Reasonable suspicion

but Jem and Scout still don’t understand who or why anyone is doing it. “Don’t take it, Jem,” I said. “This is somebody’s hidin‘ place.” “I don’t think so, Scout.”(pg.78) They didn’t know that it was Boo Radley who had left the gifts but, had suspicions about it. Scout and Jem would wonder if Boo Radley was such a bad person why would he leave gifts for them. Near the last chapter we can see from Scout’s point of view that he is not a bad person since he saved them and that he was just lonely…

- Cook, Lindsey. "No Justice Is Not Colorblind." US News. U.S.News & World Report. Web. 12 Apr. 2016, Page 1 Lindsey 's article explains the racial difference between citizens and the system. As America holds 5% of the world 's population we hold 25% of those in prison. Statistically, of those people populated, African-Americans are more targeted and incarcerated than any other race. This is due to the Caucasians being the prevailing race influencing the NYPD, and the Criminal Justice System.…

After the dramatic and horrible acts committed on September 11, 2001, the world was in shock. The magnitude of the terrorist attacks were nothing to be overlooked. The United States knew they had to find a way to keep the people calm and in a safe place. Forty-five days after the terrorist attacks on the nation, Congress passed the USA PATRIOT Act, acronym for the “ Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism” Act. The acts…

Stanley Lee (1962) once said “With great power, there must also come great responsibility.” Teachers hold a great power over their students and with that comes major responsibility. An educators’ duty to the students includes being fair, respectful, and encouraging. However, these are not the only responsibilities assigned to an educator. Teachers also have ethical responsibilities they must adhere to. The code of ethics and The Principles of Professional Conduct of The Education Profession in…

The National Surveillance Agency was birthed as a result of alarmist politics. The terrorist attacks of 9/11 inspired a governmental overhaul of its security measures. With the entire world in shock, the United States federal government approached security threats with new governmental programs designed to protect the public. Although the public did not learn about this program until a few years after it was created, this program was the United States’ preemption against terrorists and enemies…

planned and predicted response. He was not reckless and was prepared to serve time for the crime of forcing people to listen, much like Rosa Parks. It is understandable that he felt he had no choice but to defy the law. He had real and reasonable concern and suspicion that the new plant would be more harm than good. It is government’s responsibility to submit to the will of the people, not the other way around. When this concept is not followed, it is not the “criminal” to blame but the…

In the documentary, Orgasm Inc., Liz Canner follows a pharmaceutical company's quest to develop the first Viagra-like drug for women that is approved by the FDA. Many issues are seen within this attempt to develop this new drug for women. It is seen within the role of the pharmaceutical company defining Female Sexual Dysfunction and the role of media, advertising, and society. The pharmaceutical company took the role in defining Female Sexual Dysfunction as a disease that can be cured by taking…

The constant temptation to act on selfish, passionate thoughts is constantly at war with the desire and social expectation to act upon loving and reasonable thoughts. This time-less struggle to be an angel, not a demon, or to act in goodness, and not in evil is very evident in many aspects of one’s life. When one allows their love and emotion to be put at another’s disposal, the other can warp and twist them to turn something heavenly into something devilish. In the proper hands, it is possible…

Even though he was acquitted, countless people to this day still believe that Orenthal James Simpson murdered his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman in cold blood, on the night of June 12, 1994. There has been a great deal of debate over this case for years. The real question is; did he or did he not commit the murder? In the eyes of the twelve jurors on the case, he was found not guilty, but in the eyes of majority of the United States he is guilty. O.J. Simpson killed his ex-wife…

People of different races and cultures tend to draw stereotypical scrutiny from Law Enforcement. Officers scrutinize and analyze individuals based not just on their skin color or culture differences but also on their own past experiences, teachings, and observations of persons within that ethnic background or cultural setting. Profiling is the use of race or ethnic appearance as a factor in deciding who merits police attention as a suspicious person (Harris, 2002). The general population…