The media has played a prominent part in the portrayal of racism, especially in the Stephen Lawrence case. Racism has become a serious problem within crime in Britain and some cases are more significant than others however they all show that Britain is becoming more and more racially aware. On the evening of 22nd April 1993 at around 22:30 Stephen Lawrence and Duwayne Brooks were the victims of racist attack in south east London. Stephen Lawrence was stabbed and died shortly afterwards as a result. His killers were never convicted.
The current law serves to confirm and underline how seriously flawed the present law on homicide is. The Law commission described the law homicide as ‘a rickety structure set upon shaky foundations.’ There have been some slight reforms by judges and Parliament. The most recent being the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 which seeks to tackle the two longstanding problems of the homicide law which are the partial defences of loss of control (formerly provocation) and diminished responsibility which are frequently stretched and pushed to their absolute limits of reasoning in some cases as defences. The article ‘Murder most foul’ by Ian Yule, written for the A-Level law review magazine provides extensive details of some of the most common problems and criticisms that have been found with the law, as does the ‘Criminal Law’ by Elliot and Quinn. A common theme in both of these publications and
(2015, January). The Fear of Counterterrorism: Surveillance and Civil Liberties Since 9/11. Society, 52(1), 70-79 doi: 10.1007/s12115-014-9855-1 This article describes some of the negative out comes of 9/11. In this country Arabs/Muslims experienced racism and racial profiling. Even those Arab Americans who were already incarcerated experienced unjust treatment by police officers.
Go Back To Where You Came From requires an understanding of the development and journey of discovery that an individual goes through in various situations. This understanding is necessary for the audience to fully absorb the meaning and purpose of the social experiment. A text of discovery can encompass the experience of discovering something for the first time or rediscovering something that has been lost, forgotten or concealed. A discovery text must have an effect on its audience in order to stimulate new ideas or values, whether that is an emotional, creative, intellectual, physical or spiritual response. A composer of discovery often invites their audience to experience the concept both in and through the text by representing the process using a variety of language modes, forms and features.
Racism Post 9/11 September 11th 2001 will forever be remembered as 102 minutes that changed America. The attacks not only shook the nation with fear but altered racial stereotypes until this very day. When one reflects upon the media post 9/11, they initially spot the increases in Arab/Muslim prejudged remarks; however, with a decade past one could argue movies and television shows have managed to represent a more accurate illustration of life in the Middle East. Days following the attacks on the twin towers, the media occupied its broadcast with horrible racial stereotypes. Newspapers, homepages, and newscasts filled their content with prejudiced information which distorted many Americans point of view.
The film tells of Malcolm X’s transformation from an adulterer, drug addict and criminal to an Islamic preacher, civil rights activist and leader for the Afro-American community. Lee, as a renowned political and social commentator, extends beyond the historical image of Malcolm X to represent the controversy of his actions and words through the conflicting perspectives in the film. The opening credits introduce a multitude of issues surrounding Malcolm X. Lines from one of his speeches, “I charge the white man with being the greatest murderer on Earth. I charge the white man with being the greatest kidnapper on Earth”, overlap an image of the American flag which is interrupted by a video of police brutally attacking a Negro, then American flag begins to burn into the shape of an X.
Hate crimes are something that has been occurring since old times in forms of things such as slavery, and to an even more extreme extent, The Holocaust. On an opposite note, some criminals have been locked away because of the quick elimination of possible suspects in a case due to racial profiling. In recent news, there is a new immigration law in Arizona. This law states that any legal immigrant within the state must carry documents to identify their status. Governor Rick Perry thinks that laws like this can encourage unconstitutional racial profiling.
Bowling for Columbine Michael Moore’s award winning documentary of 2002, Bowling for Columbine, sets out to determine why America has such a high rate of domestic gun violence. Cunningly exploiting interview techniques when speaking with Marilyn Manson, Moore attacks the news media, suggesting a prevailing culture of fear which exists among the American public. Similarly, in another interview with Matt Stone, the director highlights the interviewee’s sense of trust and power, this time confronting the fatal flaws which are evident among the American government and education systems. The director conducts interviews in order to aid his portrayal of different groups and individuals. When Moore conducts interviews with people whom he intends to foreground as trustworthy and intelligent, the atmosphere is very relaxed and laid back.
Guessing and controversy, allows to test the amount of information one knows about the topic, creating interest on the topic and opening possibilities for research. Controversy, finding an opposite point of view and try to argue it. This is possibly my favorite of these strategies, because by looking at other points of view pushes me to analyze that point of view and search for further information to prove my point right. Contradiction happens when an established points of view is faced to opposing facts and the need for more research takes place. I believe this strategies could be effective, because they allow a person to broaden their knowledge base all though
The term ‘racial profiling’ is a new term commonly associated with the old practice of discrimination and owes its existence to prejudice that has existed in this country since slavery (Racial, 2006). Nearly 32 million people have reportedly been victims of racial profiling (Amnesty, 2006). Victims of racial profiling include: African Americans, Arab Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, Iranian Americans, Native Americans, and American