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Inconsistencies in the Justice System Why does the justice system have different penalties for the same crime? Why should money be allowed to persuade the severity of the punishment? Both of these questions have a lot to do with the inconsistencies of the courts and the questioning of their decisions. The Huffington Post came out with an article that was titled “Men sentenced to longer prison terms than a woman for the exact same crime.” If a person does the same crime as someone else, they…

our society and has happened over the past year or so and how that has to played into this theory. The second is how Americans label people when yes, they have committed a crime, but even if it wasn’t a significant crime, they are still considered a “criminal” within our society. The first thing that comes to my mind are the shootings that white cops have done on African American men particularly as of late through media, Facebook, and just the news. I know that this is for their protection for…

The Issue Of Racism “You’re a terrorist!”, is something that has been said to me many times to me throughout my life. “I can’t breathe!”, said a black man in New York with asthma who was put in a chokehold and killed by police even though he said it repetitively. A black male was shot and killed by a police officer while unarmed and surrendering in Ferguson. A french magazine group was killed for making fun of a holy figure of Muslims on their magazine cover. An unarmed colored male was shot…

Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois had opinions regarding the race and role of African Americans that differed in many ways such as: ways of achieving education and how equality should be attained. They both had two very diverse proposals when it came to African Americans improving their education and overall situation. Regarding their unlike proposals, they both shared the common goal of helping the African American community. Washington and Du Bois had very different upbringings, which…

strategy of tone to his advantage by creating a sense of patriotism for this great nation that Republicans and Democrats need to work together to improve. He went further to explain that “It’s going to require all of us doing what’s right for the American people” (Obama, 2010, ln. 56) creating this sense that they have to all unite because nothing can be fixed if everyone does not actively come together. This immense sense of patriotism helped turn the Republicans’ minds away from which…

apprehended him later that day, but yet when he got arrested the officers offered to buy him food because he was hungry. Really? He just killed nine innocent people for no reason and you buy him food because he is hungry? Knowing if he was an African- American they would not even offered him any food because he was hungry, they most likely would have let him starve. Another example is when the cops got a call about a white man who has a gun and is armed and dangerous, I repeat, ARMED AND…

most. Blacks have also largely committed violent crimes such as robbery, murder, rape and aggravated assault disproportionately higher than whites (Kennedy, 1998, 13). In this paper, we will look at issues around the racial disparity problem in the American justice system that cause blacks to be imprisoned at disportionately high rates. Racial Injustice Whites have historically been seen as ‘good’ and have been associated with angels and Jesus;…

Department of Justice, as well as other references. One of the main cities in the United States that we can look at is Baltimore, Maryland. This city as we look further into has problems with unjustified searches, seizers and arrest, mainly with African Americans in areas of concentrated disadvantage. Thesis: in this paper I will discuss. Subtopics A: The Baltimore Police Department has been reported with excessive use…

Alice Walker’s short story, “Everyday Use” presents a pragmatic perspective of heritage and family. Taking place during the civil rights movement, while centering on the experiences of an African American family, the setting has great relevance in constructing underlying themes. This short story composes a theme which examines social structures part in shaping a person’s identity. Moreover, acknowledging family’s role as a social structure, as well as Walker’s background, will contribute to…

traits included: skin color, blood type, and finger print. One interesting I found from this activity, which was basically a refresher for me, was that not a lot of African-Americans have the blood type AB. The five major races included in this activity were: African-Americans or Blacks, Whites, American Indians, Hispanics, and Asian Americans. Throughout the review, it demonstrated what groups of people are more genetically and physically inclined to have each specific trait. For the actual…