The white people are considered the dominant group, whereas the black people are the minority group. In my lifetime, I have heard in all of my history classes about the unfair treatment of black people. White people are supposedly more superior and higher in class than black people. A New York Times article reveals that “African-Americans are far more likely than whites and other groups to be the victims of use of force by the police, even when racial disparities in crime are taken into account.” This relates to the police and black people because most police officers that impose harm on the black community are white people. Black people do not have equal rights and treatment. No race should ever be discriminated. The third reason is the evidence the media provides. The media is a powerful source because people all over the world can be exposed to the source. In the middle of 2016, I saw two video clips involving a police officer and black victims on Twitter. The clip was extremely painful and disturbing to watch. One of the victims was named Alton Sterling, and the other was named Philando Castile. Both victims had a tragic death in the hands of male police officers. The man who killed Alton Sterling was a white officer. Alton Sterling did not cause any harm to anyone around him and was shot multiple times. CNN reported that Alton Sterling was outside a convenience store selling CDs. The police received a
The white people are considered the dominant group, whereas the black people are the minority group. In my lifetime, I have heard in all of my history classes about the unfair treatment of black people. White people are supposedly more superior and higher in class than black people. A New York Times article reveals that “African-Americans are far more likely than whites and other groups to be the victims of use of force by the police, even when racial disparities in crime are taken into account.” This relates to the police and black people because most police officers that impose harm on the black community are white people. Black people do not have equal rights and treatment. No race should ever be discriminated. The third reason is the evidence the media provides. The media is a powerful source because people all over the world can be exposed to the source. In the middle of 2016, I saw two video clips involving a police officer and black victims on Twitter. The clip was extremely painful and disturbing to watch. One of the victims was named Alton Sterling, and the other was named Philando Castile. Both victims had a tragic death in the hands of male police officers. The man who killed Alton Sterling was a white officer. Alton Sterling did not cause any harm to anyone around him and was shot multiple times. CNN reported that Alton Sterling was outside a convenience store selling CDs. The police received a