Racism In Jails

The country, in which we live in, is the greatest country in the world. However, without a doubt we do have many things that we do wrong. I believe one of the biggest felonious acts we commit is that we throw people in jail due to “The War on Drugs.” There are so many misconceptions when it comes to drugs, people who do drugs and what drug abusers really are. People who never have done drugs really don’t know the highs that it gives or the effects it has on you first hand why, because those people are too busy shoving their noses at the one ones who do drugs. They think just because I read it out of a book is completely true. Typically people in prison are seen as bad people, and usually our society is not willing to give second chances. The …show more content…
There is a crisis of inaction in the fight against racism, but previous generations have fought and so will my generation. For the freedom of equality, justice, fairness, and the fundamental rights that the Constitution mandates is our fundamental right. Racism is still here but we as a people must show our humanity for one another as brothers and sisters, because we are all God’s children. May sound kind of cliché but many of times they just fit when they are the truth. There are consequences to everything we have done will do and always will be for everyone, but those committed at times don’t only hurt themselves but also hurt the others around them. The sad thing is that these are selfish acts sometimes by selfish people. Robert Kennedy once said in his speech in regards to the assassination of MLK, quoted Aeschylus a well-known Greek philosopher, “Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, until, in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of God (History