Riot

On a Research Journal on “Children's Rights” by Ruby Gutierrez, she discussed the importance of growing up and not doing the same mistakes that were made on Mary Ellen. What I get from my classmate is that we all make our choices and the present is what’s most important for us. This issue shaped the U.S. and made Americans improve in how to protect children and anyone who is been inflicted harm. Mary Ellen’s case assured the need for a law that protected children or an association that helped…

Federal legislation and court decisions aided and encouraged the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s. Racial turmoil was building in the early 20th century, illustrated clearly by racial riots nationwide. The Civil Rights Movement was sparked by the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown vs. Board of Education in 1954. Deeming the decision of Plessy vs. Ferguson unconstitutional, “separate but equal” was no longer allowed, and a foreseeable end to the harsh years of segregation became plausible.…

sexuality was being portrayed in media such as pornography. Discussions soon emerged on childhood sexual abuse and families began to be frantic over the fear of homosexuality, cults, and sex rings. The Kerner Commision deliberated on the causes of the riots and tried to create a plan to better deal with the violence. The panic over these issues all…

12 states of Nigeria as of 1999, nine of which are made up of mainly Muslims (Nigerian Exchange). The religious conflict I'll be focusing in takes place in the Plateau state of Nigeria. In the administrative capital of Plateau state, Jos, religious riots have broke out 2001, 2008 and 2011 (Campbell, 2013; Harwood, 2013). The roots of the religious conflicts in Jos are from the colonial period when the British allowed other people to come to Jos to work in the tin mines. Jos is a historically…

Crime, Law, Media In researching law enforcement and racial discrimination I started to wonder how much of this actually was caused by the media. I decided to look further into this topic and as I researched the topic further; I found that the media play more of a role on this issue, than anyone realizes. I started to find that what the media discloses in their broadcasts may not always be a reality. Media reports and coverage of certain law enforcement related issues are influencing the public…

people view law enforcement negatively is because of the images and scenes of police brutality seen almost every day on the news and social media. In recent years, notable police brutality cases have resulted in city wide riots and protests. One significant example is the riots…

African-American journalist and one of the early leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, investigated the reasons behind these lynchings. According to Wells, whites used a variety of excuses to justify their murders, claiming that they were stopping race riots, protecting the “White man’s government,”…

Voting Crisis 2 ~ Knights of Labor Railroad Strike and Haymarket Riot The second crisis of the simulation revolved around the turbulence in the labor market during the Gilded Age. Specifically, it focussed on the Knights of Labor, a new labor organization, along with the Haymarket Riot, a violent episode in Chicago caused by radical labor organizers. During this crisis, we voted in favor of those who supported the notion of advancing workers rights. However, we do not condone the means taken in…

In contrast, human rights protests may be reported as riots whether they are violent gatherings or not. When females act violent towards other females, these issues suddenly had the notion of gender attributed to the act. When someone of another race or religion commits a violent act, it’s regarded as terrorism…

Mob Hysteria in Two Era What caused Mob Hysteria to outbreak after a traumatic event? There were many events where there where part of Mob Hysteria in history. In one event during World War II, when the Japanese Americans were put in prison camps because The Americans thought they were spies for the enemy after the bombing of Pearl Harbor . In the Salem Witch Trials and the McCarthy Era, in both event people were accused without evidence unless they gave accuse someone to…