was to shoot the boy dead on the spot. The boy wasn't just shot once or twice. He was shot 7 TIMES. Erica draws the conclusion that yes the police would have reacted correctly if the rifle was indeed real and loaded, because they'd prevent their lives and other civilians lives from being in danger. Then she states that once shot would have been enough to definitely stop him from causing any harm and even kill him but the report says that the boy was shot 7 TIMES. 7 TIMES was completely unnecessary. The end of her post was probably the most effective way to get her message through. She wrote:

 

''bullet 1. and he was probably down or even dead

bullet 2. definitely dead 

bullet 3. still dead

bullet 4. still dead

bullet 5. still dead

bullet 6. still dead

bullet 7. still dead

WHY 7?''

I think Javi's blog explains the facts in which took place at the scene where the boy was tragically murdered. Erica does state both perspectives as well, but she gave her own personal input in her writing, which I think makes her writing more effective.