Part I : Introduction Having watched The 13th in previous semesters, and watching it through the second time it is clear that since the release of this film in 2016, even now in 2020 there has been no improvement in racial disparities and discrimination within the United States. In addition to this Netflix documentary for our Law, Society, and Culture class, we have also read Goff’s, The Science of Justice and Spencer, K. B., Charbonneau, A. K., and Glaser, J. Implicit bias and policing. Social and Personality Psychology Compass. Both these articles and The 13th are furthermore important and highlight issues embedded within our society, political, and economic systems. This paper will not only describe the contents within the Netflix documentary,
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Certainly, regardless of the 13th Amendment and the Civil and Voting Rights Act, black and Latino rights were continuously infringed upon. With these movements of Voting and Civil Rights, pushback from politicians also increased. As crime rates increased during the time of the Voting and Civil Rights Acts, politicians believed crime rates increased because these movements prevailed. Overall, looking at these movements, mass incarceration, the image of black criminality, and the 13th Amendment’s exception clause, it is clear to see how slavery has rippled down despite its abolition and has caused an infringement on these communities' rights. Another influence that instigated the mass incarceration of black and Latinos were policies created by leaders within our political system like the “War on Drugs”. Coining the term “War on Drugs,” Reagan and Nixon created a policy and political agenda that targeted blacks and Latinos as criminals. Stemming down from the “War on Crime'', and “Law and Order”, crime and the “War on Drugs'' began to stand in for race during the Nixon …show more content…
It not only made me gain a new perspective, but learned how our system is disguising policies meant to put black and Latino groups at a disadvantage. While The 13th not only touches upon historical events during the abolition of slavery, the Civil Rights Movement, and the “War On Drugs”, it doesn’t show these issues from the perspective of politicians or police from that time period. Although we have seen some strategies argued in particular were to purposefully discriminate against black and Latino populations, it's unclear if every politician intentionally knew what they were doing. For example, one of the articles we read for our Law and Society class was about implicit biases that we are unconscious of. Furthermore, it would be interesting to see the documentary The 13th from politicians and police’s perspective and argue why they were motivated to implement these policies. Looking at The 13th, and the many discriminatory issues and causes that surround and are embedded within our system, it is hard to say where to start, but, there needs to be
Certainly, regardless of the 13th Amendment and the Civil and Voting Rights Act, black and Latino rights were continuously infringed upon. With these movements of Voting and Civil Rights, pushback from politicians also increased. As crime rates increased during the time of the Voting and Civil Rights Acts, politicians believed crime rates increased because these movements prevailed. Overall, looking at these movements, mass incarceration, the image of black criminality, and the 13th Amendment’s exception clause, it is clear to see how slavery has rippled down despite its abolition and has caused an infringement on these communities' rights. Another influence that instigated the mass incarceration of black and Latinos were policies created by leaders within our political system like the “War on Drugs”. Coining the term “War on Drugs,” Reagan and Nixon created a policy and political agenda that targeted blacks and Latinos as criminals. Stemming down from the “War on Crime'', and “Law and Order”, crime and the “War on Drugs'' began to stand in for race during the Nixon …show more content…
It not only made me gain a new perspective, but learned how our system is disguising policies meant to put black and Latino groups at a disadvantage. While The 13th not only touches upon historical events during the abolition of slavery, the Civil Rights Movement, and the “War On Drugs”, it doesn’t show these issues from the perspective of politicians or police from that time period. Although we have seen some strategies argued in particular were to purposefully discriminate against black and Latino populations, it's unclear if every politician intentionally knew what they were doing. For example, one of the articles we read for our Law and Society class was about implicit biases that we are unconscious of. Furthermore, it would be interesting to see the documentary The 13th from politicians and police’s perspective and argue why they were motivated to implement these policies. Looking at The 13th, and the many discriminatory issues and causes that surround and are embedded within our system, it is hard to say where to start, but, there needs to be