African-Americans communities like Minneapolis see a lot of black on black crimes more often than anywhere else. Blacks are more likely to get arrested in Minneapolis for low-level crimes such as disorderly conduct or possession of marijuana than a white person (Gilbert, 2015). This cycle of unfairness all goes back to slavery when a white person calls a black person the “N” word or kills a black citizen it is looked at as heinous. Whites had control over the black population in 1619 which was when slavery first started. They mistreated the minorities by beating, kidnapping and lynching them. We still see these kinds of act in the media today but now it's being done by the police. On the other hand teenagers of this generation are chasing fast money,reputation and new trends which is leading to the rise of crime rates and police brutality . There is a “lack of knowledge and so much ignorance within the black communities which is outshining the good” (NewsOne Staff , 2010).
An older issue of the slaying of blacks, on June 16th, 1944 George Stinney became the youngest victim in America to get executed in the electric chair.George Stinney Jr was a 14-year-old boy who was accused of killing two white girls in South Carolina. As the story goes Betty june and Mary Emma who were 11 and 8 years old were found brutally beaten to death in a ditch. Stinney a …show more content…
Equally important statistics have shown that “blacks are more likely than any other race to get shot and killed by police”(Pfeiffer, 2016). In other words Police tend to target black people. An officer who works for the NYPD stated that “ Some officers believe there is a certain ’look’ a perpetrator have”(NewsOne Staff, 2010), For example they look for those who have cornrows, sagging jeans, fitted caps, earrings &
An older issue of the slaying of blacks, on June 16th, 1944 George Stinney became the youngest victim in America to get executed in the electric chair.George Stinney Jr was a 14-year-old boy who was accused of killing two white girls in South Carolina. As the story goes Betty june and Mary Emma who were 11 and 8 years old were found brutally beaten to death in a ditch. Stinney a …show more content…
Equally important statistics have shown that “blacks are more likely than any other race to get shot and killed by police”(Pfeiffer, 2016). In other words Police tend to target black people. An officer who works for the NYPD stated that “ Some officers believe there is a certain ’look’ a perpetrator have”(NewsOne Staff, 2010), For example they look for those who have cornrows, sagging jeans, fitted caps, earrings &