The Pros And Cons Of Ali Muhammad Brown

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Have you ever heard the name Ali Muhammad Brown? For those who get their news from CNN and some other mainstream news sources, the answer would most likely be no. Ali Muhammad Brown is a 29 year old, known Jihadi extremist, was apprehended last month after a killing spree of at least four young men. Three of the murders took place in Seattle and the fourth took place in Essex County, New Jersey. Muhammad Brown was on the run for two months prior to his arrest. This story has been censored by major news outlets. After Muhammad Brown was taken into custody, last month, he made it very clear that he was anti-American. He also made it unambiguous that his actions were a part of a larger vendetta. When asked if his murders were a vindictive act …show more content…

Four innocent people were murdered and it took over a month to make any mainstream news headline. When such acts are performed, you would usually hear about it from news networks. The difference between other serial killings that get mass media coverage and this one is Muhammad Brown 's background. This ultimately, should make no difference in the media coverage a story receives. The way I see the actions of Ali Muhammad Brown is as terrorism, domestic terrorism to be exact. To me, in no way should that be even remotely hidden from the American people. It scares me for the sake of our country that things like this are able to be censored and not shared with the people. As citizens, we deserve to know when there are real threats. Whether domestic terrorism or not, it is still a threat to our safety and well-being. It makes me think, how far does terrorism have to go before it is recognized? Yes, in the beginning of his killing streak there was ambiguity on whether Muhammad Browns actions were extremist related. As the information surfaced that they were and that his actions were indeed acts of domestic terrorism, this story still did not automatically

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