The United States has come a long way regarding race relations. Slavery has been abolished, discrimination on race has been prohibited, and the mass slaughter of minorities has subsided. However, a new form of racial tensions has emerged in American society. The mass slaughter of minorities may not have completely subsided, it has just taken a different form. Many races besides caucasian, or people of other religions, are being persecuted in the same way, but African Americans have dealt with it significantly higher proportions. The murder of innocent African Americans in our society is disproportionately larger than any other race. Consequently, technology has made it easier for people to be held accountable, made the spread of news faster,
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Few murders have been highly publicized by the media, compared to the murders that take place every day. Platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram have elevated such cases that the news media would ultimately ignore. The cases of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, and many others, have started on social media until news media were pressured to pick up the stories. Social media has used “hashtags” to get the public to see what is happening online. For example, hashtags like #JusticeforTrayvon, #BlackLivesMatter, #MichaelBrown, and #TamirRice, have been and are continuing to circulate on social media, that many people have noticed and are informed of the cases.
Many older generations loathe the idea of social media, however they fail to realize the power of social media has, that can spread news quickly by the people and is not framed by the media. With technology, social media has let these deaths gain nationwide attention. I know without a doubt, that the without the presence of social media, the public would have been oblivious of these murders. However, as the public has learned of these murders, many similar murders have gained notoriety. The deaths of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown has caused an influx of information of similar deaths …show more content…
If the police are involved, the officer is often not indicted or face legal repercussions. Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, and it looks like Tamir Rice, will not be receiving justice for their deaths. Tamir Rice was twelve years old when he was killed by Cleveland police and experts are saying the officer was justified in the proceedings. On the rare case that an officer is indicted, their verdict will be declared not guilty, or they are settled out of court. Walter Scott’s family reached a settlement of $6.5 million, but no
Few murders have been highly publicized by the media, compared to the murders that take place every day. Platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram have elevated such cases that the news media would ultimately ignore. The cases of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, and many others, have started on social media until news media were pressured to pick up the stories. Social media has used “hashtags” to get the public to see what is happening online. For example, hashtags like #JusticeforTrayvon, #BlackLivesMatter, #MichaelBrown, and #TamirRice, have been and are continuing to circulate on social media, that many people have noticed and are informed of the cases.
Many older generations loathe the idea of social media, however they fail to realize the power of social media has, that can spread news quickly by the people and is not framed by the media. With technology, social media has let these deaths gain nationwide attention. I know without a doubt, that the without the presence of social media, the public would have been oblivious of these murders. However, as the public has learned of these murders, many similar murders have gained notoriety. The deaths of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown has caused an influx of information of similar deaths …show more content…
If the police are involved, the officer is often not indicted or face legal repercussions. Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, and it looks like Tamir Rice, will not be receiving justice for their deaths. Tamir Rice was twelve years old when he was killed by Cleveland police and experts are saying the officer was justified in the proceedings. On the rare case that an officer is indicted, their verdict will be declared not guilty, or they are settled out of court. Walter Scott’s family reached a settlement of $6.5 million, but no