Reasonable person

personal space, privacy and self-esteem are shattered, to say nothing of his Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment protections. The damage goes deep quickly and stays. Stop & frisk, as well as a tactic, is also an incitement.” – Henry Rollins. The moment a person assumes you are guilty based on superficial presumptions is the day where you feel powerless. America is the country where equal protection…

In 1968, the United States Supreme Court case Terry v. Ohio decided that police may stop a person for questioning and frisk, without probable cause, if they have reasonable suspicion that the person has committed or is about to commit a crime. The New York City Liberty Union website provides a total number of how many people were stopped from the year 2002 to 2016, while also providing a racial breakdown of how many of that total were blacks, whites, and Latinos. According to this website, in…

states, Chief Justice Warren had initially approached this decision on the basis that the stop in the Terry case was appropriate. It was Justice Brennan who eventually persuaded Chief Justice Warren to render a decision which put forth the new “reasonable suspicion” standard (Barrett, 1998, 793-821). If Chief Justice Warren had maintained his original inclination of rendering a decision which clearly delineated the standards that a police officer must follow before a search is conducted there…

1. Analyze Officer Edwards 's searches, if any, and note which may survive constitutional challenge. Officer Edward and Officer Casey are set up a road block to catch drunk drivers, during this roadblock they stop a blue minivan. This action in itself would withstand a constitutional challenge since roadblocks such as these are allowed in most states. The length of time officer Edwards interrogates Jane might be questionable. Considering that he notes no signs of intoxication of any…

The stop and frisk policy is this idea that police officers can stop, question, and pat someone down on the street if there is reasonable suspicion or probable cause that they are committing, have committed, or is in the process of committing a crime. In addition, police officers are able to stop and frisk an individual if they are concerned with the safety of themselves or others. This practice exists as a way to what is supposed to reduce crime rates and help keep communities safe. However,…

Since the commercialization of rap, many popular rap artist lacked substance, but there are still artist and songs that makes their viewers think and reflect on themselves and their surroundings. An example of an artist that can make gangsta rap and also conscious rap and still be well known is Tupac. Tupac is known for holding a gangsta image and even having gangsta sounds, but he is no stranger to making songs about loving our women and wanting to be better like in his song Dear Mama, 1995.…

confusion about who we really are and how we become our own person. There are many different theories to how people can identify themselves, but Social Identity Theory is the most viable and reasonable. This theory claims that people become who they are based on experiences and life lessons due to their surroundings. They believe that one’s own experiences will cause them to shape how they will identify themselves. Following that theory, it is reasonable to assume that all experiences, whether…

It has been used at school, with friends, family, at home and anywhere you could think of, even at work environments. As a person have you ever thought what makes people want to stereotype another; is it the satisfaction of possible mentally hurting another or their feelings? Everyone has a different reason why they do it, but it doesn't mean that it's right and each person has their on way of reacting to it. If you are the one getting stereotyped it may seem like your being targeted by certain…

Personality types I am considered to be a rational field marshal; with my organizing, and need to take charge. This I can completely see and recognize. I am one to do things the way they work, even though that may not always be the right way. I plan like a madman, I will plan exactly what I am going to do once I get home, task after task. I am the type to take charge, I prefer to lead groups rather than take orders. I can’t stand when I’m not in control I feel like things don’t get done. If I…

agree or disagree. Shipler constructs all of his arguments in a way that it makes it relatable to the reader. He wants the reader to be able to relate to all these people in the book. Based off of the interviewer’s stories, he has somewhat of a reasonable explanation for why it may be happening. There aren’t many solutions told within the book pertaining to employers being somewhat biased about physical appearance. He has named a few ways that people could gain more education that could lead…