Although recent years have seen what is sadly no shortage of fatal encounters that unarmed black Americans have had with both the police and with other private citizens, the tragic reality is that this issue hasn't abated in 2020.
In addition to the case in Georgia that led to the death of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, this year has also seen 26-year-old Breonna Taylor fatally shot in her home by police searching for a suspect who was already in custody. Furthermore, this very week saw Minneapolis officers kneel on the neck of 46-year-old George Floyd, which claimed his life as well.
Situations like these highlight the potential risks that come when certain individuals call the police on African-Americans for frivolous reasons, but a recent Central Park confrontation captured in the full video casts doubt that we're any closer to seeing the end of this trend either.