and dismissing the true crimes stories shown on television because it “won’t happen in our safe town”. The truth is no community is immune to violence and even Hollywood’s best directors could not have fathomed the crimes that have taken place in history. Despite our society’s false sense of security, the grim reality is that the United
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Minorities and Police Misconduct I. Thesis Statement: Police misconduct can happen to anyone that runs into a official with a hidden agenda. However, police misconduct usually happens to minorities and in communities that are underserved. When the police target these minority groups they cause the minority groups to not trust officials, elevates the crime rate in underserved areas, and can destroy the minorities quality of life. II. Major Supporting Idea #1: Minorities lose trust with officials
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has been placed on whether Lizzie Borden was guilty or innocent, given the considerable amount of time that has passed it would be irrational to speculate on the jury’s decision to acquit Lizzie. Focusing on the evidence obtained by the Fall River police department and District Attorney Hosea Knowlton we can obtain a better view of the events which occurred that fateful day in August, 1982. Why did the panel of judges disallow so much key evidence presented by the prosecution and could the actions
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New Jersey State Police The New Jersey State Police has a lot of history behind it. The State Police has done many good things for the state of New Jersey but still there has been a lot of controversy due to accusations of them not hiring minorities and also pulling people over based on their race or ethnicity. These are obstacles that the State Police have had to confront throughout the years, but overall the State Police was created to help serve and protect the communities of New Jersey. There
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The history that racial and ethnic groups already have between one another also is a primary reason for conflict between racial and ethnic groups. While racism in America seems to be less of an issue now, than during the early years of the country, the simple fact that racism was present before is a motivating factor for conflict between whites and African-Americans today. What we see today in America are conflicts of prejudice between law enforcement agencies and the citizens they police over.
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any trouble, he obeyed the securities but as he was escorted, the securities used unnecessary forces which caused scars and bruises to the individual. Furthermore, the black male was arrested and detained for 3 hours, then fined $65 by the Ottawa Police, and banned from the mall for 5 years. One witness stated that this was a case of racial profiling as she saw that the mall securities had no reason to assault the individual. Although many deny the existence of racism in the Canadian society, this
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incarcerated African Americans. The criminal justice system creates and perpetuates racial hierarchy in the United States, and has done so throughout history. African Americans are criminalized and targeted because of their skin color. I want to look at the Reagan administration, the War on Drugs, corrupt police practices, media, inner city enforcement, police discretion, racial
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One of the hottest news topics today involves police brutality and the violence perpetrated on African Americans today. Upon first glance, it appears to have escalated and, to many, is racially motivated and very one sided. However, this issue has a history, a very long and painful history. As a result of the original civil rights movement championed by many including Malcolm X, there is a deep seated distrust and anger towards our police and our government for many things including segregation,
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1. Case Citation: Kentucky v. King, 563 U.S. _ (2011) 2. Parties: Kentucky, Plaintiffs/Appellants King, Defendant/Appellee 3. Facts: Police officers in Lexington, Kentucky, followed a drug dealer to an apartment complex. The police smelled marijuana outside an apartment complex, knocked loudly and announced their outside. Once the officers began knocking they heard noises coming from the apartment; the officers believe that these noises were consistent with the destruction of evidence
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hate towards them by members of the community and members of authorised positions, generated anger from the African community. The laws placed in the 1960’s to prohibit discrimination became overlooked and young African Americans were made to endure police brutality, poverty and their opinions disregarded. These circumstances created the rise of political hip-hop in the 1980’s. The first African American political hip-hop group was Public Enemy. The lyrics in Public Enemy’s music included criticism
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