Switchblade

Outraged sparked in Los Angeles on March 3, 1991 as a man named Rodney King was severely beaten by Los Angeles Police Department officers. King was involved in a high speed chase along with two other male victims of these brutal police. Bryant Allen was one of the passengers and was manhandled, kicked, stomped on, taunted, and threatened. The other passenger, Freddie Helms, was struck in the head as he lay on the ground harmless. Helms was later treated for a laceration on top of his head…

People Kill People- Guns Make It Easier I will always remember the first time I pulled a trigger. I was 10 years old when my dad took my sister and I to a gun range. Just knowing that I would get the chance to hold a gun made me feel grown. Shooting at the targets with the rifle, or just shooting aimlessly, was probably the most nerve-wrecking and exhilarating experience I had as a kid. Since I was young, I didn’t fully understand the power or danger of a gun. To me, guns were just…

The Outsiders is about a story written in 1960s by the main lead, Ponyboy Curtis. Through narration, the story was told in a first person perspective. The story evolves between two groups of people, the lower-class group of Oklahoma youths called greasers and the upper-class youth from the west side of town called Socials, Socs for short. One night, some of the Socs were unhappy with some of the greasers when they befriended their girlfriend, Cherry Valance and Marcia at a drive-in. Later that…

goes as far as threatening to kill Atticus. When Atticus remains unbothered by Bob’s threats, Bob decides to target what Atticus cares about most: his children, Jem and Scout. On Halloween night, Bob Ewell follows the children home, armed with a switchblade. Intent on seeking…

Have Civil Rights Improved Since the 1960s? The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s was a mass popular movement to secure African Americans equal access to and opportunities for the basic privileges and rights of United States citizenship. (insert in-text citation) Throughout the 21st century, racial equality has been a major topic. Has racial equality improved since the Civil Rights Movement? Rosa Parks said (insert in-text citation) “Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our…

Whether “it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” or “not easy to send a boy off to die without talking about it first,” in an ideal justice system, all evidence must be examined without reasonable doubt (Lee, 119) (Rose, 12). Accepting a justice system where juries decide upon the verdict, society often conforms itself to the ideologies and prejudices of the people on the jury. Generally, society becomes desensitized to these verdicts and accepts them as impartial even when they’re disproportionately…

(Gabrielson, Grochowski Jones and Sagara, 2016), it shows a significance of being a black person are more likely to die at the hands of law enforcement. On 12th April 2015, Baltimore police arrested a Black American man, which accused of possessing a switchblade, a 45 minutes’ drive, the ride ended up 25-year-old…

During the many years of carefully analyzing the theories of crime, questionings have challenged whether or not sociology can illustrate and help understand the causation of crimes. The theories of crime and delinquency are used to explain the principle of the crime committed and provides a supportive argument into the motive and compensation of the individual’s actions. Sociological theories of crime focus’ on a macro level around three of its leading theories: strain theory, social learning…

Have you ever been followed around in a store by security or the police because of the color of your skin? Have you ever been pulled over by police because they thought you stole the car you were driving? Both of these things have happened to me before. African American male’s relationships with police have been dwindling more than ever in the recent months. It seems like almost every month you turn on the TV to see a headline something like this, “Black man shot and killed by police”. This…

Guns are often acquired without the intention of being used in a violent crime; civilians often look to obtain firearms for self-defense or sport. In the United States, citizens have the right to bear arms, which is a right protected by the Second Amendment of the Constitution. Nevertheless, with every right, there are laws that need to be followed. Gun control laws try to prevent the use of firearms by criminals and minors but there are ways around it that can be completely legal for the…