Looking back on 2016

2016 was a tough year. I am not talking from a personal viewpoint, but more from the perspective of the community. It was not so great for anyone in the country, or the world even, but it was especially bad for Baton Rouge. There were things everyone had to deal with such as a tough election in which both candidates were not the exact type of people most Americans would like in office. Baton Rouge had more though.

Hardships in Baton Rouge really started somewhere around early July. A black man was shot and killed by a police officer, which raised lots of attention. Many police officers were then killed both in Dallas and Baton Rouge as a response to Alton Sterling's death as well as the death of another black somewhere else. In my opinion, this was somewhat of a wake-up call to the citizens of Baton Rouge. The racial tension that may seem masked sometime was shown highly explicitly in those events. I think Baton Rouge has progressed for the better since.

As if those events weren't enough, in early August, the waters came. Tons of people were devastated by damage from the Great Flood of 2016. This was very different from the shootings in that this was a natural disaster. Natural disasters devastate communities, and there was no doubt that is what happened here, but the devastation may have led to something great. People came together. It was heartwarming to watch all of the people helping others, giving up their time because they cared that much about others. 2016 may have been tough, but I consider the end to be a beacon of hope. 2017 should be better.

Comments

  1. gautam_mJanuary 14, 2017 at 7:33 PM

    You're right about 2016 being a tough year. There were many grim and terrible things that happened around the world. I think it was amazing seeing a lot of people coming together in times of hardships. Hopefully 2017 will be better. Great post!

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  2. kaelyn sJanuary 16, 2017 at 10:33 AM

    Wowzers! this is a good blog. 2016 was interesting.

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  3. ricky vJanuary 17, 2017 at 9:30 AM

    I agree 2016 was a crazy year. Hopefully next year will be better.

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  4. Sophia GJanuary 18, 2017 at 7:42 AM

    I agree with you that it was a wake up call. I like how you summarized all of the horrible events.

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