The quotes “you know my name not my story” and “treat others as you want to be treated” are quotes that will change how people see each other. Prejudice exist in almost everyone’s life and almost everyone has practiced it once or twice. What people don’t think about is how it will affect the other person’s future. In the past, this cruel act lead to catastrophic events. Prejudice impacts individual’s lives tremendously and can lead to various outcomes. Standing up for injustice is one outcome of a person who faces prejudice. A place where a person can stand against injustice is in the court system. There have been instances where an individual has been convicted unfairly. The persons and family reaction is to appeal until they are proven innocent.
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One way people respond negatively to a situation is by physical fights. For example, if someone walking down the street is approached by a black male. The person will assume that they are about to get robbed. Without knowing the logic behind the approach, the person will automatically defend themselves and initiate a physical fight. In the book Picking Cotton, Ronald Cotton is being bothered by another inmate because of how smooth Ronald’s skin is. He is misjudged constantly as being so smooth like a women and Ronald puts a stop to the inmate by violently confronting him. The violent confrontation between Ronald and this individual eventually leads to tension and the commencement of a physical fight (Thompson-Canino and Cotton 106). This shows how an individual chooses to respond violently to being misjudged. A second way people react to this situation violently is by verbal arguments. For instance, an individual is suspected to be the killer of a crime. This suspect is innocent but because there are preconceived opinions about them, the person is taken in custody and sentenced to for the crime. The suspect is enraged and responds violently with verbal arguments. In the movie Conviction, Kenny Waters is released as the lead suspect of the murder, he is surprised with the court continuing to say they have enough proof to keep him in as an accomplice of the murder. Kenny is furious at the court Kenny is furious at how the court continues to misjudge him. He loses his temper and breaks out into verbal arguments with some nearby officers in the visiting room (DVD). This shows how individuals who are misjudged get feed up and just respond with verbal
One way people respond negatively to a situation is by physical fights. For example, if someone walking down the street is approached by a black male. The person will assume that they are about to get robbed. Without knowing the logic behind the approach, the person will automatically defend themselves and initiate a physical fight. In the book Picking Cotton, Ronald Cotton is being bothered by another inmate because of how smooth Ronald’s skin is. He is misjudged constantly as being so smooth like a women and Ronald puts a stop to the inmate by violently confronting him. The violent confrontation between Ronald and this individual eventually leads to tension and the commencement of a physical fight (Thompson-Canino and Cotton 106). This shows how an individual chooses to respond violently to being misjudged. A second way people react to this situation violently is by verbal arguments. For instance, an individual is suspected to be the killer of a crime. This suspect is innocent but because there are preconceived opinions about them, the person is taken in custody and sentenced to for the crime. The suspect is enraged and responds violently with verbal arguments. In the movie Conviction, Kenny Waters is released as the lead suspect of the murder, he is surprised with the court continuing to say they have enough proof to keep him in as an accomplice of the murder. Kenny is furious at the court Kenny is furious at how the court continues to misjudge him. He loses his temper and breaks out into verbal arguments with some nearby officers in the visiting room (DVD). This shows how individuals who are misjudged get feed up and just respond with verbal