Counter Narrative Analysis

The racist police officer had it set in his mind that Rubin Carter was a menace to society and he was going to do everything in his power to take him down. These things that Rubin was saying even made the cop want to put him away more. So the first chance he could get something on him he would. So it happened and the cop tried to pin a murder on Rubin Carter and another black man that was with him at the time of the murder. There was an instance that we saw an instance of stereotyping by other cops in that district. When they were out looking for the murderers they were told to look for two black men in a white car. When Carter was approached in his car he was told by

During the film viewed in class called “Crash”, multiple scenarios erupted that bring up ethical issues in the Criminal Justice System. These may be related to race, hate, or changing because of the job. Whatever the case may be, everyone will handle these situations differently; furthermore I will explain how I would handle these situations had I been present. The first scenario that relates to the criminal justice system is when Detective Waters and Ria arrive on scene where a white undercover police officer shot and killed a black male. It is later discovered that the black male was also a undercover agent.

During the section of the book entitled, Application of Laws Bill Bradley Senator, D-New Jersey, Smith scorns and resents police force by, providing a personal story given by Senator Bill Bradley’s about his friend who was racially profiled and harassed by police officers. As the police officers wrongfully arrest the African-American man with insufficient evidence, one of the officers states “You’re being held against your will, aren’t you, being held against your will” to the young man’s white passenger. Cather exposes the racialized mentality that is ingrained into the officer’s minds. Not only did they wrongful detain the black man, they accused him of kidnapping a white woman. This personal story told by a prominent political figure elucidates and strengthens Smith’s critique of the police brutality sprouted by institutionalized racism within American society. Not only are ordinary citizens aware of the misconduct of the police, but Smith uses this personal account emphasizing that prominent political figures also are aware of police corruption. She places the audience into the victim’s positions, compelling individuals who identify with the white-dominated hegemony to comprehend the racist ideals that continue to plague the country. Another detail that criticizes American law enforcement is when the white passenger provides her thoughts of the altercations by

Since the time of slavery, racism has become a systematically integrated into the subconscious of nearly all Americans, and this subconscious bias can often go undetected by even the people who reside in it. In “The Good, Racist People,” Ta-Nehisi Coates shines a light on American on these social norms and lifestyles which many “good Americans” might not necessarily consider racism. Going beyond what most readers consider obvious, such as lynching and segregation policies, Coates brings up the real example of a deli employee falsely accusing an African-American man of shoplifting. On the basis of a mere assumption. When that African-American man was identified as Oscar winning actor Forest Whitaker, the incident caught national attention. The

The professors use hard hitting facts that demonstrates the truth behind African Americans and the way the law enforcement perceives them, giving the reader some distinctive insight. The history of the law enforcement along with the criminal justice system has portrayed that they are disproportionality race-based. Blacks are more likely than whites to be racially profiled (Staples 2011), to be stopped by law enforcement, and receive harsher sentences. Unfortunately, it has been shown time and time again that judges, jurors, and the law enforcement finds it challenging for them to sympathize with African Americans. All in all this body of academic work has highlighted external factors that have shaped the lives of Blacks in America without giving due attention to the words of Rodney King, the man who became the face of racial injustice (Chaney and Robertson 2014). Four themes were unveiled in the analysis King’s quotes: appreciation for the struggles of former Civil Rights Activists, appreciation for the legal system, personal feelings related to police brutality, and the desire for non-violence as a catalyst for positive

In this rhetorical narrative I explain a time when I successfully communicated, and had a rhetorical success. My story starts off at the beginning with an exciting start to get the reader interested, and then goes into detail about one of the characters after the beginning of the story. Although the story is structured in almost chronological order it goes off on some tangents to explain the background of some characters. The story takes a deeper look into people’s reactions and the consequences associated with those reactions. As the story gets deeper and deeper it starts to get away from the action that takes place in the beginning, and starts to become more about the thoughts of the narrator as he prepares for his consequences. The story

The video speaks of the reputation given to the African Americans and how local police officers view them. The two men state that black people are categorized based on the actions of others. One of the men proceeded to say that all blacks are connected as a minority and are labeled based upon the culture. He neglected to say that all races are labeled based on surrounding cultures, even though he categorized white people as rich white folk. They spoke about their experiences with police officers and how they are more likely to be pulled over then a group of white people.

The film starts out when the writer and reporter Jelani Cobb starts his report on the Newark Police Department. He goes on several ride alongs with their gang unit to see the interactions with the people on the street and the police. In the intro he discussed the “rampant misconduct against the black community” so he was hoping to find reasons on why it was happening and how it can be reformed. In the gang unit he described the officers as predominantly black and latino just like the perpetrators which could lead someone to believe that if they are the same race as the people they are patrolling then there would be less racial discrimination. Later on in the documentary he talks with the mayor and when posited the question about policing those of your same race, the mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka stated that it’s “not who did it that makes it racism… the fact that overwhelmingly it happens to (a) specific group of people” is what the problem is.

Today, White Americans are more than likely to have some form of illegal drug possession than an African American and they won’t be charged. King’s criteria behind unjust laws displays this act of “racism” within the justice system not only because of them being white , but because the backgrounds in which they come from. The majority hold firm positions high enough to pull themselves out of the devastating situations with the dependence of the highest paid lawyers and the wealthy backgrounds in which they hold and preside from . The idea behind Black and Hispanic men is not necessarily the race but the neighborhood in which one has come from. Major target areas consist of the poor communities, bad reputations and

The film examines systemic and institutional racism in the police station when Hansen talks to his superior officer about switching partners; his superior, Lieutenant Dixon, is a black officer and says that reporting Officer Tom Hansen as a racist could cost all of them their jobs, especially in the LAPD. Dixon suggests transferring to a one-man car and mockingly suggests Hansen explain his request by claiming to have “uncontrollable flatulence” rather than say his partner is racist. We also see instances of where racism is not race against race, it also portrays race against gender and race against class as two major forms of racism conflict in the movie.

He also uses the ACLU report that shows to a great extent properties the racial difference in arrests that concern drugs to the carefulness that cops need to pick which groups to watch and which people to capture. Cops are not by any means the only criminal equity substances with optional power, be that as it may. Prosecutors likewise have the caution to pick which arrestees to charge and which discipline to look for. What's more, notwithstanding the absence of an authoritative report enumerating racial differences around there (like the ACLU's national capture report), there are solid signs that prosecutorial tact likewise brings about different treatment of African American. Therefore throughout his work he states cases to show  their life ,what happens and what needs to be

Almost every member of the black community in Maycomb County is admirable in their personalities and innocent in their nature, and this generalisation makes the crimes against the black community all the worse. Tom Robinson, a man discriminated and accused of a crime that he didn’t commit has come forth to the justice system. The color of his skin determines everything from his background too if he’s guilty or not. A black man’s life is unable to prove innocence because of his race. Poverty has affected many people back in the 1960’s but, if a black man or women were to experience this they would be put on the white

When a black male is pulled over by law enforcement, the officers find things to get the suspect in trouble and send them to jail.

Most Americans get why this is wrong. But the role that race plays in the criminal justice system goes far beyond this type of profiling. These men show that not only are people of color stopped more frequently by police, their communities, particularly with anti-drug efforts, receive far more attention from police. And black men are often charged and prosecuted differently than their White

In the television show The First 48, which is promoted as being an authentic form of reality television, the depiction of blacks as criminals is evident. In most cases, it is a black person who is suspected, accused and arrested for a crime; although, one might argue the show does its job to follow along with the calls received and crimes reported, the overrepresentation of blacks relative to the population numbers is evident. Ardis C. Martin, in an Academic Psychiatry Journal, writes, “People develop conceptions about the world as a result of repeated exposure to consistent and repetitive images in the media.” In watching The First 48, it is no surprise why a white consumer would come to the realization that all blacks are deviant criminals, while a black consumer would be susceptible to being a criminal because of a media that has already defined him or her by the color of his or her skin.