Andy Xiao ASTU 100A February 8th, 2016
Issues of Modern Society’s Racial Discrimination Is the police’s draconian attendance towards the people of color a fair measure of precaution or an act of discrimination? In the society we live in today, the enactment of racial bias has made a monumental impact, shaping many individuals' lives by default. However, is it fair for the innocent individuals to be shrouded with the burden of being a particular ‘race’? Through the incident of Ferguson, I became dreadfully discontented to discovered that people today have self established the immense belief that people of color are the primary …show more content…
Yet the society seems to have forgotten that people of color also possess an characteristic that’s identical to the majority – being human. In evidence, Saul G. Alamilla exclaims personal experiences of racism to correlate with adverse effects on the physical and mental well-being of Latinos; also demonstrating the consequence minorities suffer from strict policing. Moreover, I explored that the black community isn’t the only target towards the act of prejudice. After the occurring incident of 9/11, immigration of Arab, Muslim, and South Asia instantaneously became targets of government’s prejudice (Swiney, Chrystie Flournoy). These articles will be deconstructing the specific Racisms that prevails in our society, depicting it …show more content…
"Racial Profiling of Arabs and Muslims in the US: Historical, Empirical, and Legal Analysis Applied to the War on Terrorism." Muslim World Journal of Human Rights (2006): 1,2,8. Print.
This article unveils the crucial ongoing issue in regard of the Racial Profiling that initiated after the occurrence of September 11, 2001. Moreover, arguing for the necessity towards the prejudicial act towards minority just for safety measures, this article exclaims the “fine line between preserving civil rights and civil liberties, while ensuring the security of the American homeland” (Swiney 2).
Bornstein, Avram. "Institutional Racism, Numbers Management, and Zero-Tolerance Policing in New York City." North American Dialogue 18.2 (2015): 51-62. Web.
This article argues that the combined techniques of numbers management paired with zero-tolerance policing in New York City should be characterized as a form of institutional racism. When NYPD were required to produce a minimum amount of arrest in high crime areas, it would always be in black and brown neighborhoods. The act can be described as intensive and unfair, as police pinpoints their attention towards the people of
Issues of Modern Society’s Racial Discrimination Is the police’s draconian attendance towards the people of color a fair measure of precaution or an act of discrimination? In the society we live in today, the enactment of racial bias has made a monumental impact, shaping many individuals' lives by default. However, is it fair for the innocent individuals to be shrouded with the burden of being a particular ‘race’? Through the incident of Ferguson, I became dreadfully discontented to discovered that people today have self established the immense belief that people of color are the primary …show more content…
Yet the society seems to have forgotten that people of color also possess an characteristic that’s identical to the majority – being human. In evidence, Saul G. Alamilla exclaims personal experiences of racism to correlate with adverse effects on the physical and mental well-being of Latinos; also demonstrating the consequence minorities suffer from strict policing. Moreover, I explored that the black community isn’t the only target towards the act of prejudice. After the occurring incident of 9/11, immigration of Arab, Muslim, and South Asia instantaneously became targets of government’s prejudice (Swiney, Chrystie Flournoy). These articles will be deconstructing the specific Racisms that prevails in our society, depicting it …show more content…
"Racial Profiling of Arabs and Muslims in the US: Historical, Empirical, and Legal Analysis Applied to the War on Terrorism." Muslim World Journal of Human Rights (2006): 1,2,8. Print.
This article unveils the crucial ongoing issue in regard of the Racial Profiling that initiated after the occurrence of September 11, 2001. Moreover, arguing for the necessity towards the prejudicial act towards minority just for safety measures, this article exclaims the “fine line between preserving civil rights and civil liberties, while ensuring the security of the American homeland” (Swiney 2).
Bornstein, Avram. "Institutional Racism, Numbers Management, and Zero-Tolerance Policing in New York City." North American Dialogue 18.2 (2015): 51-62. Web.
This article argues that the combined techniques of numbers management paired with zero-tolerance policing in New York City should be characterized as a form of institutional racism. When NYPD were required to produce a minimum amount of arrest in high crime areas, it would always be in black and brown neighborhoods. The act can be described as intensive and unfair, as police pinpoints their attention towards the people of