Nathalia Vargas Dr.Koppelman ENC1102 Febuary 18,2013 A Bad Check “By any means necessary?” as stated by Mr.Malcolm X Or “must we not be guilty of wrongful deeds?” in the words of Martin Luther King Jr. If one takes a moment to truly analyze the similarities and differences found in the speech’s of Malcolm X’s “ Ballot or the bullet” and Martin Luther King Jr’s “I have a dream”. One will find they compare and contrast on many different levels. A person can even begin to see them as a duo of the civil rights movement as they did come together towards the end of the revolution, despite their most obvious diffrences. One can see through their own individual words and emotions, exactly what they stood for.
When a local judge wanted to put a stop to the protesting, Martin Luther King was arrested and sent to the Birmingham City Jail. While in jail, Martin Luther King received a letter written by white clergymen that was sent to the entire community. The letter asked people not to protest and to find other peaceful ways of solving racial discrimination. Martin Luther King was shocked by this letter and reacted by writing one of the most important arguments for civil disobedience. His letter is known as "The Letter From Birmingham City Jail."
There has been an increasing amount of Hispanics and African Americans being stopped and harassed. In 1997 and 1998 there have only been 10,000 arrests. White cops stop minorities to see what they can find in order to make them go to jail or face some humility. The American Civil Liberties Union said that the people in New York City stopped people and that everyone was innocent. And it’s unconstitutional to profile anyone because of they are a certain
Dominique Ramirez 2/8/2013 Period 2nd Crash Essay “You embarrass me, you embarrass yourself.” Cameron Thayer commented to Anthony after Anthony try to hijack him for his truck and got him pulled over by the cops and embarrassed him. What Cameron Thayer means by the quote is that Anthony actions make people look at African Americans as criminals and gangbangers and he can change that by making good decisions. . Anthony illegal activities cause people to judge the entire black race especially black men. Cameron is trying to get through to Anthony that his actions reflects on what people think of him and he can change that by making the right decisions.
The 1991 videotaped beating of Rodney King by L.A.P.D. officers, and subsequent riots triggered by the acquittal of the officers involved, rocked L.A. and the nation. The events brought to the forefront concerns about racism and police brutality within the L.A.P.D. Some, including former L.A.P.D. Police Chief Daryl Gates, say the the way Los Angeles responded to these events helped set the stage for the Rampart scandal.
Due to this problem, Scarman Report suggested to reform ‘recruitment and training’ because of racism in young police officers. Bowling and phillips (2002: 128-9) mentioned that in the 1970s and 1980s police officers widely practiced using ‘oppressive policing techniques’ in the ethnic minority’s communities, such as ‘ mass stop and search operation, the use of riot squads using semi-military equipment, excessive surveillance, unnecessary armed raid, and police use of racially abusive language.’ For example, Willis (1983) mentioned that black males, adult and young, double to be stopped rather than white. Not only for black people, but also West Indians tripled and Asian five times higher on foot. Smith (1983) also mentioned that, many West Indians have experienced to be stopped ‘for almost any reason and very often for no reason
( Economist) “Pressure for a change in the law came after an official inquiry into the murder in 1993 of Stephen Lawrence, a black London schoolboy, found that the principle of double jeopardy would cause “grave injustice to victims and the community” (Economist). The fear that the new rules would be abused and taken advantage of have been tightly defined (Economist). Only the serious crimes can be reviewed—such as murder, rape, and armed robbery (Economist). “Any new investigations must be sent through the Director of Public Prosecution.
Police Brutality Today across the nation racism and police brutality go hand in hand, unfortunately today police brutality is major concern in the United States. Unfortunately when one usually thinks about the subject topic, the biggest incident that comes to mind is the Rodney King trial. The date of Rodney King police brutality incident occurred on March 3, 1991 in the state of California. King, who is African American, was involved in a high speed chase with four Caucasian police officers from the L.A.P.D., once King was eventually pulled over he was approached by four officers; who were by the officers; Stacey C. Koon, Laurence M. Powell, Timothy E. Wind, and Theodore J. Briseno. These four officers kicked King and hit him with their batons more than fifty times while he struggled on the ground.
As early as the 1960’s and 70’s, our Officers have been dealing with numerous drug lords invading the street of Miami Police officer have been trying to find ways to catch drugs dealers and cleaning out our communities for decades. With drug distribution. In the 1990’s, drugs has been on our street and in our communities. Police and community leaders have yet to find a way to stop this movement. The police towards this goal such as: tapping phone line to potential criminal or drug dealers.
Satire and Racism: Opening the Eyes of America With the nationally-televised deaths of unarmed black people such as Michael Brown, Jordan Davis, and Eric Garner, America and its justice system is finally being forced to face the elephant in the room: racial prejudices, and how they are affecting the lives of innocent black Americans. In the satirical article, “Tips for Being an Unarmed Black Teen” by The Onion, and The Daily Show’s skit “Unjustified”, ran by Jessica Williams, the pieces use satirical inflation by taking the real-life situation of racial profiling and exaggerating it to showcase its faults. In “Tips for Being an Unarmed Black Teen”, the author tells young African-Americans, “Be sure not to pick up any object that could be perceived by a police officer as a firearm, such as a cell phone, a food item, or nothing”. Williams justifies these sort of misunderstandings in her skit by informing her audience of “fear goggles”, which while on, will make any seemingly harmless black person look like a threat. While still being the “minority” in America, black people manage to be the majority of