Whether or not you believe Darren Wilson was justified in his actions that caused the death of 18 year old Michael Brown is not the issue at hand. Trying to encapsulate what is going on in our country by isolating this one event is absurd. Tens of thousands of people across the United States are not protesting due to the debatable murder of one man. By A&E Editor: Kathleen Isenegger

"I'm proud to be a civilian of Howell, Michigan and I will defend the people of my town because I'm confident that I live in a city that is not filled with racist people, but rather people that are culprits of a never-ending negative historical occurrence."