the entire world at their fingertips. According to Daniel Okrent, children “are plunging into a whole world of influences and values and enticements that is, most of the time, hidden from our view” (Okrent par.3). In his article he stresses the importance of parental monitoring when it comes to the next generation using the internet. It is all too easy for an unattended eight-year-old to get on the internet and see things that will rob them of their innocence. It is also easy for a teenage girl…
teachers being some of the very first significant authorities as well as followed by police. But when are we supposed to question those authorities? We are told we are safe as long as we obey, but how do we know? Perhaps we should question them from the very beginning. Compliance is a movie, released in 2012, that critiques the perception that the general western world population has of authority figures, especially police. In my presentation, I showed the trailer (link here, as well as in…
crime has occurred through unsympathetic, disbelieving and inappropriate responses from individuals, organisations and at all stages of the criminal justice system. Examples are inappropriate behaviours or use of language and victim blaming by police officers, medical staff, family, communities or other organisations post the victims assault. The poor processes with failure to treat victims with respect, dignity, understanding and lack of insufficient support that is internationally or…
The article “That Camera Won't Save You! The Spectacular Consumption of Police Violence” By Armond R. Towns talks about how the police system is broken and even if you record a cop doing wrong then it probably won't help you out because police “always” do the right thing. It states that even if you have evidence of a police doing the wrong thing then the police will most likely still be able to work at his job and have no punishment. The first word I chose was the word media. I chose this…
Book: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Mark Haddon, 226 pages Theme: In order for a person to be successful, they need be surrounded by UNDERSTANDING people. To start with, the main character, Christopher, reflects upon first meeting Siobhan eight years ago, “She showed me this picture and I knew that it meant ‘sad,’ which is what I felt when I found the dead dog” (2). Siobhan knows that Chris has a really hard time trying to converse with people because it is hard for him to…
address the issue with the use of “police dogs,” and even a group called the Guardian…
minority groups (homosexual, bisexual, female, or other) against the those in the majority (heterosexual, male). As well I aimed to determine if those with greater importance and centrality of identity based on their gender or sexuality were more apt to change after participating in a multicultural education course than those with low importance and centrality. My membership in the lab included several other tasks, such as data verification of incoming data, participating in weekly lab meetings…
She is a strong woman, and I admire her, in fact, everyone in town respects her. She is whom we all want to show up if we are the one in need, not only is she a policewoman, she is a competent EMT (emergency medical technician), before her police training she volunteered on our local ambulance. She has taken the “protect and serve,” issue to heart, and just being a determined woman she proves she can do the job as well as any man, therefore she is unapproachable in her…
Capitol Hill mass killings by Kyle Aaron Huff: a case of mass murder Name: Institution: Course: Tutor: Date: Capitol Hill Mass Killings by Kyle Aaron Huff: A Case of Mass Murder Introduction The Capitol Hill mass murder took place on Saturday 25 March 2006 in the city of Seattle. The killings were perpetrated by a 28-year-old called Kyle Aaron Huff who shot six victims that included two females and four males. The age of the victims varied between 14 and 30 years (Fox, Burgess, Levin, Wong,…
nationally. This was cry against police violence. When Staten Island grand jury didn’t indict Pantaleo, citizens in New York and San Francisco gathered to protest. On December 4 and 5 more than 300 people were arrested for disorderly conduct. Protesters used Garner 's last words “ I can 't breathe” as a slogan. They chanted together against police brutality. Where there is a group that’s against there is a group in favor. A march was done in support of police officers on December 19. Supporters…